[Vwdiesel] Caddy in Canada!

[Nate Wall]

I drove a couple of these when I worked at a VW dealer
delivering parts in the 1980s. They had a gas one and
a diesel one. The gas one was fast as crap and all us
parts jockeys ragged the P*%s out of it. No A/C and
black interior. Roasted my butt off in the summer in
it. It went through shift bushings every few months!
The diesel one was slow as molassass on a sub-zero
day. It had A/C and that really slowed it down, but
the oversized A/C in that small cab froze the bejesus
out of you. So I guess I do have something to compare
the Jetta TD to. The Jetta is not that bad after all.
The Caddys are like a little space capsules, aren't
they! All the Ds were 1.6 NAs. A TD should fit w/ some
exhaust modifications.

--Nate

--- Sandy Cameron <scameron at compmore.net> wrote:
> I was looking at a caddy today, first one I ever got
> close to or sat in.
> How do normal people fit into those things! I'm only
> 200 lbs.
>
> It's for sale and rust free. Don't know what year,
> but rumored to have come
> from south Carolina. Shure hasn't been in Canada
> more than a month, would be
> full of holes by now. Looks like about 75,000 miles
> on the clock, but
> probably not working.
> Paint is ok but not my favorite, color dark metalic
> blue.
>
> I believe they were all 1.6L NA's?
> Would my 1.6 TD fit? I know I have to change the
> engine mounts.
>
> What would it be worth?
>
> Not pristine, seats sag a bit, needs cleaning inside
> and engine room. But no
> holes. No back bumper. I can make a wood one. TG is
> straight, but seems
> adrift from the hinge or latches. Best part, 20
> years old, no more emission
> tests.
>
> Sandy
>
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