1990 Quattro Coupe Question
Hi All,
I have an opportunity to pick up a 1990 Quattro Coupe. Looks to be in decent condition considering its age, professionally-maintained, but has 200,000 miles on the original engine. Owner wants $5000, which I believe is a bit optimistic. I understand that not many of these cars came to the U.S., so I'm wondering if its relative rarity makes it a worthwhile addition to my garage. Any obvious trouble spots with these cars? Are parts readily available at reasonable prices? Or would this car be a maintenance nightmare and money pit? Any and all opinions/experiences would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, -- Kent 1987 VW GTI 8V, original owner, 222,000+ miles |
Re: 1990 Quattro Coupe Question
Audi coupe don't quote me but ithink most of the major parts on the car are
amath for the audi 90. As for the price kelly blue book for mileage is $5075. The car has the 2.3 inline 5 20 valve over head cam engine. It is nice engine honest like the audi 90s parts a a pain to find sometimes well i am in hte midwest and i have trouble getting parts sometimes. Honest i might try talk he seller down a bit if you can. It is a nice car and it is kinda rare where i am at i ahve only seen one. "Kent" <immortala2@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:119vpugmglpae08@corp.supernews.com... > Hi All, > > I have an opportunity to pick up a 1990 Quattro Coupe. Looks to be in decent > condition considering its age, professionally-maintained, but has 200,000 > miles on the original engine. Owner wants $5000, which I believe is a bit > optimistic. I understand that not many of these cars came to the U.S., so > I'm wondering if its relative rarity makes it a worthwhile addition to my > garage. Any obvious trouble spots with these cars? Are parts readily > available at reasonable prices? Or would this car be a maintenance nightmare > and money pit? > > Any and all opinions/experiences would be greatly appreciated. > > Thanks, > -- > Kent > 1987 VW GTI 8V, original owner, 222,000+ miles > > |
Re: 1990 Quattro Coupe Question
Audi coupe don't quote me but ithink most of the major parts on the car are
amath for the audi 90. As for the price kelly blue book for mileage is $5075. The car has the 2.3 inline 5 20 valve over head cam engine. It is nice engine honest like the audi 90s parts a a pain to find sometimes well i am in hte midwest and i have trouble getting parts sometimes. Honest i might try talk he seller down a bit if you can. It is a nice car and it is kinda rare where i am at i ahve only seen one. "Kent" <immortala2@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:119vpugmglpae08@corp.supernews.com... > Hi All, > > I have an opportunity to pick up a 1990 Quattro Coupe. Looks to be in decent > condition considering its age, professionally-maintained, but has 200,000 > miles on the original engine. Owner wants $5000, which I believe is a bit > optimistic. I understand that not many of these cars came to the U.S., so > I'm wondering if its relative rarity makes it a worthwhile addition to my > garage. Any obvious trouble spots with these cars? Are parts readily > available at reasonable prices? Or would this car be a maintenance nightmare > and money pit? > > Any and all opinions/experiences would be greatly appreciated. > > Thanks, > -- > Kent > 1987 VW GTI 8V, original owner, 222,000+ miles > > |
Re: 1990 Quattro Coupe Question
Audi coupe don't quote me but ithink most of the major parts on the car are
amath for the audi 90. As for the price kelly blue book for mileage is $5075. The car has the 2.3 inline 5 20 valve over head cam engine. It is nice engine honest like the audi 90s parts a a pain to find sometimes well i am in hte midwest and i have trouble getting parts sometimes. Honest i might try talk he seller down a bit if you can. It is a nice car and it is kinda rare where i am at i ahve only seen one. "Kent" <immortala2@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:119vpugmglpae08@corp.supernews.com... > Hi All, > > I have an opportunity to pick up a 1990 Quattro Coupe. Looks to be in decent > condition considering its age, professionally-maintained, but has 200,000 > miles on the original engine. Owner wants $5000, which I believe is a bit > optimistic. I understand that not many of these cars came to the U.S., so > I'm wondering if its relative rarity makes it a worthwhile addition to my > garage. Any obvious trouble spots with these cars? Are parts readily > available at reasonable prices? Or would this car be a maintenance nightmare > and money pit? > > Any and all opinions/experiences would be greatly appreciated. > > Thanks, > -- > Kent > 1987 VW GTI 8V, original owner, 222,000+ miles > > |
