a big thanks (kinda long)

[scirocco@powerlink.net (John C. Worden)]

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Well that's the second 16V for sale in Maine for 1200 and all beat to 
hell(there's one near
me too).  Don't know what the hell they're smoking.






At 02:55 AM 5/12/02 +0000, 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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John C. Worden
Bucksport, Maine

'98 Dakota 4x4-Just rolled 100K
'86 Scirocco 8V-
'81 Scirocco 2.0 16V -
'78 Scirocco Brazil Brown Metallic,  4 speed.

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