Where I am located (Bahamas) the cheapest you can get this car is about:

$3000 car
$1000 shipping
$2000 customs duty
$6000-total

My estimate is:

$800 car
$1500 interioir
$600 mechanical (belt, oils, etc)
$1500 paint job
$1000 misc. trims etc
$6400 -total

So I know it will be a loss but I thought it would be fun. It does not sound like it will be much fun. The more interioir I can buy at one time the easier the porject will be. Do you recommend a good Audi salvage yard?

 

Your missing the bigest item -- fixing electrical gremlins..
add another $2,000



Better yet --
get the $800 vehicle
spend another $3,000 for a parts car
Throw away the $800 car and drive the $3,000 parts car
That way you only have $3,800 in the deal.

 

Perhaps the car was damaged by storm surge from a Huricane, since you are in the Bahamas. So, the corrosive salt water may have gotten in to the ECM, TCM and all of the terminals.

 

Why shoot down the dreams of others? I say if you get it running and didn't pay a lot whats the harm? Why does it need a paint job? Mechs only who cares about the seats? a window yes, but why give up with out trying

 

skyguy - We are not shooting down dreams. We are being realistic and trying to protect the guy from a nightmare.

You obviously haven't had a lot of experience with old Audis!

 

I have a 99 2.8.......the interior isn't that cheap unless your getting stuff from a junkyard....not to mention the electric wires maybe worn out and what not......it would probably run you a good 2 grand to fully restore the interiors with stuff in good shape.......that's including seats also

 

Since this 1998 Audi A6 is in the Bahamas, it may have the steering wheel on the right side, instead of on the left side as in the USA. So, be sure to order the correct parts, if the car is a UK Audi with the steering wheel on the right side.
Try www.vagcat.com for their catalog of the European Audi, which covers left and right hand Audi. The USA/Canada engines are not in this catalog.

 

The car is a US model. So far the project is going ok. The engine runs great, expect for the hard start if it sits more than a week. Also, water spitting out of the exhaust. I'm reading this forum for a solution. The body has been painted, looks ok. Now the interior was going well, the door panels were replaced from ebay supplier. The a/c is now working, seems there was a small elecrtical fire at the blower control module connection.

Now here is the problem, I noticed everyone used Force Five for parts so I contacted them and they convinced me to change out the full interior from tan to black since they had one there in very good condition. I'm waiting for the full interior to arrive, was relatively inexpensive. I understand that these guys are one of the best out there so I will wait and see. I thought I was almost done, but I now have to strip everything again. I do like the idea of going with the black over everyday tan.