Re: 1990 Quattro Coupe Question
$5075? Here in the Northwest, the Kelley Blue Book private party value for a
1990 CQ in excellent condition is $4205. The car I'm looking at is in fair to good condition, which puts Blue Book at $3160-$3745. A dealer could get $5000-$6000 for a fully reconditioned example with comparable mileage. My biggest concern is the cost of an engine rebuild. It already has 200,000 miles after all. I'll have the compression checked before I make a purchase decision, but a new engine can't be too far in the future for this car. -- Kent 1987 VW GTI 8V, original owner, 222,000+ miles "Drew Holm" <dholm1975@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message news:2D1oe.941$Ao2.616@newssvr17.news.prodigy.com. .. > Audi coupe don't quote me but ithink most of the major parts on the car are > amath for the audi 90. As for the price kelly blue book for mileage is > $5075. The car has the 2.3 inline 5 20 valve over head cam engine. It is > nice engine honest like the audi 90s parts a a pain to find sometimes well i > am in hte midwest and i have trouble getting parts sometimes. Honest i > might try talk he seller down a bit if you can. It is a nice car and it is > kinda rare where i am at i ahve only seen one. > "Kent" <immortala2@yahoo.com> wrote in message > news:119vpugmglpae08@corp.supernews.com... > > Hi All, > > > > I have an opportunity to pick up a 1990 Quattro Coupe. Looks to be in > decent > > condition considering its age, professionally-maintained, but has 200,000 > > miles on the original engine. Owner wants $5000, which I believe is a bit > > optimistic. I understand that not many of these cars came to the U.S., so > > I'm wondering if its relative rarity makes it a worthwhile addition to my > > garage. Any obvious trouble spots with these cars? Are parts readily > > available at reasonable prices? Or would this car be a maintenance > nightmare > > and money pit? > > > > Any and all opinions/experiences would be greatly appreciated. > > > > Thanks, > > -- > > Kent > > 1987 VW GTI 8V, original owner, 222,000+ miles > > > > > > |
Re: 1990 Quattro Coupe Question
$5075? Here in the Northwest, the Kelley Blue Book private party value for a
1990 CQ in excellent condition is $4205. The car I'm looking at is in fair to good condition, which puts Blue Book at $3160-$3745. A dealer could get $5000-$6000 for a fully reconditioned example with comparable mileage. My biggest concern is the cost of an engine rebuild. It already has 200,000 miles after all. I'll have the compression checked before I make a purchase decision, but a new engine can't be too far in the future for this car. -- Kent 1987 VW GTI 8V, original owner, 222,000+ miles "Drew Holm" <dholm1975@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message news:2D1oe.941$Ao2.616@newssvr17.news.prodigy.com. .. > Audi coupe don't quote me but ithink most of the major parts on the car are > amath for the audi 90. As for the price kelly blue book for mileage is > $5075. The car has the 2.3 inline 5 20 valve over head cam engine. It is > nice engine honest like the audi 90s parts a a pain to find sometimes well i > am in hte midwest and i have trouble getting parts sometimes. Honest i > might try talk he seller down a bit if you can. It is a nice car and it is > kinda rare where i am at i ahve only seen one. > "Kent" <immortala2@yahoo.com> wrote in message > news:119vpugmglpae08@corp.supernews.com... > > Hi All, > > > > I have an opportunity to pick up a 1990 Quattro Coupe. Looks to be in > decent > > condition considering its age, professionally-maintained, but has 200,000 > > miles on the original engine. Owner wants $5000, which I believe is a bit > > optimistic. I understand that not many of these cars came to the U.S., so > > I'm wondering if its relative rarity makes it a worthwhile addition to my > > garage. Any obvious trouble spots with these cars? Are parts readily > > available at reasonable prices? Or would this car be a maintenance > nightmare > > and money pit? > > > > Any and all opinions/experiences would be greatly appreciated. > > > > Thanks, > > -- > > Kent > > 1987 VW GTI 8V, original owner, 222,000+ miles > > > > > > |
