Ok.. need some advice... More Info...

[sonicscirocco@hotmail.com (Jason F)]

Whats up i think i've talked to you a long time ago. I'm in Falls Church Va 
also. Is this your only car? If you want you can stop by and we can check 
out your car. I've replaced everything your having problems with on my 88 
16v and have all the special tools needed. Hit me up on AIM - SonicScirocco 
or just email me back and we'll work something out.

Jason


>From: "Robert Luhrs" <rob.luhrs@sitescape.com>
>To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: Re: Ok.. need some advice...  More Info...
>Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2002 09:00:21 -0400
>
>I am located in Falls Church VA... I did get a second opinion.. I took
>it to both Pauls auto service (VW only place, great guy there who I
>heartely recommend..) and to VolksWerks.. which also came highly
>recommended by other VW people I know.. In taking apart the
>shifter to see what was needed both said that the shifter "base" was
>basically shot.. that some of the bushings were actually fine, as they
>must have been put in when the short shift kit (prev own) went in..
>but that some of the connecting links were showing huge amounts
>of play, and that just a bushing kit would have no real effect on it...
>and to replace all the bushings, base, links, everything he is only
>charging me 200.. which really isn't that much... Had I the
>weekends/garage I could do that myself, but that's not really an
>option.  In terms of the tranny.. that's the debatable part.. in some
>ways it may keep on trucking for a while, or I might have to replace it
>on next thursday.. you never know... My one "in the middle" thought
>is to maybe have him drain the whole thing, see if there is anything
>floating around in the fluid to indicate possible failure, and if there
>isn't then wait it out and hope for the best, and if there is, then bite
>the bullet.  In terms of price, he gets his tranny's from someone (I
>can't remember the name) who only does manual tranny water
>cooled tranny rebuilds.. the cost from that guy is $995, and of
>course, by going with that, I save some money in terms of not
>having to replace some of the seals and what not.  On the one hand
>2500 bucks is a huge amount of money when you could never get
>that much back out of it.. but then again.. piece of mind, and a 100%
>working roc are pretty priceless too  :)
>I have till tommorow evening to tell him what I want him to do.. any
>other thoughts?  (I am still undecided.. but will make sure to tell you
>all what I end up doing..)
>Thanks all..
>Rob Luhrs
>8816v
>
>p.s. Thanks to everyone who responded about my dad's electrical
>gremlin car (the driving through NJ story.. ) it turned out to be a
>dead alternator.. replaced that.. now it's running perfectly.. I am
>driving back up to MA next week to bring it back to him...
>
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