[Vwdiesel] Should I keep or bail now?

[Harmon Seaver]

  Where are you at? Maybe you should just sell it to me and save yourself the
headaches. 8-)


On Sat, Feb 08, 2003 at 07:21:08AM -0500, Andy Mann wrote:
> Ok...I need some advice again. I have an 86 Jetta diesel that I
> have currently about $600 into (purchase price + exhaust).  I need
> to have a timing belt, starter and new tires put on. This would bring
> me up to about $1000 invested. The car has 300k on it (mostly
> highway from previous owner) and seems to run ok. The prior
> owner seemed very responsible and kept all records...even oil
> changes. He also bought the car from his boss who was just as
> responsible I'm told.
>  My question is....where do I draw the line? I'm told the injector
> pump starts to go around 300k and cost about $900 to repair.
> Clutch seems ok but don't know how much life it has left. Body ok
> as well with a few repairs but looks fine. Interior fine. Is it worth
> getting this car up to speed or should I just cut my losses before I
> get nickled and dimed to death? This car was made in Germany
> which I hear is a plus. It started pretty good even in the cold before
> the starter went. No oil in anti-freeze or milkshakes when you open
> the oil filler cap. The air conditioner even works! Waterpump,
> altenator,glowplugs and brakes all done recently(by previous
> owner).
> What does the list think? Is it worth investing in or should I bail
> now? What else can I look forward to going wrong? Any advice
> would be appreciated.
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