Petkan

As owner of 1986 5000TQ with 399k km on the clock, no rust, live and kicking
I can say Audis can last long.
Provided the story is genuine, get the winter beater. It is worth the money
and will last years.
Be prepared to spend some money on certification and maintenance.
I have been spending around C$1500 annually on mine. In Nova Scotia the
winter is no joke even in the garrage. Look underneath and examine for rust
the brake and fuel lines, the front of the fuel tank.
I recently saw...an 1974 Audi 100. It has 120k km on the clock and looked
like magic.
Good luck
"dave" <vwdoc1@aol.comANTISPAM> wrote in message
news:20030614071715.23689.00000623@mb-m27.aol.com...
> >rom: ax386@chebucto.ns.ca (rib)
> >
> >I know an old fellow tucked in the remote wilds of Nova Scotia who
> >wants to sell his Audi 4000s, a 1983 automatic, so he can buy a new
> >woodstove. He's kept it in his garage, still maintaining it
> >regularly, though, for the past 10 years! Zero winter use. He didn't
> >want to wreck it so he wrecks his Dodge Caravan instead. The Audi is
> >without rust, got good paint, a repair history, and 85,000 kilometers.
> >What's that, about 50,000 miles? He's the second owner.
> >
> >He wants me to have it for CDN $600. The stove's gonna cost him $700
> >he says.
> >
> >Do I snap it up? I suppose, my having zero familiarity with Audi,
> >apart from the urban legend about the models that accelerate all by
> >themselves, that I'm nervous about finding even basic parts for it.
> >Do I fear nothing but fear itself or does my slight trepidation make
> >any sense. The guy is transparent, honest as clean glass. Can I tap
> >into a fairly reliable parts-for-geriatric-Audi network on the Web?
> >
> >Truth be known, I want this car. It'sjust that common-sensical,
> >finger-wagging angel on my shoulder I want to be rid of.
> >
> >At least if I can get some newsgroup encouragement here, I can say,
> >"The devil made me do it!"
> >
> >Opinions, prayers, curses, all welcome.
> >
> >***
> >rib
>
>
> Well I have owned many of the Audis (80s series) which include Foxes and
4000s.
> I will say from experience that they are very well built, reliable
vehicles.
> I currently own an 83 Audi 4000S that I have only owned for 12 years. It
has
> about 215K miles on it and runs well. Of course I work on it myself and
when I
> first got it I installed a VW GTi engine I had laying around. Bpth engine
and
> Audi had 85K miles on them.
>
> My only concern with this one you are interested in:
> The automatic transmissions could cause problems if the final drive loses
it's
> fluid. You might want to get that checked out before purchasing the Audi.
> There might be some recalls on them to change the fluid to synthetic and
> install a lockout in the shifter.
>
> Does this one have the 4 cyl gas engine?
>
> I would be interested in it!!!
> later,
> dave
>
>
> later,
> dave
> Reminder........
> Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That
way,
> when you criticize them, you are a mile away from them, and you have their
> shoes. Frieda Norris
>