Kinda OT, anyone in the Boston Mass area that wouldn't mind helping afellow A1 owner?

[abatzis2@hotmail.com (Michael Abatzis)]

actually, $750 for a swap, parts/labor included, seems pretty damn cheap to 
me.  as a side note, i grew up next town over from malden, and my mom lives 
about 10 mins away. of course, she JUST figured out that you can buy gas at 
the pump with and atm/credit card, so she probably wouldn't be the one to 
offer any technical help. but i digress, as usual...


-Michael Abatzis
Hotlanta! GA-->Soon to be New Orleans!
1988 Scirocco 2L 16v RIP-->parting, finally taking orders: 
www.learnlink.emory.edu/~mabatzi/mikes_page1.html
1987 Scirocco 2L 16v...




>From: Calimus <calimus@techography.net>
>To: Scirocco ML <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Subject: Kinda OT, anyone in the Boston Mass area that wouldn't mind 
>helping a  fellow A1 owner?
>Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2003 17:21:58 -0400
>
>My wife recently asked me to look into something.  A lady on her cabby
>forums recently ran into some engine problems and she found herself in a
>spot.  She's picked up a new cabrio so that she has something to drive
>but definitly wants to have her older cabby back among the living.
>
>The mechanic she went told her she blew a piston.  She sources a motor
>for about $350 and now her mechanic want to charge her $750 to do the
>swap.  Maybe I'm wrong but $750 for an 8v swap out seems a bit high to
>me.
>
>So I'm thinking that since she's at least a fellow A1 owner and loves
>that car a lot, maybe someone in that area might be willing to look at
>things for her or suggest a better mechanic or even have a little engine
>swap party, who knows.  If anyone is willing to help with information or
>whatever, please e-mail me off list.  She's in MA about 15 min north of
>Boston, in Malden.
>
>William
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