1981 Scirocco S for sale

[mikulencake at comcast.net (mikulencake@comcast.net)]

Hello list,
I have just bought a new car and am going to sale the Scirocco.  It was originally a california car until about three years ago.  The last three years it has lived in the Pacific Northwest in the Seattle/Everett area.  Unfortunatly Seattle\Everett has not been kind to her.  First there was the leaking issues and then once that was stopped and I got her tuned up she was T-boned.  She is in ruff shape on the driver door but the rest of her is pretty solid.  I had a factory rebuilt engine and miscelaneous other parts installed about 4.5 to 5 years ago.(have paper work)  Everything is stock and have not done any upgrades.  She still drives good but does suffer from some electrical gremlins.  If you are interested I can send you pictures directly or if there is a lot of interest I will put a bunch of images on a website for all to see.  I am asking for $800 but am excepting all offers.  I am only posting it to all of you, and then in a week I will be donating it to charity if there are no offers.  I am putting the money towards buying tires for the new car.
Thanks,
Paul    (mikulencake@comcast.net)From brianm at earendel.org  Wed Aug 25 14:24:00 2004
From: brianm at earendel.org (Brian)
Date: Wed Aug 25 12:23:17 2004
Subject: VW Dealership
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So Now I have an unnamed individual complaining that the coilpacks dont 
work worth a crapola with an aftermarket EMS, and VW charging $600 to 
replace 4 coilpacks. damn I could make a fortune replacing the std crappy 
VW ones with a GM setup... or hell 4 original vw coils and bosch008 
modules...
I'd only charge... $500...
hehehe...




On Mon, 23 Aug 2004, David Utley wrote:

> Tonee,
>   I will offer a few comments, if only to serve as a bit of a sounding board
> and so much as an employee of another (ahem) dealership...  :)
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org
> [mailto:scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Tonee Northam
> Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 11:10 PM
> To: Daun Yeagley
> Cc: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Subject: VW Dealership
> 
> They told me the loose air intake boot (bullshit) was the cause for the
> check engine light and "emmisions workshop" message.
> 
> I respect your opinion, however, what makes you think that this is not
> possible?  I am assuming that the car in question is some version of an A4
> platform...
> 
> 
> And that the driver's side seat airbag needed to be completely replaced for
> $720.
> 
> Today, this get's better...................
> 
> For some odd reason they "said" they check the coil pack by spraying water
> on it, stating that it was arching. I didn't ask them to check that. $600 to
> replace. Last time I checked I was born on 11-26-69 at 0430, not fckn
> yesturday.
> Is this a Passat?  I do not know of any coil that is that high.  The
> amplifier for the Passat however is 450.00 or so...
> 
> 
> When I inspected the engine bay around the coil pack, dust and dirt
> everywhere. Not one thing showed the removal of the engine cover to get to
> the coil pack. Water seems to magically turn into dust and dirt only in a
> dealership service department, I think I found David Copperfield!
> 
> Yeah, that is a new one on me, although the reasoning is sound.  The
> evidence would be enough for me to question them as well however...
> 
> The "new" or should I say "original" airbag diagnosis shows "airbag inflator
> resistance to high, sporatic. The last time I checked "resistance" had to do
> with "electricity".
> Yes, this is true.  However, we do on occasion replace airbags because
> despite the use of a new harness, there is still too much resistance in the
> line to the airbag.  The light stays on if it is passed a certain
> resistance, and sometimes the only way to fix it is to replace it.  This is
> one of the reasons why I drive a twenty year old car, it will still be at
> least semi-functional in another twenty (my two-cents)...
> 
> 
> They also found a wire that leads up to the seatbelt lock that was severed,
> so they stated was the main culprit. My hair would never turn blonde even if
> I lived in the desert!
> We replace the harness to the side airbags and the seatbelt receivers (the
> severed wire you mentioned) quite often.  Folks move the seats back and
> forth as if they were in front of the dinner table, not realizing that all
> this movement makes those harnesses go out...  Granted, if VW were smart,
> they would have made those wires braided, but that would have prolly raised
> the resistance and therefore defeated its' purpose...
> 
> 
> So after charging me another $95 to find out that I now need, oh, let's
> see.........
> 
> Coil Pack...$600
> 02 Sensor..$132
> Seat belt wire...$40
> Airbag wire harness...$60
> MAF Sensor....Free
> ..........................................
> $832 plus $190 (2-diagnosis) for finding out what I'm really not to sure.
> 
> So, tomorrow is going to be eventful when my "file" with VWOA is updated.
> 
> WAR is never really over, and I've got alot of time right now and nothing to
> do.
> 
> Hey Cathy, I'm almost getting as long as your emails. hehe
> 
> Very pissed off individual,
> 
> Tonee
> 
> I can sympathize man, but unfortunately, these are all very common repairs
> on these cars...  Let me know what year, model, engine, and mileage, and I
> will do a little homework here...  In the meantime, please realize that if
> you keep all this agression inside, you are going to end up just like me!
> :-P  And you all wonder why I am a prick sometimes (yes, sometimes damn
> it)... :)
> 
> Cheers,
>    David
> 
> 
> 
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