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Ours busy and prone to vibration. A little over 100K miles it runs strong. Being one of the last of the baby boomers. I saw alot of early Cabriolets on the road and could not afford one, when they were new and newish. My children said it felt tight on the expressway. I am looking forward to bringing...

I live in SW Dallas. Most of the yards are in SW Dallas county or South Dallas. We hit quite a few as I am an avid car collector, so have a lo9ng list of items to look for. The National Chain "Pick N Pull" has an outlet near West Davis and Loop 12, very good Euro car section, plenty of VW'...

thanks Dave, Those are some incredible links. I hope you did not see the batter blow up? Acid is mean stuff. I sometimes use it on HVAC condensate drains. But learned the hard way to clear the drain using other means, then sometimes put the acid in after it is already flowing again. How did the batt...

It is amzing what sometimes comes out of a coolant flush. More often then not quite abit of rust and dirt. I definately plan to flush the the 87 Cabriolet. We recently flushed my daughter's 84 Saab 900 Turbo she bought without records. It was the first flush we had done to a newly bought car that ca...

How about 16 valve engine? Or high performance suspensions?
John Gregg

I go to pick and pulls oftern. In fact one of my favorite activities. I am new to VW's, but am quite fond of getting Mercedes parts, sometimes water cooled Porsches. When buying a car my firt question is; 1) Is the car interesting 2) Is there good pick and pull support? There are quite a few water c...

Thanks for the helpful advice. This certainly going to be a fun car. There are alot of rabbits in the local salvage yards. It looks like a timing belt kit and motor mounts to start. The car has a little over 100K miles. Then get the rest of the intervals up to date. Any favorite suppliers on the net...

I just picked up a 1987 Cabriolet. Auto trans. Seems to run and shift well. What suggestions for a new owner? What kind of MPG's? Is regular gas OK? I tend to be a maintenence by the book fanatic. There were no books and records. What is a good idea to look at right away. It will sit in the driveway...