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Need opinions on the '80 Mk1 Indiana Red for sale



I like your post. They are a labor of love. I have more car tools than I ever thought I'd own. Keeping it running and looking "cool" takes a lot of work, but stepping back. Wow. What a great looking car.

>-----Original Message-----
>From: Todd Guse [mailto:toddguse@msn.com]
>Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2006 10:02 PM
>To: ''Mark F.''
>Cc: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: RE: Need opinions on the '80 Mk1 Indiana Red for sale
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>That car is a lot like mine (79 mk1). I don't post a lot here but here is my
>02. Also, that car is about 60 miles from me and I have a good set of eyes
>and a great camera. I will be going that way this weekend. Reply back if you
>want me to look at it. 
>
>Mine had 108k when I bought it, sat in a garage the last 5 yrs and had been
>repainted. Owner had passed on. I also found out later through the DOL that
>it had been stolen and wrecked, and I'm the 3rd owner. I paid 3k. No rust,
>even on a WA state car. I've had it 4 years. Everything seemed perfect when
>I bought it. Tranny went at 120k, I had a used one put in because I could
>afford it back then. I also replaced the struts (kyb) and the brakes with
>all new parts. The 1.6 started to smoke at 125k. 79's have no cat. I was
>living in Oregon then, you have to pass smog, so I got an 83 1.8 JH and
>rebuilt it myself. I threw about 1500 into the motor, clutch, engine mounts,
>exhaust, everything that was wrong, and it's a really cool car now (my daily
>driver). I guess that I have about 6k in this car. The only thing that needs
>work is the interior, and it's not that bad. 
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>You really can't tell much about a car unless you know its history. The body
>is the most important. When the mileage gets over 120k, be prepared to do
>some work on it, and a bit of cussing. But, rocco's have a way of yanking
>your chain if you happen to like them. It doesn't blow around in the wind,
>it's quick, and it doesn't suck gas. It has to be raining really hard for it
>to hydroplane. As long as I keep it waxed it looks great. The single wiper
>sucks. I've put 11k on it since the rebuild, not one problem. Best part is
>all the people I don't know coming up to me saying "that's a really cool
>car". But, I have a garage, lots of tools, and enough time to keep a 27 year
>old car on the road. If I did it right, we will live long and prosper. If I
>didn't, it's way cooler than a Kia. You never know...
>
>Todd Guse 
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Mark F. [mailto:mardak@gmail.com] 
>Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2006 8:29 PM
>To: Phil Boeye
>Cc: Scirocco List
>Subject: Re: Need opinions on the '80 Mk1 Indiana Red for sale
>
>On 3/22/06, Phil Boeye <rocco_phil@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> I am considering buying this Mk1 from the guy in
>> Oregon. I wanted to ask what others thought about
>> this - it would be my first Mk1. The sale was posted
>> to the List about a week ago:
>>
>> http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=2485039
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>Run, don't walk... That car is easily worth $2300... This is the
>type of car I would normally jump on, but with my future plans still
>up in the air, no matter how hard I try I just can't think of a good
>enough excuse to do something completely irrational. :D
>
>I don't think you could go wrong picking that car up...
>
>Later,
>
>Mark.
>75
>82
>86
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