DalaiLama

I can get for $14,300 but it has 76,050 miles on it......one owner, the original owner was a pharmaceutical sales rep and drove all over the place. Does this sound like a good deal? Basically getting it at wholesale price.

Thanks

mvp12547

Ask for all records and maintenance history. That is at a mileage where a lot can just be worn out. You could be looking at several thousand dollars in repairs. On the other hand if you got the records and had the car checked out by a mechanic of your choice, go for it if it seems ok. Just be careful. Ran into a business associate yesterday at a dealer who has put $3K into repairs of his 00 2.8 since it was out of warranty. You tend to get what you pay for.

djnelsen

Has it had the timing belt changed?

RKA

Not when the manual suggests...NOW. Timing belt failures are a problem with these cars...better safe than sorry.

A friend of mine just sold a '98 2.8 Quattro with 90K miles (belt not changed) for about $13K for reference.

transistor

im thinking about getting a 1.8t, but if it costs $1000 to change a timing belt i might be over my budget :-/

saintor1

And 1500-2500$ per year for repairs.

Farach

60,000

shwndh

That all may be standard for the TB job, but just posted that to say a good German car shop can do it cheaper than the dealership. They wanted over $1200.

Ray Calvo

$1K for the pump and belt and assoc. parts at the dealer.