Re: Mike Potter, Guru of Useless VW Trivia

["Michael & Kristen Potter" <kmpotter@ix.netcom.com>]

> 
> <lotsa stuff chopped so I don't get mad at myself>

That's right, Let's keep to the list rules.:-)

<Minor chop>

> >
> >Thanks Mannix for labeling me as the Guru on Useless VW Trivia.  I'll
> >remember that when you need a part. :-)
> 
> Oh, denying it, eh?  What was that I saw on the newsgroup?  Someone got hit
> by a car - a hit and run(filling in the non-newsgroup readers), sounds like
> it was in a parkinglot.  The victim had some white paint on his car, and
> broken chunks of taillight.  So, the victim deduced that the car which hit
> his was white, and from the chunks of taillight, figured out it was a VW.
> Had a part number.
> 
> Who knew what year and model of VW hit his car?  MIKE POTTER.  Hmmmm.  Oh
> yeah.  Nah, you're not the King of Trivia......


Well someone's got to help the guy out,  If I wouldn't have responded 
he would have been looking for ???????????????. 

> 
> Question for you, while we're at it.  What was the lowest final drive in
> any Rabbit, including diesels?  I've heard some pretty big numbers (5.37),
> but can't seem to get a straight answer.  Insights?


AFAIK the lowerest final drive was a 4.11 in a 5spd & 4.17 in a 4spd. 
The 5spd unit was in "some" FF & I think FN's.  There was & is no way 
to order one since the fische says the replacement is a 3.89.  Trust 
me if the part# was around I'd have it locked in my head.  I have had 
this confirmed from 2 tranny rebuilders, Too bad it's just a random 
deal.  
I once gave away a Diesel trans to one of my rebuilders for a core 
that I pulled from PUP.  Come to find out It (4.11) was in it.  But 
at the time I was doing a 4.25 so no biggie. (yeh right!) 
It's too bad there is no way to tell unless you pull them apart cause 
I don't wanna get stuck with 3.89's,  but 3.94's would be cool. :0 

Wow 5.37 sounds nuts,  I knew Ron Wood had a 5.07 in his MK1 pro 
rally car,  Let's see 95mph in 5th at 6500 rpm talk about buzzy :-) 


> 
> I.Mannix(I told all of you, if you need to know super obscure stuff about
> your car, email Mike, he'll know what the guy who made it had for lunch
> that day....)
> 

Great I can just see the flood into my inbox now :-) 

Potterman 
Michael Potter
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