Quasi OT - Corrado / possible scirocco sale

[mvanamburgh@charter.net (Mike VanAmburgh)]

How 'bout head gasket replacement?  The 92 models were prone to head 
gasket failure...

Mike (I do like Corrados)

Lyman M. Terni wrote:
> Brian,
> 
> I understand what you are saying, and that is what originally kept me 
> away from corrados. However, the guy I am buying it from took very good 
> care of it and all the big, scary, expensive junk on it (timing 
> chains/rollers/tensioners) was done very recently. The car is clean and 
> everything works on it. I may be getting myself into something big and 
> bad and I appreciate your advice, but where there is a will there is a 
> way and I'm twenty... I'm allowed to not know any better :).
> 
> respectfully,
> Lyman
> 
> 
> On Sunday, January 5, 2003, at 09:19 PM, brianm@earendel.org wrote:
> 
>> Lyman.
>> Im going to make a suggestion that your not going to like. Dont buy the
>> SLC. the maint WILL cost you between 1k -2k per year min. Thats if 
>> nothing
>> breaks, you do all the work, etc. If you have to pay somebody it gets 
>> much
>> worse. You can get a built, very nice scirocco for much less.  and the
>> list will be happy and able to help you with the repairs.
>> Brian
>> 82 2.0L ABA + GX head topless bunny, beating 16v's everywhere...:-P
>> 88 16v aka skateboard.
>> 84 0v anybody wanna donate a transaxle?
>> 90 90q20v (money pit)
>> 91 VFR750F everybody needs a 11-12 sec vehicle. .75L of pure speed
>>
>>
>> slipping
>>
>> On Sun, 5 Jan 2003, Lyman M. Terni wrote:
>>
>>> Well,
>>>
>>> I finally sorted out money enough to buy a black 92 SLC Corrado. I'm
>>> not really sure what I'm going to do with the Scirocco. Part of me
>>> really wants to keep it, but the other part can't really justify being
>>> 20 and owning two cars. So I'm putting this out there just to see if
>>> anyone is interested:
>>>
>>> 1987 Red Scirocco 8v
>>> 240xxx miles
>>> recently done stuff:
>>>
>>> All V Belts, T belt
>>> clutch
>>> motor mounts
>>> valve cover and upper timing belt cover powdercoated
>>> injector seals (upper and lower)
>>> a mess of other stuff that I need to look into my records for.
>>>
>>> I know its not worth much, but if anybody needs a winter beater or
>>> somethin, the car is pretty straight.
>>>
>>> Anybody interested?
>>> L. Terni
>>> Schenectady, NY/ Lakeville, CT
>>> 87 8v
>>>
>>>
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