aja8888
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Some of you know I have been "around" the Forums for nearly 10 years and have acquired and driven a good number of VW diesels spanning three model generations.
I recently turned in a 2014 Passat to VW under Dieselgate that I bought from our good friend Chris in NJ just before he passed. The reason I turned it in was I retired last year and just don't drive it much anymore. I also have a 2003 Jetta TDI with 306,000 miles on it that was a resurrection project last year and I can't part with the thing. We also have a Hyundai Santa Fe that my wife drives. But neither of us really drive "a lot" anymore so the cars are gathering dust. Our big trip last year was to the 2016 TDI Fest in Wisconsin and we also stopped on the way back to visit family. That was 3,000 miles. But most of our driving is local now and that doesn't warrant a late model TDI sedan or wagon.
Just last December, I fell into the purchase of a 1971 Super Beetle that was in a trust of a deceased friend's father-in-law. It was the last asset to sell and I picked it up for the tidy sum of $1,000. The car has been sitting for a year in the hot Texas sun and doesn't currently run. It's history is unknown except that the last two registrations were in Texas and I assume it has been in these parts it's whole life.
Condition-wise, she has had a partial (?) refurbishment and many repairs and replacement parts. There is some new sheet metal behind the engine (firewall) that still has the shipping sticker on it, and it's unpainted. So someone has had the body off this car at one time not too long ago. The car has new seat cover, new carpets, what looks like a new or rebuilt transaxle and hs been totally repainted. That all sounds good, but it doesn't run and 1/2 the lights are not working.
The car was towed to my garage the other day and I am ready to dig into it and "bring it back to life". I am not planning a "rotisserie" rehab or anything like that, although many people do just that and pour $thousands$ into these Bugs. My goal is to get it all sorted out and then drive it (sometimes).
So this is where we start this thread. Please feel free to comment and suggest things, etc. I do have the Bentley manual for this Bug.
Trailing home:
In the garage:
The first thing to address: The hornet's nest of wiring (no computers or circuit boards here)
She's not running but I did get it to fire!
I recently turned in a 2014 Passat to VW under Dieselgate that I bought from our good friend Chris in NJ just before he passed. The reason I turned it in was I retired last year and just don't drive it much anymore. I also have a 2003 Jetta TDI with 306,000 miles on it that was a resurrection project last year and I can't part with the thing. We also have a Hyundai Santa Fe that my wife drives. But neither of us really drive "a lot" anymore so the cars are gathering dust. Our big trip last year was to the 2016 TDI Fest in Wisconsin and we also stopped on the way back to visit family. That was 3,000 miles. But most of our driving is local now and that doesn't warrant a late model TDI sedan or wagon.
Just last December, I fell into the purchase of a 1971 Super Beetle that was in a trust of a deceased friend's father-in-law. It was the last asset to sell and I picked it up for the tidy sum of $1,000. The car has been sitting for a year in the hot Texas sun and doesn't currently run. It's history is unknown except that the last two registrations were in Texas and I assume it has been in these parts it's whole life.
Condition-wise, she has had a partial (?) refurbishment and many repairs and replacement parts. There is some new sheet metal behind the engine (firewall) that still has the shipping sticker on it, and it's unpainted. So someone has had the body off this car at one time not too long ago. The car has new seat cover, new carpets, what looks like a new or rebuilt transaxle and hs been totally repainted. That all sounds good, but it doesn't run and 1/2 the lights are not working.
The car was towed to my garage the other day and I am ready to dig into it and "bring it back to life". I am not planning a "rotisserie" rehab or anything like that, although many people do just that and pour $thousands$ into these Bugs. My goal is to get it all sorted out and then drive it (sometimes).
So this is where we start this thread. Please feel free to comment and suggest things, etc. I do have the Bentley manual for this Bug.
Trailing home:
In the garage:
The first thing to address: The hornet's nest of wiring (no computers or circuit boards here)
She's not running but I did get it to fire!