No GTI for Me (Non Scirocco Content)

[brian_wagner@sbcglobal.net (brian_wagner@sbcglobal.net)]

Dave,

If you can't quarantee I ain't gonna buy it. LOL

Nope it wasn't a load of money and I had my 10 year old daughter with me and
I would not jepordize her life in an unsafe car for a $800.

As for the cable all grommets where in place I looked and as far as the MC
the seals were leaking where the resivor meet the MC. I knew what it would
take to repair the brakes, but I was told over the phone everything was
good. Point is I was scammed a little and I am not gonna buy something from
someone that is doing that. I don't care what type of car it is and at what
price. Oh I wanted the car just don't pull wool over my eyes.

Brian
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rabbit16v" <Rabbit16v@attbi.com>
To: "Scirocco List" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Sunday, January 19, 2003 12:02 AM
Subject: Re: No GTI for Me (Non Scirocco Content)


> You must of been ready to pay a bunch of money for that thing or something
> cause the things you mentioned are piddly compared to the rest of the car.
> Body, suspension, interior, etc.  I little leaky master, maybe a bad
clutch
> rod but actually the cable was probably just missing a grommet and you
> passed it up???  I'd get back on the plane and go back over and get it.  I
> couldn't guarantee but I bet it would of made it home just fine.  Take a
> master with you and maybe a new cable with grommets!  Doesn't sound like
you
> wanted the car all that bad since a decent GTI isn't easy to come by and
not
> getting any easier.  Just my 2 cents.
>
> Dave
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <brian_wagner@sbcglobal.net>
> To: <TST@yahoogroups.com>; <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Sent: Saturday, January 18, 2003 5:33 PM
> Subject: No GTI for Me (Non Scirocco Content)
>
>
> > Well as you al had read earlier this week I was flying to Phoenix to
pick
> up
> > an 84 GTI.
> >
> > Well at 4 am this morning Kaitlin and I got up and got to the airport,
and
> > waited for the flight. We got on without a problem and made it to
Phoenix
> > without a hitch, thats when the fun started. The woman selling the car
met
> > us at the airport and I had cash in hand ready to buy the car. After the
> 20
> > minute ride to her house, we finally saw the car and it looked as it did
> in
> > the pictures. She fired it up and it ran fine but the idle was a little
> > high, so I popped the hood and found that the O2 sensor was disconnected
> as
> > was the CSV. Hook them up and found the car had a surging problem
(thought
> I
> > can live with until I replace the O2 sensor). Well then I decided to
take
> a
> > test drive before finishing the transaction. Well first thing I noticed
is
> > the rebuilt tranny was a little stiff and the clutch pedal sat 2 inches
> from
> > the floor (thought ok needs adjusting), looked under the hood and found
> the
> > it was adjusted to specs (warning clutch rod is worn or starting to go
> > through the disk plate). Then I actully drove it and found that the
brakes
> > would grab (spongy pedal) 1/2 inch off the floor. Made it back in one
> piece
> > and looked a little closer and found the seals on the MC resivour were
> > leaking quite bad. Well at this point I decided I couldn't drive it back
> so
> > I declined to purcahse the car and went to the airport and flew home.
> >
> > All in all a good adventure just didn't get another car, oh and if you
> were
> > wondering about the air fare it was free cause the wife works for
American
> > Airlines.
> >
> >
> > Hitman still have the Passat and what did you want again, LMK
> >
> >
> >
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