I have a few repairs to make as of right now..

My car..
2000 Audi A4 Quattro 2.8 Liter
105,200 miles

Needs...
Timing Belt and Water Pump (routine maintenance)
Rear wheel bearings (Extremly loud drive on highway's)
Motor/pump for windshield wiper spray (Fuze was not blown)
Leaking power steering fluid
Need to install a driver side rubber panel (Need a video tutorial)
And an oil change.
Also I need to buy new Rain-X Wipers this week.
And the CD player doesn't read any discs

I see these repairs running over $2,000, should I sell the car with its problems or go ahead and find someone to do a chunk of these repairs for a local garage price?

Also I find that the inside of my front window is frosting over even when I do errands and am only in stores for 1 hour, I find myself waiting 15 minutes before the defrosting makes any clear view before driving which is definitely annoying. Even though it is Wisconsin and we have been getting between 0 and 20 degree's the last week, is there anything else I can do to prevent this?

And is there a link to where I can see a video or tutorial on how to install the driver side lower door rubber panel?

 

call around differnt shops try to find a better price, i would keep the car 2000 was a good year for a b5

 

The door trim piece is real easy, it looks like you may be missing a few clips though which you'll wanna add before putting it on. Basically you put it on the door right next to the clips (with the door open and the "extra" past the back of the door and slide it on. I found it was easiest to use a rubber mallet and gently tap it onto the door. On the front inside of the door make sure you line up the screw hole, put the screw in and you're good to go!

 

Option C: DIY

 

+1. DIY is the way to go.

 

I would definitely consider the DIY but Ive never taken on a major repair like a Timing belt/water pump. I see you have to take the entire front bumper off and I wouldn't have the garage for that

*lives in apartment complex

 

Actaully, you don't have to take it all the way off, you just have to put it into "service position."

However, most apt. places won't let you do any kind of repairs, so you need to make some new friends, who have a garage, heated preferably.

And the TB/ WP job isn't that hard...

 

i dont know if its the angle and light from the picture, but i swear your car looks like its on its toes. that cannot be stock height.

 

Option D: Part out. I got dibs on the chrome trim pieces.

 

The only thing if i were you, is to have a shop do the timing belt if you think you may not be able to do it. The rest I would do I my own and save a ton of $$$. That's little stuff, and getting rid of it over that would not be worth it. You could always have it fixed and then sell for a better price !