Hi Guys,
A bit of advice please........
Long story shortish, I bought my A6 2.8 Quattro, from a Brit who lived in Darmstad, Deutchland in 2005, as I wanted a Left Hooker to take out to Greece where I keep my boat, to use as a general runaround for when I was in port.
When I got it, I found that it wiped the floor with my current car, at that time which was a Beemer 525 (which was no slouch) I kept it on German Export plates until it was seized from a mate who had borrowed it for half an hour, by the Greek police. So, I had to fly out and rescue it (By paying a 1500 Euro bribe) had 24 hrs to get the hell out of Greece with it, and brought it home, and registered it here. As soon as it was re-registered, I took her back to Greece, Driving through Germany on the de-restricted Autobahn at speeds of 160mph was a literal blast.
So, after using it for the next 12 years (And boy, did we enjoy driving it around the Pelloponese Mountain roads, which are in fantastic order, and put ours to shame) I finally brought her home after sliding into a, rain off area, on a mountain, and bending the track rods. - I bent them back into shape and drove home, and now have new ones fitted.
That's when it got interesting! To register it with DVLA, I had to have paperwork from Audi who sent me the enclosed letter, explaining that German cars had a much more powerful engine (266 bhp) than those designated for us plucky brits (204bhp. I got that from Audi M.Keynes)
I'm sure you wise ones know this, but after the initial surprise, I realised that it explained all of that extra power.............
So, to the present dilemma. After storing it for 3 years under cover, it wouldn't start and I eventually found that the petrol pump in the tank was the culprit, and, having given it to my friendly mechanic to sort out early last year
When I went back to get the car, the Catalytic Converter had been stolen. and the estimate for getting her back on the road was in excess of £3000 if I left it with them!
So. Should I break the car (And my Heart, as I really love her)
Sell her as a project, If so how much
Bite the bullet, and do her up. (She has NO rust at all and is a special colour (Metallic Creamy white) and has every extra known at that time
Advice please would be welcomed. Pix below.