Re: Importing VW's to North American WAS-->>RE: Scirocco on Ebay

[Chris Jung <palace_master@yahoo.com>]

I agree with Marc, I went to South Africa a couple of
years ago, and the old cars are really beat there. 
What happens, is that it costs a lot for the people to
buy a new imported car there, so they have to buy a
used car.  I was there for a month or so, visiting a
girlfriend, and I bought some piece of Sh*& '81
Corolla for some ridiculous proice of $1500, or
something like that.  It would be worth $500 in US or
Canada.  Anyhow, in my 3rd week there, the car blew
the driveshaft, the rear transmission seal, and burned
a hole in one of the pistons/or broke a piston ring. 
The lesson learned from this incident: always change
your oil if you think the oil might be dirty, and
always change U joints when they get noisy.  But I
digress, there are some good VW finds in Africa,
because they make all RHD Golfs there, and they make
brand new Rabbits and Caddys.  I don't recall seeing
any 'Roccos, but I understand that they were available
to Africa.  One thing, cars don't rust there; their
mechanical parts get worn out

Chris J.
'83 Scirocco GT
'81 Kawasaki KZ550

--- Marc scirocco Québec <marc_scirocco@yahoo.ca>
wrote:
>  --- Bill Collins <photo@intrex.net> a écrit :
> > I talked to a German co-worker who confirmed what
> > has been said here recently about old cars in
> > Germany.  He said he had a BMW that was going to
> be
> > taxed a lot because it didn't have a cat.  He sold
> > it to a guy who was in the business of buying
> older
> > German cars for next to nothing and exporting them
> > to Lybia.  Let the search for '74 Sciroccos in
> North
> > Africa begin!!
> 
> I have been to North Africa, and you will NOT find a
> car that has not been beatten like crazy...
> 
> Except for government/king cars...
> 
> Cheers.
> 
> Marc
> 
>
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