>To: >, vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>From: Max Wellhouse <maxjoyce@ipa.net>
>Subject: Re: Be careful what you buy on eBay, or did we get lucky?
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>>FWIW, we researched pretty hard before we bought a really cherry 94 Audi
>>100CS Quattro Wagon on ebay.  Car was only 4 hours away.  Not sure about
>>the schill bidding on this car, but once the reserve of $5k was reached,
>>I bid $5980 as a max.  Before the auction ended, someone bid $5,678.90
>>for the car.  What kind of serious bid is that???  That bid cost me about
>>$700. Seller was a used car dealer, but this deal beat the hell out of a
>>very similar 100CS we looked at via ebay that was only 2 hours away from
>>an"individual" posing as selling the car for his son, when he was part
>>owner of a used dealer in MN.  I guess the kicker was that he used
>>walmart oil in the engine and JB additives in the motor and auto tranny @100k.
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>Anyway, this car has no rust, no cracks in the leather and drives like a
>brand new car.  Wife loves it.  Contacted the previous two owners and they
>both traded it in on newer Audis.  New this car sold for over $36k.  End
>of story, at least until it's time to go through the tranny and do the
>timing belt job on the 2.8
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>DM&FS
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