Brought this home yesterday. 02 P5, 5 speed, Pure white. The only option it came with is a power moonroof, which works great. Supposedly has ABS, but I don't have any light for it on the cluster, and it didn't seem to work when I locked the wheels up in my driveway. It's got 160k.
I paid 1800 for the car, knowing it has some issues. The worst of them being that it smokes like a freight train for the first 10 minutes after a cold start. It runs great though, and drives nicely.
The Bad:
Rust spot on passengers rear fender, and some minor specs above windshield. See photos.
Throwing a P0037 code.
Bad lock solenoid, on passengers door
The Good:
Runs and drives well
Has 3" Magnaflow cat-back. Sounds pretty good.
Everything seems to work.
Today I did a compression test (160-175 across the board, warm) and check the plugs. It has Bosch Platinums in it right now, they look pretty new. I also fixed the radio/mirrors (blown fuse), and took the haze off the headlights.
More to come, I may end up switching this engine if I can't get it to stop burning oil.
I paid 1800 for the car, knowing it has some issues. The worst of them being that it smokes like a freight train for the first 10 minutes after a cold start. It runs great though, and drives nicely.
The Bad:
Rust spot on passengers rear fender, and some minor specs above windshield. See photos.
Throwing a P0037 code.
Bad lock solenoid, on passengers door
The Good:
Runs and drives well
Has 3" Magnaflow cat-back. Sounds pretty good.
Everything seems to work.
Today I did a compression test (160-175 across the board, warm) and check the plugs. It has Bosch Platinums in it right now, they look pretty new. I also fixed the radio/mirrors (blown fuse), and took the haze off the headlights.
More to come, I may end up switching this engine if I can't get it to stop burning oil.
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