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On 8 May 99, at 17:31, Casey from Menace Publishing & Manufactur wrote: > hey there. i am really interested in what kinds of response you get, because > i am in the same boat. I m considering buying a type three, and my dad said > to watch out for rust on bargain-priced vehicles' undercarriage. He said > that even if one were given to me, a car with any rust on the floorpan or on > the heat pipes( which he calls "cancer"!) is so insidious that it isn't even > worth trying to fix it, it will just be impossible to stop! What do you > think/know about this? He has had a lot of VW's, but i am stubborn and want > to believe it isn't *that impossible to fix. :) It CAN be almost impossible (and very expensive) to fix. But a lot depends on what you want the car for. If you just want to drive it the beach in the summer that is entirely different from expecting warmth throughout a Minnesota winter. Jim - ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org