LAC! VW gti 20th aniv.

[Huw Powell]

> They could also powder coat everything under the car so it never
> rusts, but no one's gonna do that because then the car would be
> priced even more.

They could even galvanise the body panels to prevent/slow rusting... whoa...

>>>> ~120k Alternator needs new.

>>> Sounds about right.

I've never seen a "bad" alternator on any of my Audis... replaced a
handful of regulators or just brushes, though.  So my '82 cgt has a 23
year old, 310,000 miles "alternator" in it, and the '89 90Q a 16 y.o.
190,000 one.  Young brushes, though.

>>> Hope she's had the timing belt changed every 60,000 miles!

>> Don't even get me started on that.   I don't find these 
>> maintenance/failure intervals acceptable at all.  Don't let me stop
>> *you* though.

> Yeah sure... why change something as important as the timing belt? 
> Especially on say, my 85 CGT where if it snaps, the pistons will
> pound the valves in to oblivion and I'll have to spend a couple grand
>  instead of the $50 it would have cost to install a new belt.
> Granted, I don't think the Golf you were talking about has an
> "interference engine" but again...

Um, unless you swapped the engine, your Coupe isn't an interference
motor either.

I've just been realizing that my '82 coupe's "new" timing belt has been 
in there for six years... it's only gone 40,000 miles, but I guess it's 
time to replace it again!

-- 
Huw Powell

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