RE: A cure for the MkII blues.....

[Daun Yeagley <vwdaun@yahoo.com>]

> ....buy a MkI!!!!!
> Saw it in a used car dealers ad, went and looked at it
> last night (this
> was at 9:30, dealership wasn't open, but the car was)
> Here's what I know:
> '81 Scirocco, VIN WVWCA0533BK020294, built Jan. '81
> Mono wiper
> 153,598 miles
> White with tan vinyl interior
> CIS 1.6 8v (stamped 1.6 H on the head)
> 5 sp (tranny # 5F04120)
> 
> Various stuff:
> The front of the engine is greasy and dirty, but looked
> okay (as far as
> greasy engines go)
> Both front fenders are mostly gone from behind the front
> wheel to the
> front edge of the door (read: RUST)

Ewww.

> Cluth and brake felt good, throttle stuck but came back
> up
> All 4 corners creaked when I bounced on them, struts and
> springs felt
> soft but it settled down, no bouncing
> Minor little rust spots on the body, nothing major except
> for the
> fenders
> Stock 12 spoke MkI wheels w/ almost new tires (General
> XP2000, no
> less!!)
> Wolfsburg 3 spoke steering wheel
> Fake wood trim strips on the dash
> Windshield is cracked on the pasengers side
> Dirvers side butt bolster is pretty shredded, rest of
> interior seems to
> be okay
> Front passenger side directional is broken, the rest of
> the
> lights/lenses/grille/plastic seem to be okay
> Factory Heidleburg (sp?) tape deck
> Clock not working, the other gauge is missing
> No drips under the car as far as I could tell
> 
> $495 on the window sticker

Sounds like a stock non-S Scirocco if you ask me.  :)

> Well?  Whatcha think?  MkI owners, what should I look
> for/be cautious
> about?

RUST.

Since you're in the Northern Illinois / Southern Wisconsin
area, this thing is probably pretty eaten away underneath. 
Check the floor under the fenders (where they're already
eaten away) and most of all, check out the rocker panel /
floor just ahead of where the rear axle attaches to the
body.  Any softness there means the car's days are
numbered.  Any holes and it has even less time.  You could
use this as a bargaining point and get the car cheaper that
way, then decide if you want to spend several hundred
dollars fixing it, or just drive it all winter and beyond
'til the rear end rust progresses to the point of being
unsafe to drive.  Keep an eye on it closely.

That's my $.02, keep us posted on what you decide to do.


=====
Daun Yeagley
'80 Scirocco S, 
'82 Pickup
'85 Scirocco 8v
'88 Scirocco 16v
'91 Passat
"Money doesn't buy you any friends, but it will get you a better class of enemy."

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