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VW Dealership
what can i say... VAG owns a majority in a large,
german glass business... hahahahaha. hohohohoho,
hehehehehehe.
'confucious say: man who live in glass house should
change in basement'
--- David Utley <fahrvegnugen@cox.net> wrote:
>
> >
> > From: Lars Bruchmann <pilotlars@yahoo.com>
> > Date: 2004/08/26 Thu PM 02:24:46 EDT
> > To: fahrvegnugen@cox.net, Brian
> <brianm@earendel.org>
> > CC: Daun Yeagley <vwdaun@yahoo.com>,
> scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> > Subject: Re: RE: VW Dealership
> >
> > wow, i do want electronic ignition... maybe when
> this
> > 1.6 gives out i'll throw in a 1.8 16v with a 5
> speed.
> > or maybe i can swipe a 1.8T with a 6-speed from my
> VW
> > dealer when they aren't looking! how much do they
> > weigh??? i'll start working out today.... PS- our
> VW
> > dealer's building is entirely built of glass, so
> > everyone would see me, hahaha, btw, i think a
> glass
> > building is a great idea in the middle of tornado
> > alley!
> >
>
> You can thank your German Brethren for that...
> Every VW dealership that is being built now, they
> all have the same front, glass, glass, and glass...
>
> David
>
> > --- David Utley <fahrvegnugen@cox.net> wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > >
> > > > From: Lars Bruchmann <pilotlars@yahoo.com>
> > > > Date: 2004/08/25 Wed PM 11:51:46 EDT
> > > > To: Brian <brianm@earendel.org>, David Utley
> > > <fahrvegnugen@cox.net>
> > > > CC: Daun Yeagley <vwdaun@yahoo.com>,
> > > scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> > > > Subject: RE: VW Dealership
> > > >
> > > > hi, i drive a 1979 'rocco, with the original
> 1.6
> > > low
> > > > output (high vibration and high noise output)
> > > engine,
> > > > non electronic ignition with no catalytic
> > > converter..
> > > > and no emission control at all.. so maybe i'm
> a
> > > bit
> > > > behind the times.. but what the dickens is a
> coil
> > > > pack?? and why do they cost as much as my
> rent???
> > >
> > >
> > > T'aint a problem you will have to deal with,
> > > McGee... :-)
> > >
> > > A coil pack replaces the distributor, it is a
> > > direct-fire ignition. The comupter senses
> 'pulses'
> > > from a magnetic sensor in the bellhousing (ETKA
> > > calls these 'impulse senders). That tells the
> > > computer when to fire the ignition without need
> of a
> > > distributor. It is much more accurate as well,
> as
> > > you do not have all the gearing slop that you
> would
> > > with a dist. The coil packs tend to have the
> > > amplifiers built in as well (an amplifier you
> would
> > > not see on your car originally, unless you
> updated
> > > to a pointless ignition system... When the coil
> > > packs go out, it is nine times out of ten, the
> > > amplifier alone that has failed. One reason why
> > > they are so expensive is because of the fact
> that
> > > you are buying two items... Everything is an
> > > assembly anymore... Eventually, the engines
> > > themselves will be complete assemblies! [/rant]
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > > David
> > > > --- Brian <brianm@earendel.org> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > 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...
> > > > > >
>
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