In a message dated 9/26/05 5:11:05 AM Eastern Daylight Time, Oxroad@AOL.COM writes:
> The scary part of this vehicle is you don't have any history on it. > > these vehicles are coming up on 20 years old now.. not exactly easy to get 20 years of past reciepts and maintenance records.. vehicles change many owners over a period of 20 yrs.. people dont save everything. id say if you are concerned about the condition, have the vehicle thorougly looked over by a VW specific shop, prior to purchase. a 5 inch stack of repair reciepts from day one is fun to look thru, but lack thereof wouldnt dissuade me from buying a vehicle if it was in good condition. chris |
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