Re: Ridiculously HIGH maint costs!

[dogmatic <dharma@cocoloco.com>]

Hey man, why don't you try doing the work yourself man, It's a lot more
fun   :0
The exhaust on an 8V shouldn't cost you more than 140+300+100 (cat back,
tri-Y, replacement glass pack instead of cat)=540ish (plus or minus a
few 10's) The suspension, you could get Neuspeed with Boges with all tie
bars and stress bars for like 7-800.  A pretty good paint job costs
about a thousand, I can get one for paint and $100, due to a friend, but
the body work has to be done first (thank god for winter and barns
yeah!)

So for you my friend, $3000 seems about $700 high to me, unless there is
that much difference canadien.

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dharma

85 scirocco 8v (Gracias for the help on it guys)
88 Golf GTI (pushed to 1 month away by lack of a raise)

http://www.cocoloco.com/david/rocco.htm


coutinho.ka@pg.com wrote:

> All:
>
>      I've had my '86 8V for 2 yrs now.  I think I've spent a lil too
> much on
> it and it still needs a lot of work to get it performing like I want
> it to.
>
>      So far, I've spent $4000 on it.  I bought it for $4500, with 100K
> on it
> and it seemed to be mint! (Lady driven and all the rest).  All
> Canadian $.
> By the way it's still 100% stock!  No performance equiptment on it AT
> ALL. I
> still want to get (1) mainfold/exhaust (2) suspension (3) new paint.
>
>      So by the time I'm done with it (per a quote) it'd be another
> $3000.  A
> lil much ... don't ya think?
>
> opinions?
>
> Kevin.



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