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Aaron, I have a '71 AT sqaure, original orange. Be sure to go through all the gears very carefully and note the shift quality, don't forget reverse. Check the rockers, my car is rust free and this is the first place it is just now starting. -----Original Message----- From: volswagn@xms.ms [mailto:volswagn@xms.ms] Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 11:04 AM To: type3@vwtype3.org Subject: Re: [T3] The 2004 Type 3 invasion!!!!!! Jason wrote: > Make that 6! Count this Midwesterner and my Square! I think we will be > able to make this trip. But It'll be hard waiting a year and a half. If all works out this weekend, you can add another one I hope... I'm checking out a '71 square automatic on Sunday... If it's everything I'm told and have seen in pics, I'm taking it... Anyone have any last minute advice on what I should watch for? Body is supposedly in good shape, very little rust... I'm looking more for small detail stuff I should pay attention to... I don't believe it has been started in a month or so (guy ran down the battery trying to get it to run -- said it was a daily driver and was running when he got it), and I notice the owner has been trying to sell many FI parts (hopefully not from this car)... Any way I can make sure the car has the original dist, all FI parts, etc? I guess just take a really good inventory? I would imagine after sitting for a few months I should be figuring to already buy a battery (the current one is dead), change tranny fluid, oil, possible brake job, tune-up kit if I take it... Anything else? I'll be giving him a deposit on Sunday if it works out and picking it up the next weekend on a trailer. Maybe I should take lots of digital pictures and study them over the week? TIA... Aaron 97 Jetta 71 Square FI AT (not yet, but hopefully) Sent Using eXtreme Mail Service http://www.xms.ms 300mb Mailboxes, POP/IMAP/Webmail, Autoresponders Aliases, Secure Connections, And Much More....... ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org