Re: My 'new' 88 Scirocco, abused and missused (long)

["M. W." <mattwagner@softhome.net>]

> Whoah! Really?? The body scrapes the ground??? I've NEVER heard of a 16v
> doing this. Sounds like cut springs or something. I'd be replacing the
> springs and shocks ASAP.

It does this on a bump/dip or when Im coming down from an incline and it
levels out etc... It doesn't constantly scrape the ground! hehe... I was
jumping around on my bumpers today, the rear doesnt bounce after I step off.
The front bounces once.

> > Yeah, as in "Maaco already". VW didn't use clearcoat on any Sciroccos.
If
> the rag didn't turn red when you polished it, it's been repainted.

It turned red. What's peeling still looks like clearcoat to me. The rest of
the paint looks great. It just has a few trouble spots. There's a few spots
where somebody applied some touchup paint.. badly. Wrong shade of red to
boot.

> Look under your car. See a hole? :) Fortunately, mufflers (except for the
> OEM muffler!) are cheap and easy to replace. > > Passenger exterior door
handle doesn't work.

Nope, I only see rust spots.

> The mechanism is pretty simple. Take the door panel off and have a look.
It
> might not actually be broken, and if it is you can fix it easily yourself.

I've planned on doing that, just havn't gotten around to it. Same with the
front passenger speaker with no audio.

> > More info on the idle/alternator problems: The car normally idles around
> > 800ish rpm.
>
> Perfect.

Yes, that's how it was before I took it to the shop. Now it does the
700-950. During the last couple of days its been jumping up to 1500 when I
start the car and then going back down.

> IMHO, the best shop is the one in your driveway. Nobody loves your car
like
> you do. Just get yourself a Bentley, a few tools, and go for it! You can
do
> almost any repair yourself.

I have a Bentley, but no tools. Kind of stinks because I had a huge
collection of my father's stuff to use, but I moved about 2400 miles away
from my old home. However, I do have free access to a garage with tools,
whateveranalysis machines, and free advice/support from mechanics.
Unfortunatly I have a job that takes up nearly all of my time. I'm going to
try to work on the idle problem this weekend though.


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