Re: Need help w/ out of town car purchase!

["Chris DeLong" <green536@hotmail.com>]

One way to save coil packs is to replace your spark plugs and wires at 
regular service intervals. I have seen (9 out of every 10) LOTS of VR6 
owners that have original park plug wires with over 60k on the car. I wont 
even go into how many A3's (VR6 and 2.0l) have original spark plugs in them.

Chris DeLong
ICQ#45030867
Seattle, WA USA
'80 16V 'Rocco ragtop
'91 GLi 2.0 16V
'77 Rabbit 16V
'80 'Vert (parting out!)
'61 17 Window type II
'91 Vanagon
'77 Rabbit (for sale Cheap!)



>From: Kevin Collins <kcollins1@socal.rr.com>
>To: josh Wyte <josh_wyte@yahoo.com>
>CC: Josh Hignight <Josh.Hignight@phoenix.edu>,   "'scirocco'" 
><scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Subject: Re: Need help w/ out of town car purchase!
>Date: Wed, 08 Aug 2001 19:52:15 -0700
>
>josh Wyte wrote:
>
> > Engine head gasket, air pump, timing chain, timing
> > chain guides and tensioner, tranny bearings (all of
> > them), knock sensor, oxygen sensor, door handle
> > ($125!), master cylinder and other misc stuff.  This
> > totalled about $4000.
>
>What, no alternator replacement?  Or did you forget to list it??  <g>  If 
>not
>you were lucky!
>
>From being on the GTI VR6 list for several years, I'd say your experience 
>was
>fairly typical.  Lots of stuff cheeses out on the VR6 cars once you pass
>about 60k.. coil packs are another costly item that ALWAYS fails.  At least
>the Potterman is there for OEM parts at much-better-than-stealership 
>prices.
>
>--
>Kevin Collins
>Huntington Beach, CA
>'86.5 16V 2.0
>'00 Passat GLS 1.8T
>
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