Re: '86 5KQt purchase + questions??

["Stefan Bendevis" <audiman@sprint.ca>]

Fellow Audi fanatic,
    Your car is from Canada.  I have a 1987 5000 CD Quattro, and from what I
have seen, it is the same as the 5000 CS models in the States (except for
the guages) and it is a turbo MC engine.  I'd watch out for rear suspension
items such as rear upper control arms, bushings, also steering rack,
hydraulic accumulator(bomb), pump, AC(if you must have it), radiator, turbo
cooling pump, all coolant hoses, and all other usual Audi stuff.  If you can
get that car for around $1000 dollars, I feel that it is a good deal and if
I could, I would get it and bring it back to Canada.

Stefan Bendevis, audiman@sprint.ca
1987 5000 CD Quattro (1.8 bar, 3" exhaust, torn wastegate diaphragm, ordered
set of Koni shocks to go with H&R springs)

-----Original Message-----
From: BRET LUTER <bretluter@hotmail.com>
To: quattro@coimbra.ans.net <quattro@coimbra.ans.net>
Date: May 28, 1998 7:49 PM
Subject: '86 5KQt purchase + questions??


>Hello Quattro nuts.
>I am looking at an '86 5000 Quattro Turbo (the seller's ad says it's an
>'85) and I have a few questions, hope you can help me.
>This car is badged on the trunklid as a "5000 CD", the seller says it's
>a turbo (haven't been able to drive it yet due to dead starter). The car
>is a 4 door, 5 speed. The guages are all metric (i.e.- kmh for speedo,
>liters for gas guage) It looks like maybe the car came from Canada???
>The glass is all DOT approved so I don't think it's a Euro car. It's
>showing 272k km on the odometer, the car has some mostly surface rust
>(though the front brake rotors look very rusty on the edges). The
>interior is very good, no major tears or damage.
>
>What I need to know is the following, in no particular order:
>
>1) what other starter will work on this car (i.e.- non-turbo 5000??)
>
>2) what are the main high $$$ repairs to look out for (assuming I could
>do most of the repairs myself- what are the hi $$$ parts??)
>
>3) I could probably get the car for less than $1000- how can I go
>wrong?? (assuming we are able to get it started and it drives OK..)
>
>4) any other words of wisdom from those who know??
>
>thanks in advance, please reply directly to me as I an not on the List
>(YET!!) also, please reply asap as I think this deal will happen in the
>next 24 hours (if not sooner.)
>
>Bret Luter, Raleigh, NC
>
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