TF>It makes me wonder, what is the longest life listmembers can report TF>for a wasserboxer? What is typical? TF>Tom F. Talked to a guy once I stopped in a parking lot, 228k on a '87 syncro never had a problem, never changed the coolant or the tranny oil, only thing he had ever done was change the engine oil. He lived out some back mountain WV roads and beat the thing pretty heavily. He did replace the power steering rack at 150k though. Conversely my '85 had the heads replaced at 65k only has 75k on it today. Our old '86 had slightly pitted heads at 60k which vw glassbeaded and replaced the head gaskets on as part of the ole "secret almost recall" of the early 90's. No real rhime or reason IMHO but again all corrosion is electrical in nature unless of course it is an erosion problem instead? John
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