Help me keep from wasting money on a 99 Passat

[ydrogs at gmail.com (Gordy Stedman)]

Buy it, get Dan B to make you some mounts, install the engine with an 02J 5
speed tranny in a MK1, sell the tiptronic tranny, scrap or part the rest and
enjoy blowing away just about every other vehilce on the road.  Just ask
Kirsten how it feels :)

On 4/7/07, David Brown <sharpshooter33@roadrunner.com> wrote:
>
> here's the deal. I have a salvage yard guy that I get parts from.  He has
> a repair shop also.  He recently got a 99 Passat to repair....it had a
> broken timing belt.  He replaced the belt then checked compression on #1
> cylinder. 0 compression.  He figures the valves are bent and stuck
> open.  Other than that the car is in real good shape. Looks like it was a
> doctors car or something.  Anyway he said he would sell it to me for $700.
>
> It's a 1.8t 20V with a 5 speed Tiptronic automatic/manual tranny.  I'm
> thinking the tranny would be worth the cost by it's self almost. 8-)
>
> Anyway I get to thinking I could replace the head or valves depending on
> how bad it is. I don't have any experience with anything past 93VW so I'm in
> the dark here about this Passat.  These are going from $5K up so I was
> thinking I could have a nice car for the wife or daughter(soon to have her
> license{shiver}). Or just sell it.
>
> So I'm looking for any input on this project...to take it on or not?
>
> Any input would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks
> David
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Gordy
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