Rear axle bent

["Rick Lackner" <hugacub@mail.whidbey.net>]

Ok folks, here's one for you.  I was driving home from the store last 
nite and I zipped around the corner to come up my street.  The 
groceries had shifted and I was busy getting my grub upright.  I 
looked up and there's a big f***ing rock right in front of me in the 
middle of the road!  I swerved but it mashed my muffler and bent the 
sh*t out of my rear axle.  The left rear wheel is way out of align 
and is sure to wear out in record time, plus I have to slow down 5 or 
10 mph on the exit ramps as the handling is a bit off.  (no surprise 
there)  It's amazing how easy it twisted.

My big questions are :

Are all A1 rear axles the same, and if not, which ones will fit my 85 
Rocco?

Has anyone swapped a rear axle out, and how big a job was it?  
Looking at Mr Bentley, it doesn't seem too bad.

Any idea of a fair price to pay for one?

I was going to put a TT exhaust on it and if I drop the rear it would be 
the perfect time for that.

I have to be honest here....I'm thinking of getting rid of the little 
beast.  It's been fun as hell, but I'm not sure I want to spend half 
my life fixing it all the time.  If I had the place to keep it and 
work on it, I'd probably get another more practical car for work 
(Passat VR6!) and fix the Rocco up.  Seeing as I don't have the place 
to work on it or store it, this could spell the end for my Rocco :(

Rick    
hugacub@whidbey.net
Richard.Lackner@entex.com
85 Scirocco 8V  Wolfsburg
Everett, WA
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