Re: Leap of faith

[Kevin Collins <kevinc@flashcom.net>]

David McGowan wrote:

> 1. Are there any special places to look for or things to check , that
> would affect the value or appeal of the Car?( I.e.. Areas where rust
> accumulates or areas that would show signs of stress like the front
> strut mounts)

If the cars are California cars, they're not likely to have any rust..
 
> 2. The two rocco's im looking at ,both are 87's, they are both coming
> off a dealers lot. Are there any known problems with this particular
> vintage?

Hmm, are they both red, one at M&M motors in Costa Mesa, the other at Best
Deal Auto Brokers??  That M&M place sounds shady from an experience a guy
on the GTI list had.  They are VERY close to AMS - perhaps you could make
an appointment to get one or both of them examined there?  Then again I'm
not sure AMS would be my first choice for such an inspection.  There's another
good shop in OC (Huntington Beach) called Maxed Performance that I've had do
some work, family owned shop and VERY cool guy does the VW work.  Let me 
know if interested and I'll hook you up.  I'd trust this guy implicitly.
VW Specialties is right down the street but Ron is SO backed up I doubt
you'd even get in there.
 
> so i guess what im asking is is there anything i need to look for , or
> will i be utterly pleased with a 16v? 

I love mine so much that my spankin' new GTI GLX <VR6> sits in the garage
90% of the time....  :>

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Kevin Collins
'86.5 Scirocco 16V 2.0
'99 GTI GLX
http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Factory/1780

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