new to Audi list

["Brian Winsett" <dufrane@email.msn.com>]

Hi all,

I'm going to pick up my toy tonight.  It's an '84 4000 with 150k mi.  It
runs fine and any running vehicle for $500 is fine with me,  especially
since I have a thing for German cars.  See, this is part of MY "New Deal."
I'm taking the advice of some CEO who, when asked what kind of car he drives
replied, "I buy the biggest car I can for the least amount of money."  Well,
the Audi isn't that large of a car, but it meets the low price criteria and
I sure have a good feeling about it.

So, yes, there is a question in all of this.  The PO has no record of the
last timing belt change in his 3.5 years of ownership.  Is this something I
can do myself?  The local garages want ~$200 to do it.  Is this something
THEY can do?  Do they need any special Audi tools that they may not know
about?  (These aren't necessarily Euro-car garages ya see.)

Oh, the car also has a miss at idle.  Normal?  Not?

Thanks for fielding questions from a newbie,

Brian