Now '84.5 differences, was Re: 4K comments

[matt at safearmy.com (matt)]

Yeah i know all the differences between the 84.5 and 84. I just always assumed all the 84.5's were wolfsburg editions. I don't know why maybe because the couple that i have seen were wolfsburgs.
Matt



>  -------Original Message-------
>  From: Daun Yeagley <vwdaun@yahoo.com>
>  Subject: Now '84.5 differences, was Re: 4K comments
>  Sent: 15 Jan '06 17:19
>  
>  
>  
>  --- matt <matt@safearmy.com> wrote:
>  
>  > Correct. My 84.5 does have a 4k and it is the original
>  > transmission. So are there 84.5's that aren't wolfsburg
>  > editions? I never really researched it but I always
>  > assumed the wolfsburg was a mid year model and the rest
>  > were just 84.
>  
>  '84 was a "changeover" year.  Early '84s had the small gas
>  tank without pre-pump, full size spare tire, and small rear
>  spoiler.  The '84.5 Sciroccos had the large tank w/
>  pre-pump and mini spare, but still with the small spoiler.
>  The Wolfsburg Editions were a precursor to most of what we
>  got with the '85 models - large tank / big spoiler, and
>  blacked out trim, including on the b-pillar.
>  
>  By the way my wolfsburg is finally
>  > registered in my name and I drove it legally for the
>  > first time this morning.
>  
>  Congrats!  Nice day for it here, if a little chilly.  I'm
>  stuck minding the desk at the airport today, which really
>  isn't so bad.  :)
>  
>  
>  Daun Yeagley - Wilmington Ohio
>  '81 Scirocco S               '86 Scirocco 8v
>  '88 Scirocco 16v             '88 Scirocco Slegato
>  '96 Passat GLX Wagon         '56 Cessna 172
>  The first rule of intelligent tinkering is to save all the parts - Ehrlich's Law.
>  
>  __________________________________________________
>  Do You Yahoo!?
>  Tired of spam?  Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around
>  http://mail.yahoo.com
>