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never let a solid type 3 go to the junkyard!! there are so many people out there trying to peice togeather rustbuckets that it would make them cry. Sell it whole, where are you located? Incidently, how many valve jobs have you been through in the 170Kmi?? highway or city miles?? Keith ---------- > From: Sonny8oy@aol.com > To: type3@vwtype3.org > Subject: [T3] objective opinions desired > Date: Saturday, March 27, 1999 11:40 AM > > right, here's the story: > 69 square, FI, AT. > looks like the AT is about to go any day. > 170k miles on original (never rebuilt) engine ==> will need rebuilt soon. > doesn't idle when warm, and i've been working on this for months. > badly needs paint, and a driver's door. > needs headliner. > seatcovers and carpet aren't up to much either. > no rust really. > > if i keep it, i'm looking at ~$1000 for a rebuilt tranny. > and another ~$1000 for an engine rebuild. > that's just to get it going. > then there's paint, a door, headliner, and whatever else. > > OR, i can take it down to the local pick-n-pull and get $500 for it, by virtue > of it starting, moving back and forth under its own steam, and having been > registered for the last 2 years. > before i take it, i'll take some of the harder to find parts from it (rear > trunk liner, am/fm sapphire, some good seals, working clock, original toolkit, > etc.) which could get me up to $500 if i sold them. > > it's my daily driver, and whilst i don't need it for work, it does have to be > moved twice a week at least to prevent it from being towed. i can't really > afford to have two cars, either. > i would replace it with another ac vw if i chose the latter option, don't > worry. > > what do my fellow listees think? > i'd also gladly sell it to any of you.... > > sonny > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Too much? Digy…ª lto:type3-d-request@vwtype3.org Subj=subscribe