solution; Re: What would you do? (long)

[kervinridgley@earthlink.net (Kervin)]

Well, Ed is fine with everything.  He found a 4K shipped for $250.  I
offered to put some dollars towards it, but he said that was just the
way it goes sometimes.  All is well in Charlottesville.

calimus wrote:
> 
> Well, if you are positive that the hole wasn't there when you had the tranny
> then this is what I would do.  Offer to help him source a new case for it or
> even a replacement tranny and offer to help with transfering all the parts
> from one to the other.
> 
> If he's being a dick, offer the above mentioned help and if he continues to
> be a dick, tell him it's his problem then but if he wants the help, your
> still more then willing.  (this makes you the better man and when he calms
> down he'll realize he was a dick)
> 
> If he's being all cool about it, then it shouldn't be a problem at all.
> 
> This all works even if you knew the hole was there, but if you did know the
> hole was there, it wouldn't hurt to chip in on the cost of the new case or
> whole tranny
> 
> just my 2 cents
> 
> William
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kervin" <kervinridgley@earthlink.net>
> To: "List" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2002 9:58 PM
> Subject: What would you do? (long)
> 
> > Whole story -
> >
> > I got a 4k from a list member.  I found it by posting for a transmission
> > for the parts manager at the VW dealership that I use to work at (and
> > still get hefty discounts ).  Ed, the parts manager, traded me a new
> > performance hydo cam and install labor for my old 9a (140,000 miles on
> > it).  I traded the hydo cam and $275 for a 88 16v Gti, but that's
> > another story.  This all happened about a month ago.  Tonight, I found
> > out that Ed went to tighten the drain plug on the 9a, only to find out
> > that there is now a hole in the  casing :( . I definitely don't want to
> > burn this bridge.  I thought that the cam-tranny swap was in Ed's
> > favor.  Should I just not worry about it?  This is one reason that I
> > hate selling old stuff.  If I buy something old, my expectations are
> > very low, but not everyone thinks that way.  Tell me what you think.
> > --
> > Kervin
> > 80 1.7 8v Ole Paul sold to the great north
> > 82 1.7 8v The gift
> > 86 2.0 8v no knock sensor yet
> > 00 tt600
> >
> >
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Kervin
86 Scirocco 2.0 8v 4K+80%
88 Gti 1.8 16v needs some love
00 tt600