Re: 1990 Quattro Coupe Question
$5075? Here in the Northwest, the Kelley Blue Book private party value for a
1990 CQ in excellent condition is $4205. The car I'm looking at is in fair to good condition, which puts Blue Book at $3160-$3745. A dealer could get $5000-$6000 for a fully reconditioned example with comparable mileage. My biggest concern is the cost of an engine rebuild. It already has 200,000 miles after all. I'll have the compression checked before I make a purchase decision, but a new engine can't be too far in the future for this car. -- Kent 1987 VW GTI 8V, original owner, 222,000+ miles "Drew Holm" <dholm1975@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message news:2D1oe.941$Ao2.616@newssvr17.news.prodigy.com. .. > Audi coupe don't quote me but ithink most of the major parts on the car are > amath for the audi 90. As for the price kelly blue book for mileage is > $5075. The car has the 2.3 inline 5 20 valve over head cam engine. It is > nice engine honest like the audi 90s parts a a pain to find sometimes well i > am in hte midwest and i have trouble getting parts sometimes. Honest i > might try talk he seller down a bit if you can. It is a nice car and it is > kinda rare where i am at i ahve only seen one. > "Kent" <immortala2@yahoo.com> wrote in message > news:119vpugmglpae08@corp.supernews.com... > > Hi All, > > > > I have an opportunity to pick up a 1990 Quattro Coupe. Looks to be in > decent > > condition considering its age, professionally-maintained, but has 200,000 > > miles on the original engine. Owner wants $5000, which I believe is a bit > > optimistic. I understand that not many of these cars came to the U.S., so > > I'm wondering if its relative rarity makes it a worthwhile addition to my > > garage. Any obvious trouble spots with these cars? Are parts readily > > available at reasonable prices? Or would this car be a maintenance > nightmare > > and money pit? > > > > Any and all opinions/experiences would be greatly appreciated. > > > > Thanks, > > -- > > Kent > > 1987 VW GTI 8V, original owner, 222,000+ miles > > > > > > |
Re: 1990 Quattro Coupe Question
Kent wrote: > > My biggest concern is the cost of an engine rebuild. It already has 200,000 > miles after all. I'll have the compression checked before I make a purchase > decision, but a new engine can't be too far in the future for this car. Where do you get this from? I have a '90 80q with 203k, and all the cylinders are within 5% of each other. There's no magical mileage cut-off for engine rebuilt - it's based totally on condition. An abused motor might not make it to 100k. A well-taken-care-of motor might go past 300k. I have no doubt my 200k motor has plenty of life left in it, and that if I have to open it up in the next five years, it's because I failed to maintain it properly. E.P. |
Re: 1990 Quattro Coupe Question
Kent wrote: > > My biggest concern is the cost of an engine rebuild. It already has 200,000 > miles after all. I'll have the compression checked before I make a purchase > decision, but a new engine can't be too far in the future for this car. Where do you get this from? I have a '90 80q with 203k, and all the cylinders are within 5% of each other. There's no magical mileage cut-off for engine rebuilt - it's based totally on condition. An abused motor might not make it to 100k. A well-taken-care-of motor might go past 300k. I have no doubt my 200k motor has plenty of life left in it, and that if I have to open it up in the next five years, it's because I failed to maintain it properly. E.P. |
Re: 1990 Quattro Coupe Question
Kent wrote: > > My biggest concern is the cost of an engine rebuild. It already has 200,000 > miles after all. I'll have the compression checked before I make a purchase > decision, but a new engine can't be too far in the future for this car. Where do you get this from? I have a '90 80q with 203k, and all the cylinders are within 5% of each other. There's no magical mileage cut-off for engine rebuilt - it's based totally on condition. An abused motor might not make it to 100k. A well-taken-care-of motor might go past 300k. I have no doubt my 200k motor has plenty of life left in it, and that if I have to open it up in the next five years, it's because I failed to maintain it properly. E.P. |
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