Mechanics tend to be a bit more pragmatic; I'll post his new whip tomorrow.

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1998 VW Cabrio
2001 Audi SomeRoad A/T (no air suspension)
2003 Audi DeadRoad M/T (no vroom, for later)
2002 Audi NoRoad A/T (nothing under the hood, being rebuilt)

I've got 40 years in and around the car business, that car was an easy fix.

Understood; but what has this to do with the topic at hand? - - Except to offer that there Are good parts here...

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1998 VW Cabrio
2001 Audi SomeRoad A/T (no air suspension)
2003 Audi DeadRoad M/T (no vroom, for later)
2002 Audi NoRoad A/T (nothing under the hood, being rebuilt)

Which would you Rather drive? The above is AWD, and we are in CO... He Could have fixed it, but why put 3K in a 3k car? Why not take that 3k and put it towards 18k? 0-60 is 5.5, versus 7 seconds, btw.

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1998 VW Cabrio
2001 Audi SomeRoad A/T (no air suspension)
2003 Audi DeadRoad M/T (no vroom, for later)
2002 Audi NoRoad A/T (nothing under the hood, being rebuilt)

When does it start snowing there? I actually wouldn't mind a road trip to pick up a bunch of parts right now - as long as it is before the snow, LOL.

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1991 300E 124.030 103.983KE 722358 03 412178
207K

1979 240D 123.123 250K (Project car)

2000 Ford Ranger, 187K

2015 Dodge Ram 1500 EcoDiesel 37K

Normally it doesn't snow that much. Last winter was a dumper, so we'll just have to see. Probably late November for significant snow. December is the coldest and by the end of January it starts to warm up and most of the worst snow usually starts around then, if there is any.

The last couple years it's been very rainy, including right now.

-Rog

I'd drive the car with character ( the older one ). It would not take 3 K to fix , more like a door and a few days metal work. ( maybe $ 500 + own labor )

My point was that it seems like a waste of an otherwise good car to part it out. ( Unless there are issues that are not apparent in the pics. )

Perhaps I'm spoiled, 18 K is 3 x what I paid for my very nice condition SL in 2011 and the SL was over 6x what I typically pay for a car. ( Granted when I get a car it usually gets a full make over including engine / trans rebuilds. And I'm still under what the going rate for a running driving car costs. )

Paid fahrvergnugen yesterday for some parts- will update with feedback on this purchase.

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1991 300E 124.030 103.983KE 722358 03 412178
207K

1979 240D 123.123 250K (Project car)

2000 Ford Ranger, 187K

2015 Dodge Ram 1500 EcoDiesel 37K

Props to fahrvergnugen for the fast ship - am installing the parts now.

Rotor stem looks rusty, should I put some lube on it while it is open?

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1991 300E 124.030 103.983KE 722358 03 412178
207K

1979 240D 123.123 250K (Project car)

2000 Ford Ranger, 187K

2015 Dodge Ram 1500 EcoDiesel 37K

Tell me what you mean by 'rotor stem'...

There's no rust on there, but there is a minor amount of what I'd call' flashing', it's the residue that's left over from ignition jumping from one bit to another... Ie, I Think you are describing normal wear.

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1998 VW Cabrio
2001 Audi SomeRoad A/T (no air suspension)
2003 Audi DeadRoad M/T (no vroom, for later)
2002 Audi NoRoad A/T (nothing under the hood, being rebuilt)

Sorry, I meant the stem attached to the car that you screw the rotor on to, not what you sent.

Anyway, the car is running again....

Many thanks to fahrvergnugen for the parts - so far, very good replacement.

Looking to purchase some more parts from fahrvergnugen as soon as I can figure out how to ship some larger pieces....

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1991 300E 124.030 103.983KE 722358 03 412178
207K

1979 240D 123.123 250K (Project car)

2000 Ford Ranger, 187K

2015 Dodge Ram 1500 EcoDiesel 37K