We Have a Winner !!!!!

[97redV6Bird]

Thank God, I'm going to test drive a car tomorrow that I'm probably gonna buy A 96 Black Formula with 80k for $6500 which I think is a decent price. I've already looked at her once but not really close because the seller thought he already had a buyer, but the buyer backed out when he found out how much insurance was gonna cost him lol So tomorrow I'm gonna go give her a good look and take her for a spin and hopefuly all will be well and I'll have my V8 Wish me luck guys and any quick advice of course is always welcome.

[Jeff_in_Atl]

Thank God, I'm going to test drive a car tomorrow that I'm probably gonna buy A 96 Black Formula with 80k for $6500 which I think is a decent price. I've already looked at her once but not really close because the seller thought he already had a buyer, but the buyer backed out when he found out how much insurance was gonna cost him lol So tomorrow I'm gonna go give her a good look and take her for a spin and hopefuly all will be well and I'll have my V8 Wish me luck guys and any quick advice of course is always welcome.

Astro says "rots r ruck".

[Trash man]

make sure the clutch is good, hold the brake, and relase it fully, should stall. check the water pump, opti, make sure body lines are correct. look at the tires, try to check the brakes. listen for some out the ordinary.

[97redV6Bird]

Alright here I'm going to revel my ignorance , what the heck is the opti ? And it's a auto not a stick

[Trash man]

my bad i misread ur post. opti is the igniton, pretty much known for failing on Lt1s if it ever got wet or just from age. usaully if they did the water pump, they did the opti. but just ask in case

[97redV6Bird]

Cool I get it

[Blazer]

cool good luck you will love it. Watch out it has a whole lot more than that V6

[JeffM]

Wait for a six speed!

[97redV6Bird]

Wait for a six speed!

Just out of curiousity how hard is it to swap from an auto to a stick ?

[JeffM]

Hard enough to make it not worth it. Just wait for a 6 speed. I've had both and the 6 speed is definately the way to go. Don't get me wrong, the auto is good, but the 6 speed is better. IMO at least.

[RocKin1967]

id say go with the 6spd 2 man ive driven both and.. wow the 6speed is soo much kooler just my opinion

[raroZ28]

another vote for the 6 speed. Do it right the first time. When you start running 10's then do a beefed up auto swap. Just my 5.7 cents.

[94 formula]

This is another vote for the 6spd. Also many auto trannies go out in the 100k mile area. $6500 sounds a little steep too. Keep looking around if you want a different color, t-tops, ect hold out and I guarantee if you do your work and keep looking around you can find your perfect car for a good price.

[97redV6Bird]

Fine you guys talked me out of it...... I really do want a six-speed hum........back to the search.

[TraceZ]

Fine you guys talked me out of it...... I really do want a six-speed hum........back to the search.

bingo! you wont regret it.

My first 4th gen was a then brand new 6-speed Z.

After that one I got a used A4 Z and always regretted not having an M6 any more.

My current car is again an M6 and I can honestly say that I will never own another A4 F-body.