I thought I wanted a coupe ...

[Doug Rudoff <drudoff@homer.spry.com>]

The past few months I've been interested in getting a a '90 or '91 
Quattro Coupe to replace my '85 VW GTi.

Last week I got a call from a local dealer (University Audi, in Seattle)
that they just got one in the night before. I had never actually seen one
before, only have read about them. It was a '90 with 57,000 miles, one
owner, just had the 60K service, pearl white in pristine condition. They
wanted $17,900 (which I know is too much). 

This was my dream car, until I saw and drove it. The coupe is just too
small inside. I had just enough headroom in the front seat, there's not
enough headroom in the rear, and even with the hatchback the luggage space
is tiny. Since I have only one car (and it would be really inconvenient to
have two cars in my neighborhood), I need something that could comfortably
hold four people and haul stuff on occasion, which the GTi does well. 

Since I wasn't that interested, a made I low offer of $14,500 and my GTi 
to see if they'd bite. They didn't.

I think I'll have to keep my eye out for a wagon now (anyone know of one 
in the Seattle area?).

(I don't know if the dealer still has the Coupe. I haven't seen them
advertise it in the paper, so my guess is that it's gone. I would have
mentioned in earlier in the Quattro list, but I just joined a few days
ago.)

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Doug Rudoff                 Seattle, WA                     drudoff@spry.com
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