Re: Looked at an 87 16V - kinda long

[Dondria Wallace <ddwallace@earthlink.net>]

kiMike wrote:
> 
> I've been looking a while now for an 84 GTI or a decent Scirocco ever
> since I moved back to the States.  I've been amazed at how people
> absolutely trash older VW's in this area.  I got my hopes up today and
> shouldn't have.  I saw in the paper: 87 VW Scirocco, black, blah blah,
> $1300.  My first thoughts are the car must be trashed for that price.
> So I call the person, and she makes the car sound like it's in real good
> shape.  By the time I went to see it, it was dark out.  Just by using a
> flashlight, I see the body on this car is trashed!  It looks like
> someone had taken a crowbar, stuffed it between the pass side fender and
> door and pried away.  WTF??  About a nice 1" inch gap between fender and
> door.  The paint was in bad shape, it had a *&^$ing bra on it that had
> built up mud under it, the hood cable was broken, sunroof was very noisy
> when the car was running, cooling temp guage showed a little above 3/4
> (I noticed the cooling fan wasn't kicking on), bumper was pushed in like
> it had been hit, the engine (132k miles) was leaking some oil but not
> much and it sounded there was an exhaust leak around the downpipe area.
> These are all things I found in the dark with a flashlight.  I plan to
> go again tomorrow during lunch so I can check it out in the daylight.
> The interior was kinda nice.  Grey/silvery seats with leather (vinyl?)
> side bolsters.  The dash was cracked and the driver seat had a tear in
> it.  Otherwise, the interior looked good.  So..what do ya guys think?
> Worth the 1300?  I'm thinking a good 16V goes for 3500, so is 2200 off
> that worth it?  I'd really love to have a Scirocco again...
> 
> -Mike

  I'm learning my lesson, so I can't say for sure.  I'll just add to the
info for your decision.  I just bought an 86 16v for $2300.  Everything
works, Driver door, front fenders were replaced(obvious from paint job),
and it was in an accident(just look under the hood.  If this were a
human mouth, an orthodontist would have a field day).  It had relatively
new CV boots, half shafts, struts, low profile tires.  It has an oil
leak in the front, I replaced that short fuel hose running from the tank
to the tranfer pump(almost an environmental disaster.  Never trust a
Chilton book for anything other than the most simplest of procedures.),
needs rear brake pads, brake and power steering system flush, and rear
speakers.  When I took it to my local import service center, the mech
said that if I didn't buy the car, he would.  107,924 is the mileage. 
Certainly more pep than my 85 Golf(still running great), which I bought
new in 85 when I couldn't afford the Scirocco.  It does seem that these
vehicles get dogged by earlier owners.

My $0.05(Inflation)
Lloyd
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