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88 16V For Sale (Long...Please Don't Read)
- Subject: 88 16V For Sale (Long...Please Don't Read)
- From: wprice@neo.rr.com (Warren R. Price)
- Date: Sun, 16 Jun 2002 21:07:14 -0400
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I had posted a week or so ago that I have an Black 88 16V for sale in =
Alliance, Ohio (Northeast Ohio). I also put the car in Autotrader. =
It's in very good to excellent original condition. There have been no =
modifications done to the car whatsoever. My reluctant interest in =
selling it is now approaching a need (I have some serious repairs to =
make on my wife's Jetta that and I have another car, blah, blah, blah). =
I've had some folks contact me from New Hampshire, New York, Detroit, =
and Dallas, Texas. Though all say they are real interested, no one has =
looked at it yet. I will probably change the asking price on Autotrader =
pretty soon, but I started at $3950. For anybody on the list who is =
interested let's make that $3500 or best offer. With another car =
payment that will hit in July, I'm a little more anxious to sell. I set =
up a webpage with a bunch of pictures and info at =
http://home.neo.rr.com/scirocco2 . If anyone is interested I would be =
happy to talk with you. E-mail me off list or call me at 330-821-1147 =
(Work during the day), 330-429-1425 (cell Phone). My home number is =
330-823-0683. You'll probably end up leaving a message because between =
work and night school I'm rarely there. I was truly screwed over when I =
bought the car a year ago for $3500. The car looked great, but needed =
some things done to it. The "mechanic" I bought it off of sold me the =
car plus agreed to do a bunch of work on it for $3500. $1200 later, =
I've done everything he promised to do. At any rate, the one good thing =
about me is, there won't be any surprises with the car. Believe me, it =
sucks to get your new car and have the oil pressure light come on half =
way home. In other words, I'll share with you ad naseum what's good and =
bad. I do not want to part with this car. The hell I went through to =
get it and now having to sell the car makes me half sick. It's just not =
a practical commuter and/or kid hauler. I guess the alternative would =
be to put it in storage. Maybe that's what I should do because the more =
years that go by, the more difficult it will be to replace this one, =
when it becomes mroe practical to do so. On second thought, don't =
contact me about the car... This just isn't easy. Maybe that's why I =
tell everyone who calls everything that is wrong with it. What the =
hell, if no one on list is interested in the car, perhaps you can at =
least offer some sympathy for the predicament. This is like trying to =
sell my son or my wife...I'm off to go drive around for a while.
WRP=20
Here's are the brief highlights:
88 16v
Good:=20
Runs Excellent (No ticking, tapping, knocking, oil burn, oil leak, =
etc...)
New struts, wheel bearing, lower ball joint, four new tires and =
alignment last month
Replaced Distributor and coil a few weeks ago
New radiator fan switch, lower temperature thermostat
Timing belt replaced less than a year ago
Motor mounts are all new (factory type)
New muffler two or three weeks ago
Black Leatherette/Cloth
A/C (Works Great, converted to 134A)
Power Mirrors work
Sunroof (works and doesn't leak)\
No Rust (well actually, there is a bubble in the paint about the size of =
a penny on the driver's door that is probably rust)
Never wrecked, I'm the second owner
Paint is very good (there has been paint work in two spots.
Mileage about 122-124,0000
Interior is excellent
Bad:
Electric radiator fan wants to die and be left alone, but to its' credit =
keeps on trying (It's starting to make terrible noises like death is =
imminent) I may just break down and finally order one this week.
There is a small hole in the flex pipe.
There is a kink in the clutch cable, making the pedal a little touchy =
(the clutch itself is fine)
Instrument cluster replaced last year so I registered the title as true =
mileage unknown. I will probably put the original 16V isntrument =
cluster back in here shortly. One of the diodes needed soldered back in =
place.
The car steers like a cadillac. The power steering is feather light. =
My mechanic told me that either the pump is putting out too much =
pressure or the power steering rack needs adjusted. He said there's =
some special guage he would need from VW to check whatever the hell it =
is he thinks is the problem. If someone would want to correct the =
problem you could be looking at anything from a power steering pump to a =
new rack I guess. I went without power steering for a while (took the =
pump and belt off and drained the system). It steers great but took too =
much effort when parking and stuff so I put it back on. There's no play =
in the steering, it's just feather light.
