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I went this weekend to pick up my new 71 Orange Squareback. The guy said everything was ready, so on Sat. I drove the 2 hours to pick it up, but it had no brakes, the line had a hole in it, he had said they may need bled, I guess that's one way to put it! Since I did not have sufficient tools or work space, he said he would replace the line and I could pick it up tomorrow. So I came back on Sunday and was set to drive back at 45mph, WOW, was that ever fun ;). Since you have the engine full throttle in 2nd, it gets quite loud. I also found out that Squarebacks are a little louder on the inside than Fastbacks. I guess its obvious with the way the compartments are set up, but I never thought about it. The 2 hour drive now took about 3 1/4 hours. The engine ran like a champ. But the brakes up front definitely need more than bled, there seems to be quite a lot of corrosion (grinding and pulling). I have had a 69 Square and a 72 Fastback that were automatics but neither were as smooth as this car. No jerking, no clunking I was amazed, the absence of 3rd was the only problem. Hopefully, that is a good sign that it may just need some adjustment and clean tranny fluid. We did not get back till dark so I will need to further investigate. Also, the odometer was broken so the sellers assertion that it had 56,000 was wrong, but I expected as much. Apparently, he bought it at a Volunteers of America auction, and the license plates show that it has not been registered since 1982. The car is still in excellent condition, interior has no rips, even the carpet is in perfect condition. It has the stock Sapphire radio and the dash is not cracked (whoohoo). The only significant rust is on the top of the front fenders, of course, but its not too bad. It also still has bias ply tires. The one on the spare is a Continental, isn't that the brand they came with originally? Well sorry this is so long, you all now the feeling of getting a new Type 3 and it makes me run at the mouth, er, keyboard. Jason Smith 71 Squareback FI AT 72 Fastback FI AT (I will be selling my damaged fasty if anyone is interested, see pics at http://jasontsmith.tripod.com/type3/type_3_pictures.htm click on the my fastback link) ------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <type3-off@vwtype3.org> For more help, see http://vwtype3.org/list/