a big thanks (kinda long)

[mkii_84@yahoo.com (Andrew Wong)]

I saw it on ebay the white one correct?
It looked ok, but I guess you can't trust only the
pics when looking at a car online
--- ternil@union.edu wrote:
> So, I went up to maine today, after discovering that
> the scirocco hadn't been 
> sold. It was a mess. it didn't look *too* bad,
> passed the unmatching driver's 
> side door and a bit of rust (not too much though.)
> However, the real fun 
> started when I popped the hood. Lo and behold the
> VIN number under there was 
> very, very different from the one of the dash. So
> the guy says to me "I don't 
> know, maybe it had a new dash put in it." to which
> my friend replied "oh, 
> Great! so we know that the dashboard hasn't been in
> an accident!" It was 
> leaking oil. The mounts seemed fine when I shook the
> engine, but upon starting 
> the car, the dash, along with several of my fillings
> started to shake at 
> alarming velocity. I kinda liked that, but knew it
> wasn't good. After a rather 
> alarming test drive, where I determined that I
> really did want a decent one, I 
> decided to do a compression check. it came back
> 180-170-120-90. Interesting, I 
> thought. So I asked if he had any motor oil in the
> garage to do a wet check. I 
> had my head buried under the hood and he said to me
> "How about some ATF?" I 
> thought he was joking, my friend who came with me,
> however said he looked 
> pretty serious. Even with a long laundry list of
> things wrong with it, he still 
> wouldn't budge below 1200, so I bid him farewell and
> went along my way.
> Out of all of this though, I came to a profound
> appreciation for the 
> information you guys (and gals) passed on to me. I
> probably would have bought 
> the car had I not known exactly what to look for
> with it. Thank you all for the 
> money I saved.
> 
> -LT.
> 
> oh, and P.S. If anyone on this list is looking at an
> 87 16v in a lovley *gag* 
> white that is located in farmington maine, look
> somewhere else. The guy had it 
> for three years, and I really honestly think he
> never threw so much as a new 
> set of spark plugs at such a wonderful machine. If
> you are still interested in 
> it, email me and I'll send you my laundry
> list.
> 
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-Andrew Wong 
1984 Black Scirocco(stock)
1987 White Quantum wagon (Stock with auto)
aw614.topcities.com/1984.htm

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