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Dry rot
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On 8/1/07, C Boyko <roccit_53@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Nah, I think she had like 5000 total miles on it, it never got driven. It
> was essentially new when we got it.
> Cathy
>
> On 4:35 pm 08/01/07 "Mike Smith" <smithma7@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Well, it's been in my possesion since Oct '06 and I'm somewhere around
> > 13,500. Did your aunt put them on like that or worse? Not that I'm
> > trying for a Dan Snow award...
> >
> > On 8/1/07, C Boyko <roccit_53@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > 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
> > > > > > "The world is my oyster soup kitchen floor wax museum." -
> > > > > > King Crimson
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> > > > Mike
> > > > '86 Tred 16v: Red 5
> > > > '05 Iblue GTI 1.8T: Bib
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> > Mike
> > '86 Tred 16v: Red 5
> > '05 Iblue GTI 1.8T: Bib
> > "The world is my oyster soup kitchen floor wax museum." - King Crimson
>
>
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Mike
'86 Tred 16v: Red 5
'05 Iblue GTI 1.8T: Bib
"The world is my oyster soup kitchen floor wax museum." - King Crimson