Date:         Thu, 22 Feb 2001 00:55:47 -0500
Reply-To:     Stephen Steele <steeles@HORIZONVIEW.NET>
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From:         Stephen Steele <steeles@HORIZONVIEW.NET>
Subject:      Re: Automotive purity? GERMAN JUNK?
Comments: To: Sersote@aol.com
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 > << Let's see now...
>  159,950 miles on the  Caravelle (with new heads at 98K, nothing else though)
>  113,000 on the Westy with original heads
>  202,000 on the '81 rabbit diesel, no major repairs;
>  that totals, just about  475,000 miles for the German watercooled junk. >>
>
> I'm running 170K on the 83.5 Westy (All original parts to my knowledge
> [except for tune up crap of course]) and 140K on the 85 Jetta. (Although that
> one I don't trust, has a '92 engine in it. It could be right though. Never
> know.

Paul,
Well, the whole story is...
 #1 son has a '98 GTi VR6 with 42k ...what a screamin' machine!
 #2 son has my old '92 Jetta GL with 120K...I would drive that one
     anywhere...in fact he is loading it up next month for Sicily for a two
     year stint over there.  His other car is a '68 Karmaan Ghia with +150K
     on it.  So all told if we totaled my family's VWs, we would be looking
     at 787K.
  Sons #3 &#4 (15.9 y.o.) are actively looking for their own cars right now.
  They want Jettas or GTi's. In the meantime they are stuck with the Rabbit.

--
Stephen Steele
Chillicothe OH
'91 Caravelle  Hans
'84 Westfalia  Fritz
'81 Diesel Rabbit "______"