[Vwdiesel] any leads on engines?

[Ken Oldrid]

I knew it was going to be a tough road finding a TD, but not paying
with my life!
Did I tell the list about buying my 97 passat TDI (200k miles)? It
was posted online for a few hours with a price of $2500 in Deleware.
I called the guy that afternoon and offered $3000 if he would hold it
for me. He agreed and I was on my way from VT. I arrived the next
afternoon. The guy said he had tons of calls. People were outbidding
me, but because i was on my way he kept our agreement. 1300 miles and
2 days after I saw the ad, I was the lucky winner of the TDI!
Not easy, but damn worth it!

Ken


>Back in 1985, I tried to buy a new Jetta TD, and all the dealers had
>sold their single demonstrator. None were to be had.
>
>I looked for two years to find a used 85 Jetta TD, and jumped on the
>first classified that showed up. It was January, 1988. I raced
>everyone else to get my cash into the hands of the seller, to close
>the deal. The guy was being transferred from his job with British
>Petroleum, from Cleveland to London, and he couldn't take his car
>along. He left on a boat, and his wife stayed behind to sell the car
>and house.
>
>I gave her the downpayment, remainder to be delivered when clear
>title was signed over to me.
>
>She went to her bank to get the title. I drove her there in the
>Jetta and sat outside, waiting for her to emerge. Half an hour went
>by. Nobody came out. Then a police cruiser pulled up beside me and
>the officer had me get out of the car and put my hands on the hood.
>They searched me for weapons, and asked why I had stolen the car.
>
>I showed them the cashier's check, made out in the amount of $5,000,
>to the owner, and I explained that I was trying to buy the car and
>had driven the owner to her bank.
>
>They made some radio calls, and from the other side of the building
>the woman emerged, accompanied by an FBI agent. She had gotten
>turned around in the bank and had come out on the other side of the
>building, into a mirror-image parking lot. She couldn't find her car
>(and me) and she panicked, ran back and had the teller call the FBI
>and police, using the bank's security lines. An all-points brought
>the law in about 2 minutes, and you can imagine the rest of the
>story.  She was very embarrassed. The officer told me, as he left,
>that if I had been driving the car (moving) they would have shot me.
>Arrrggghhhh!
>
>I almost paid for my 1985 Jetta TD with my life. You may have to
>take some risks to get yours. If you find one, RACE for it, and buy
>it before the other guy. Then fix whatever is wrong with it. They
>are rare.  Good luck. Hope you enjoyed the story.
>
>Doyt Echelberger
>84 Rabbit D
>85 Jetta TD
>82 Jetta D RIP
>Ohio  USA
>
>
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>At 02:49 PM 5/19/2003 -0400, you wrote:
>>Hi all,
>>I am looking for a 1.6 or 1.9 td engine to drop into my new
>>cabriolet. I know, take a number for a td, right? Well, I'm in VT.
>>I've heard people get 1.9 td's from canada. How? I've had no luck
>>finding a good classified ad for the quebec area. Any tips on
>>locating an engine would be appreciated.
>>Ken
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