COPIED & EDITED FROM MY POSTS ON OTHER FORUMS
Hope it all makes sense...
I spotted this 90 quattro last year parked on someones driveway a couple o' miles from me. I've always really fancied one of these after owning a lovely red 1985 facelift 80 Sport back in the mid 90's. Couldn't afford a quattro back then.
I doorknocked it a couple o' times in late 2008 but no one was in. I put it off for a while (due to too many cars and other commitments) and tried again around April 2009.
This time the owner was in. A real nice bloke. Turns out he bought the car back in 2000ish and had 3 years trouble free motoring. Then one day whilst in Wales, he hit a dead deer in the road and popped the radiator. Luckily no other damage was suffered apart from a slightly bent lower front valance. Anyway a new rad was fitted and all seemed well. It was used for a while longer and then layed up because he thought the head gasket had gone.. That was back in 2003.
The car has sat ouside ever since.
It looks to have stood up well to 6 years outside although being very dirty and covered in mould/moss and all manner of other biological life.
At first, he seemed very reluctant to part with it (prob why it's stayed there for so long) He's always had the intention of putting it right but it was never looking likely to happen any year soon. I made him a respectable offer. He said come back in a week or two whilst he pondered.
Two days later, I went back with a battery for another chat! A deal was swiftly done and the 90 quattro was all mine!!
We powered the car up and after a couple of attempts she fired into life!!
Pics from the night of collection
Resting place for 6 years
On the trailer heading home!!!
Anyway, having got the car safely home very late on a Sunday evening I was up bright and early Monday to check out my new toy.
As previously stated, she was very much covered in moss and muck. Was far worse than it looks in these pics.
Interior just as it had been left 6 years ago
Engine bay. Full of leaves and other nasty stuff under the scuttle
So, I set to work with the pressure washer and TFR. It's a fairly high spec washer that I was using. It still took me well over an hour to shift all the grime and get it looking half decent. In the end, she came up not looking too bad.
Engine bay less all the leaves etc
Interior came up a treat. There's no wear at all on any of the seats or carpet. A proper pro valet and it really would be like new in there
Couldn't resist a couple more of the outside
Not too bad eh?!
The paintwork looks to be all original although is looking a little tired. It may mop up ok but there are a few scabs and isolated areas needing attention. Would really benefit from a full re-paint to do the car justice.
Also worth mentioning,
She was 1st registered on 21/08/1985. I am the 5th owner from new. Not bad considering her age.. She has done 138,000 miles. She has absolute full service history. The book is stamped upto 98,000. From there on, every bill and reciept has been retained for EVERY job/service etc. Every MOT is present too. There's also copies of all previous V5C's supplied by DVLA.
She then just sat on my driveway for a few months.
A lack of time, space plus other ongoing projects etc meant I had to put up for sale(very reluctantly!!).
In late September, she was sold to Brian (Tonks4x4 on here). To really rub salt into the wound, Brian was buying her to turn her into the 20v turbo jobbie that I had sooooo wanted to do myself! Her new home less than 20 miles away..
Brian did the conversion and re-comissioned her + thrashed her about for a few weeks!
Hope it all makes sense...
I spotted this 90 quattro last year parked on someones driveway a couple o' miles from me. I've always really fancied one of these after owning a lovely red 1985 facelift 80 Sport back in the mid 90's. Couldn't afford a quattro back then.
I doorknocked it a couple o' times in late 2008 but no one was in. I put it off for a while (due to too many cars and other commitments) and tried again around April 2009.
This time the owner was in. A real nice bloke. Turns out he bought the car back in 2000ish and had 3 years trouble free motoring. Then one day whilst in Wales, he hit a dead deer in the road and popped the radiator. Luckily no other damage was suffered apart from a slightly bent lower front valance. Anyway a new rad was fitted and all seemed well. It was used for a while longer and then layed up because he thought the head gasket had gone.. That was back in 2003.
The car has sat ouside ever since.
It looks to have stood up well to 6 years outside although being very dirty and covered in mould/moss and all manner of other biological life.
At first, he seemed very reluctant to part with it (prob why it's stayed there for so long) He's always had the intention of putting it right but it was never looking likely to happen any year soon. I made him a respectable offer. He said come back in a week or two whilst he pondered.
Two days later, I went back with a battery for another chat! A deal was swiftly done and the 90 quattro was all mine!!
We powered the car up and after a couple of attempts she fired into life!!
Pics from the night of collection
Resting place for 6 years
On the trailer heading home!!!
Anyway, having got the car safely home very late on a Sunday evening I was up bright and early Monday to check out my new toy.
As previously stated, she was very much covered in moss and muck. Was far worse than it looks in these pics.
Interior just as it had been left 6 years ago
Engine bay. Full of leaves and other nasty stuff under the scuttle
So, I set to work with the pressure washer and TFR. It's a fairly high spec washer that I was using. It still took me well over an hour to shift all the grime and get it looking half decent. In the end, she came up not looking too bad.
Engine bay less all the leaves etc
Interior came up a treat. There's no wear at all on any of the seats or carpet. A proper pro valet and it really would be like new in there
Couldn't resist a couple more of the outside
Not too bad eh?!
The paintwork looks to be all original although is looking a little tired. It may mop up ok but there are a few scabs and isolated areas needing attention. Would really benefit from a full re-paint to do the car justice.
Also worth mentioning,
She was 1st registered on 21/08/1985. I am the 5th owner from new. Not bad considering her age.. She has done 138,000 miles. She has absolute full service history. The book is stamped upto 98,000. From there on, every bill and reciept has been retained for EVERY job/service etc. Every MOT is present too. There's also copies of all previous V5C's supplied by DVLA.
She then just sat on my driveway for a few months.
A lack of time, space plus other ongoing projects etc meant I had to put up for sale(very reluctantly!!).
In late September, she was sold to Brian (Tonks4x4 on here). To really rub salt into the wound, Brian was buying her to turn her into the 20v turbo jobbie that I had sooooo wanted to do myself! Her new home less than 20 miles away..
Brian did the conversion and re-comissioned her + thrashed her about for a few weeks!
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