A friend wants to sell me his 81 NA rabbit

[allsierra123]

It needs a good bit of work. The starter is bad the ignition needs replaced. Needs struts and a ton of interior work. Now it does run pretty good. he drives it to work and what not. He wants $700 for it. Body is clean and rust free. does it sound like a decent deal?

[Rabbit TD]

To me the body is the most important part if you want it to look half decent too.  The rest is bolt on stuff from just enough to get it running to insane amounts of money.  It's just a matter of how bad you are infected with this disease and coming here everyday just makes it worse.  It's really ----ed me up bad    P.S., I have an 81 Rabbit too and I got it for free from my friend many dollars ago.  He even thinks I'm crazy and he got the disease from me

[allsierra123]

well I have a 91 vanagon project this is just to get me through until the project is done.

[Rabbit TD]

well I have a 91 vanagon project this is just to get me through until the project is done.

Nah! you won't leave it alone, it's next

[riceatingrabbit]

well I have a 91 vanagon project this is just to get me through until the project is done.

Nah! you won't leave it alone, it's next

lol... I would second that!

my first vw was supposed to be "just a beater"... and since then I have owned more than ten of them... and I'm only 20

[allsierra123]

well I am a diesel fanatic. That is for sure and VW im off the wall nuts about true. I am just worried it wont last me long enough to finish the van although i am very close on the van as well.

[Rabbit TD]

well I have a 91 vanagon project this is just to get me through until the project is done.

Nah! you won't leave it alone, it's next

lol... I would second that!

my first vw was supposed to be "just a beater"... and since then I have owned more than ten of them... and I'm only 20

In 1990 I had 5 Rabbits at one time. 2 were good cars and 3 were good bodied parts cars.  The neighbors said they heard of breeding Rabbits but not like this and the County got after me for the 3 in the yard

[catlin_cava]

diesel is a curse...once you get it...you can't leave it... its a good curse

[Rabbit TD]

diesel is a curse...once you get it...you can't leave it... its a good curse

The only cure is a better one.  I really like  the new TDI's but I like the simplicity of these old ones more.

[catlin_cava]

I'm working my way up to a TDI lol

[rabbitman]

To the OP, I'd probly get it. No rust is very handy and it looks waaay better than a rust bucket

[kane66]

Personally I would pass, I bought a beater for 700, and regretted it. It ended up needing much more work than anticipated, and I eventually ended up swapping the engine into something else just to get rid of that money pit.   I don't know how far you are from portland, but there are two jetta diesels on craigslist for about that price that might need much less work. Just my two cents.... and I agree about the diesel bug... I have three in various states of repair.

:edit: just checked craigslist and they must have sold... but like I said spend a little more and get something that has less problems unless your budy is willing to help you fix it for free

[arb]

It needs a good bit of work. The starter is bad the ignition needs replaced. Needs struts and a ton of interior work. Now it does run pretty good. he drives it to work and what not. He wants $700 for it. Body is clean and rust free. does it sound like a decent deal?

Ignition system ?? So its a gasser ? Too much money then.

[allsierra123]

not ignition system the switch. Its a 1.6 Diesel.

[arb]

Ah... look on Craigslist - I've seen cheeper / better condition diesel Rabbits in your neck of the woods. Even further East in Idaho.