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Dry rot



Well, it's been in my possesion since Oct '06 and I'm somewhere around
13,500. Did your aunt put them on like that or worse? Not that I'm
trying for a Dan Snow award...

On 8/1/07, C Boyko <roccit_53@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I don't think on a car that sat for a year it's gonna be a huge deal, but
> on one that's been sitting a long time rubber items would be the concern I
> suppose. I'd heard somewhere that five years is about a normal lifespan for
> rubber items, but that would depend on temperature too I imagine. Somehow I
> don't think an 05 would be too worrisome in that regard. I got a 51 Chevy
> from my great aunt at one point, THAT one was more concerning, it still had
> a lot of OEM parts on it in the late eighties! Maybe she was thinking that
> you were putting on miles about as fast as my great aunt did. :P
> Cathy
>
> On 4:01 pm 08/01/07 "Mike Smith" <smithma7@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Not being trusting of dealerships and mechs in general these days, I
> > kind of felt the same way.
> >
> > Think in these terms: If your car sat for ~2 years and you don't know
> > how often it was started and run (I think it had ~60 miles on it when
> > it was bought and ~120 when I got it), nor if anything was done to it
> > prior to sitting or during the sit (first oil filter was a bitch to
> > remove and the wipers suck ass (soon to be replaced)), what would you
> > look for in terms of stuff-that-goes-bad-just-from-sitting?
> >
> > Reasons for concern or just BS?
> >
> > On 8/1/07, John S. Lagnese <jlagnese@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >  Sounds like BS to me.
> > >  ----- Original Message -----
> > >  From: "Mike Smith" <smithma7@xxxxxxxxx>
> > >  To: "car" <scirocco-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >  Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2007 3:43 PM
> > >  Subject: OT: Dry rot
> > >
> > >
> > > >  Back when I had Bib in for the Tail Light Switch recall, the
> > > >  woman at the counter said something that's been floating around
> > > >  in my head but never seemed to come to the front when it should.
> > > > But it's here now.
> > > >  As I was leaving, I forget how it came up, but she said "Your
> > > >  biggest problem is gonna be dry rot."
> > > >
> > > >  Considering that Bib is an '05 that was bought "new" in late
> > > >  '06, he was probably sitting for quite a while before he came to
> > > > me.
> > > >  What or where should I be looking for dry rot? Hoses? Belts?
> > > >  What is susceptible to dry rot?
> > > >
> > > >  tyia for cluing me in...
> > > >
> > > >  --
> > > >  Mike
> > > >  '86 Tred 16v: Red 5
> > > >  '05 Iblue GTI 1.8T: Bib
> > > >  "The world is my oyster soup kitchen floor wax museum." - King
> > > > Crimson
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> > Mike
> > '86 Tred 16v: Red 5
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Mike
'86 Tred 16v: Red 5
'05 Iblue GTI 1.8T: Bib
"The world is my oyster soup kitchen floor wax museum." - King Crimson