Re: G60 in a Rocco

["Wm. Josiah Erikson" <josiah@gsinet.net>]

Lord knows I'm not as knowledgable as some, but I did work at a VW shop this
summer, and we sold our used G-Charger for $750. All the mechanics there told me
how unreliable they were, but it does seem that most people don't do the proper
preventative maintenance on them.
    -Josiah
    '84 GTI (off the road for the winter)
    '86 Scirocco 8v (buy me!)
    '87 QSW (daily driver)
    http://www.gsinet.net/~josiah


EurotekVW@aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 11/25/98 1:05:53 AM Eastern Standard Time, rts@nol.net
> writes:
>
> > Now onto the
> >  G-ladder. It is a solid, well engineered unit for what you can pay
> >  for one. Used ones can be had for hundreds of dollars. Don't believe
> >  the unreliability hype..they just don't grenade!
> I have to disagree with you. I've seen nearly ten this year go bad and 2
> exploded. You're gonna pay closer to a grand for a used one nowadays (hope it
> works) and a new one is insane. You may have had good luck and I'm happy for
> you. For the amount of cars I see, it just doesn't add up for longevity (sp?).
> Once again, this is strictly my opinion. I do this stuff for a living and as I
> may not be the most knowledgable, experience gives me this opinion. That's
> all. Peace out.
>
> Frank
>
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