I broke the damn thread off of the driver's side windshield wiper post =
trying to tighten it. The friggin' wiper kept catching, and I tightened =
the nut that holds the wiper on. It was obviously tight enough when I =
thought to myself, "Ok, one more turn" and the nut with the thread still =
attached came right off. So right now, I have the poor man's Euro =
wiper. =20
Bonus stuff:
Not much. You'll receive (if you want them) two factory radios. One =
came with the car and the other is an extra. You would probably have no =
use for these because there is a JVC head unit with CD player and JVC =
6x9's mounted in the rear dash and new door speakers as well that are =
included with the car. It's certainly not an award winning stereo =
system, but it ran about $350 bucks or so last year. =20
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I had posted a week or so ago that I =
have an Black=20
88 16V for sale in Alliance, Ohio (Northeast Ohio). I also put the =
car in=20
Autotrader. It's in very good to excellent original =
condition. There=20
have been no modifications done to the car whatsoever. My =
reluctant=20
interest in selling it is now approaching a need (I=20
have some serious repairs to make on my wife's Jetta that =
and I=20
have another car, blah, blah, blah). I've had some folks contact =
me from=20
New Hampshire, New York, Detroit, and Dallas, Texas. Though =
all say=20
they are real interested, no one has looked at it yet. I will =
probably=20
change the asking price on Autotrader pretty soon, but I started at =
$3950. =20
For anybody on the list who is interested let's make that $3500 or=20
best offer. With another car payment that will hit =
in July, I'm=20
a little more anxious to sell. I set up a webpage with a =
bunch of=20
pictures and info at <A=20
href=3D"http://home.neo.rr.com/scirocco2";>http://home.neo.rr.com/scirocco=
2</A>=20
. If anyone is interested I would be happy to talk with =
you. =20
E-mail me off list or call me at 330-821-1147 (Work during the day),=20
330-429-1425 (cell Phone). My home number is 330-823-0683. =
You'll=20
probably end up leaving a message because between work and night school =
I'm=20
rarely there. I was truly screwed over when I bought the =
car a year=20
ago for $3500. The car looked great, but needed some =
things done=20
to it. The "mechanic" I bought it off of sold me the car plus =
agreed to do=20
a bunch of work on it for $3500. $1200 later, I've done everything =
he=20
promised to do. At any rate, the one good thing about me is, =
there=20
won't be any surprises with the car. Believe me, it sucks to =
get your=20
new car and have the oil pressure light come on half way home. In =
other=20
words, I'll share with you ad naseum what's good and bad. I =
do not=20
want to part with this car. The hell I went through to get it =
and now=20
having to sell the car makes me half sick. It's just not a =
practical=20
commuter and/or kid hauler. I guess the alternative would be to =
put it in=20
storage. Maybe that's what I should do because the more years that =
go by,=20
the more difficult it will be to replace this one, when it becomes mroe=20
practical to do so. On second thought, don't contact me about =
the=20
car... This just isn't easy. Maybe that's why I tell =
everyone=20
who calls everything that is wrong with it. What the hell, if =
no one=20
on list is interested in the car, perhaps you can at least =
offer some=20
sympathy for the predicament. This is like trying to sell my son =
or my=20
wife...I'm off to go drive around for a while.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>WRP</FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Here's are the brief =
highlights:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>88 16v</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Good: </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Runs Excellent (No ticking, tapping, =
knocking, oil=20
burn, oil leak, etc...)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>New struts, wheel bearing, lower ball =
joint, four=20
new tires and alignment last month</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Replaced Distributor and coil a few =
weeks=20
ago</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>New radiator fan switch, lower =
temperature=20
thermostat</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Timing belt replaced less than a year=20
ago</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Motor mounts are all new (factory=20
type)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>New muffler two or three weeks =
ago</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Black Leatherette/Cloth</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>A/C (Works Great, converted to =
134A)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Power Mirrors work</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Sunroof (works and doesn't =
leak)\</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>No Rust (well actually, there is a =
bubble in the=20
paint about the size of a penny on the driver's door that is probably=20
rust)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Never wrecked, I'm the second =
owner</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Paint is very good (there has been =
paint work in=20
two spots.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Mileage about 122-124,0000</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Interior is excellent</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Bad:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Electric radiator fan wants to die and =
be left=20
alone, but to its' credit keeps on trying (It's starting to make =
terrible noises=20
like death is imminent) I may just break down and finally order =
one this=20
week.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>There is a small hole in the flex=20
pipe.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>There is a kink in the clutch cable, =
making the=20
pedal a little touchy (the clutch itself is fine)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Instrument cluster replaced last year =
so I=20
registered the title as true mileage unknown. I will probably put =
the=20
original 16V isntrument cluster back in here shortly. One of the =
diodes=20
needed soldered back in place.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The car steers like a cadillac. =
The power=20
steering is feather light. My mechanic told me that either the =
pump is=20
putting out too much pressure or the power steering rack needs =
adjusted. =20
He said there's some special guage he would need from VW to check =
whatever the=20
hell it is he thinks is the problem. If someone would want to =
correct the=20
problem you could be looking at anything from a power steering pump to a =
new=20
rack I guess. I went without power steering for a while (took the =
pump and=20
belt off and drained the system). It steers great but took too =
much effort=20
when parking and stuff so I put it back on. There's no play in the =
steering, it's just feather light.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I broke the damn thread off of the =
driver's side=20
windshield wiper post trying to tighten it. The friggin' wiper =
kept=20
catching, and I tightened the nut that holds the wiper on. It was=20
obviously tight enough when I thought to myself, "Ok, one more turn" and =
the nut=20
with the thread still attached came right off. So right now, I =
have the=20
poor man's Euro wiper. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Bonus stuff:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Not much. You'll receive (if you =
want them)=20
two factory radios. One came with the car and the other is an =
extra. =20
You would probably have no use for these because there is a JVC head =
unit with=20
CD player and JVC 6x9's mounted in the rear dash and new door =
speakers as=20
well that are included with the car. It's certainly not an award =
winning=20
stereo system, but it ran about $350 bucks or so last year. =20
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