rwb0481
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Ok. I have a dilemma.. I have a 2004 Audi A4 which has been at the stealership once a month every month this year. Well the warranty expired 21 days ago and they told me yesterday it now needs $800 in repairs, mainly the waterpump AND there is an ongoing issue with the airbag sensors they can't seem to fix. However, I also have a '92 FJ80, '84 FJ60 and '74 FJ40. My question is... Can y'all give me some pro's and con's of selling the Audi and using the FJ80 as a daily driver. I owe a little less than book value so I'd probably break even and all of the LC's are paid for. Here are a few I've already come up with.
Here are my pro's:Even though gas is higher, my insurance would go down enough to cover 2 tanks of gas a month. Also I wouldn't have any car payments which would save me another $365 a month. I can do a good bit of the work on it myself or with my dads help. It's got a new paintjob due to being keyed in Nashville so it looks all snazzy.
Now here are the cons with the 80: the A/C needs fixin.. might be a hose might be more. The engine has a nice little tick to it, hopefully only a valve adjustment. Yes gas mileage sucks but like I said the difference in insurance costs will make that up. It has some routine maintenance needs but nothing too big. Yeah, it's the slower 3FE but I drive 10 miles per day round trip and the top speed limit on that drive is 50mph so not a biggie.
I actually put a for sale ad on here a few months ago for the FJ80 but I have to admit I haven't really "tried" to sell it because it really does run well and it is a good car. So help me out. Let me know what you think. Do you think I'm stressing too much over the Audi?? I'm waiting on a call from the service manager to see if they will cover it or not and have made a call to Audi USA (who said in the end its up to the service manager). Do tell!
Here are my pro's:Even though gas is higher, my insurance would go down enough to cover 2 tanks of gas a month. Also I wouldn't have any car payments which would save me another $365 a month. I can do a good bit of the work on it myself or with my dads help. It's got a new paintjob due to being keyed in Nashville so it looks all snazzy.
Now here are the cons with the 80: the A/C needs fixin.. might be a hose might be more. The engine has a nice little tick to it, hopefully only a valve adjustment. Yes gas mileage sucks but like I said the difference in insurance costs will make that up. It has some routine maintenance needs but nothing too big. Yeah, it's the slower 3FE but I drive 10 miles per day round trip and the top speed limit on that drive is 50mph so not a biggie.
I actually put a for sale ad on here a few months ago for the FJ80 but I have to admit I haven't really "tried" to sell it because it really does run well and it is a good car. So help me out. Let me know what you think. Do you think I'm stressing too much over the Audi?? I'm waiting on a call from the service manager to see if they will cover it or not and have made a call to Audi USA (who said in the end its up to the service manager). Do tell!
