Dry rot

[roccit_53 at scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca (C Boyko)]

I don't think on a car that sat for a year it's gonna be a huge deal, but
on one that's been sitting a long time rubber items would be the concern I
suppose. I'd heard somewhere that five years is about a normal lifespan for
rubber items, but that would depend on temperature too I imagine. Somehow I
don't think an 05 would be too worrisome in that regard. I got a 51 Chevy
from my great aunt at one point, THAT one was more concerning, it still had
a lot of OEM parts on it in the late eighties! Maybe she was thinking that
you were putting on miles about as fast as my great aunt did. :P
Cathy

On 4:01 pm 08/01/07 "Mike Smith" <smithma7@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Not being trusting of dealerships and mechs in general these days, I
> kind of felt the same way.
>
> Think in these terms: If your car sat for ~2 years and you don't know
> how often it was started and run (I think it had ~60 miles on it when
> it was bought and ~120 when I got it), nor if anything was done to it
> prior to sitting or during the sit (first oil filter was a bitch to
> remove and the wipers suck ass (soon to be replaced)), what would you
> look for in terms of stuff-that-goes-bad-just-from-sitting?
>
> Reasons for concern or just BS?
>
> On 8/1/07, John S. Lagnese <jlagnese@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >  Sounds like BS to me.
> >  ----- Original Message -----
> >  From: "Mike Smith" <smithma7@xxxxxxxxx>
> >  To: "car" <scirocco-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >  Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2007 3:43 PM
> >  Subject: OT: Dry rot
> >
> >
> > >  Back when I had Bib in for the Tail Light Switch recall, the
> > >  woman at the counter said something that's been floating around
> > >  in my head but never seemed to come to the front when it should.
> > > But it's here now.
> > >  As I was leaving, I forget how it came up, but she said "Your
> > >  biggest problem is gonna be dry rot."
> > >
> > >  Considering that Bib is an '05 that was bought "new" in late
> > >  '06, he was probably sitting for quite a while before he came to
> > > me.
> > >  What or where should I be looking for dry rot? Hoses? Belts?
> > >  What is susceptible to dry rot?
> > >
> > >  tyia for cluing me in...
> > >
> > >  --
> > >  Mike
> > >  '86 Tred 16v: Red 5
> > >  '05 Iblue GTI 1.8T: Bib
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> Mike
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> '05 Iblue GTI 1.8T: Bib
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