Re: '84 5kCD

[Andrei Kogan <abk@phy.duke.edu>]

At 08:47 PM 11/12/98 GMT, you wrote:
>I've found an advertisement for an '84 5kCD. (No, not diesel)
>It was really cheap, although it needed some repairs.
>I'll list them here, can you Audi-Gods out there tell me if it is
>expensive? (Probably some strange words in my translation, I'm not so
>good in english)
>
>* Worn out brake discs in front

guessing $40-50 +labor (us prices) fairly easy to do yourself

>* Dangerous cracks in brake hoses

about the same 

>* Worn out (?) steering rack (Pretty common?)

the biggest ticket item here

>* Worn out CV joint (?) outer left front

$100 + 2 hours labor, a bit of a PITA

>* Worn out bushings in rear subframe

dunno, guessing $200

>* Exhaust leak

Cracked EM? 2nd biggest tikcet item, otherwise no big deal


>* Locks/door handles (Common..)

roughly $50/door + labor

>* Oil leaking from steering rack
 see above
>In addition some minor stuff like rear power windows don't work, light
>bulbs etc.

maybe, another $200?


>This car is very cheap, and I can (hopefully) afford to fix it up. Is
>is cosmetically in great shape. I can fix the exhaust and other minor
>things myself, but I'll leave steering and brakes to people who know
>how to fix it.
>
>Thanks
>ES
>
>
Andrei