buying advice

As long as the fluids are proper they can last quite awhile. :-)

If the diff fluid is low or gone............another trans will be needed usually!

It's like a lotto ticket... sometimes you win and sometimes you don't.

yeah but with a lotto ticket you expect to lose your dollar and hope you win! ;-)

RUN AWAY SCREAMING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Craig

Great find!

The main trouble VWs have had from early on was a leaky seal between the Auto fluid and the normal gear oil in the transaxle.

If the seal isn't leaking inside then other than abuse you should be OK.

TBerk

Thanks for all the comments. Hope to pick it up tuesday and it will be driven over 100 miles on Motorways etc back home. Seems genuine, all original etc and couldnt have hoped for a better example. Was worried that it hadnt been used enough. Its 19 years old and I have had one vehicle that did more miles than "it" has in its first year. All will become clear tommorow. I will report back. I still think its a lucky find for £500

Neil

Well....What can I say...It drove like new.....so smooth we had trouble working out what gear it was in sometimes. easily did over 100mph with no effort (oops....I mean...er....70, as thats the limit of course) and everything works except 1 brakelight out. Hopefully just a bulb...so all round a very happy chappy at moment. service history is meticulous, and has had cam belt and tensioner done recently. Only other thing i found whilst bringing her/him back was the remote mirror handle/plug thing pulled off on passenger side whilst adjusting mirror. All in all a bloody good buy, and should give years of service. I will give it a good going over thursday though.

drives like a new car, if not better.....than some....

Neil

Good show Neil!! ;-)

Enjoy!