If I can buy a 500 dollar german coupe

"Mathias Rios" (Mars478)
10/31/2013 at 22:17 • Filed to: None

but it has no brakes (no pressure pedal sinks to the floor, seller claims that if you bleed it it lasts two weeks, guessing master cylinder is blown), should I? It is from the 80's but the rest we can leave to surprise...

DISCUSSION (26)

Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif > Mathias Rios
10/31/2013 at 22:19

Well... its not my money so YES!!!

MooseKnuckles > Mathias Rios
10/31/2013 at 22:20

Jetta Coupe?

POD > Mathias Rios
10/31/2013 at 22:20

Worst case, if you can't do anything with it, could you part it out and get your money back?

desertdog5051 > Mathias Rios
10/31/2013 at 22:22

The saying goes that everybody pays the same for a car. The first owner buys it and drives it 'til it gets old and the next owner buys it cheaper and pays the difference in repairs.

Mathias Rios > Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif
10/31/2013 at 22:25

Haha.

Patrick Frawley > Mathias Rios
10/31/2013 at 22:25

Um, YES .

If it's not something ridiculously rare (and I can't think of a 1980s German coupe that fits that description that could go for that much except maybe my beloved old Audi Coupe GT and even that is a known quantity that used mostly off-the-shelf parts) than getting anything you need is not a problem.

Get it, fix it, drive it, love it. Manual transmission, right?

Mathias Rios > MooseKnuckles
10/31/2013 at 22:25

Nope, but youre not completely cold on the Hot-to cold scale.

Mathias Rios > POD
10/31/2013 at 22:26

Yeah it comes with two sets of wheels with both almost new tires so I think I could probably recoup my money if it is indeed a heap... hmmm.

Mathias Rios > desertdog5051
10/31/2013 at 22:26

That's true, but at 500 dollars I don't really care too much it's condition. I still have a super reliable daily that isn't going anywhere soon, I just want a messed up project car to have some fun with. :P

POD > Mathias Rios
10/31/2013 at 22:30

Seem pretty low risk then, I say do it.

desertdog5051 > Mathias Rios
10/31/2013 at 22:30

By all means, go have fun. Just make sure that credit card has a lot of space on it.

MooseKnuckles > Mathias Rios
10/31/2013 at 22:32

Will you say "yes" or "no" if I ask if it is a VW?

Simplify, then add beer > Mathias Rios
10/31/2013 at 22:34

Depends where it sits in the Bavarian heirachy.
If its an old S class you'll spend all of your money on parts.
If its an old 3 series you'll never find all of the faults.
If its an old Audi, you might have found a bargain.

Just remember, the guy told you about one fault but probably omitted another 3 things that he knows about. Plus the 10 he doesn't know of.

Mathias Rios > Simplify, then add beer
10/31/2013 at 22:35

It's closer to an audi than it is than an S-class. :P

Mathias Rios > MooseKnuckles
10/31/2013 at 22:35

It is not quite a VW.

Mathias Rios > desertdog5051
10/31/2013 at 22:36

I wish... lol.

Mathias Rios > POD
10/31/2013 at 22:36

Woooooooo yay for enablers. I'm excited.

MooseKnuckles > Mathias Rios
10/31/2013 at 22:38

lol so the Audi Coupe? Wikipedia tells me it's specifically called a B2?