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Title: Going to get my Caddy! Loooong drive.
Post by: subsonic on July 19, 2008, 11:51:06 am

Bought my plane ticket, and I will be landing in Seattle on the 23rd to pick up my rust free Caddy for the long drive home.  Seattle to Maine.  
I have also found two more that I would love to buy, but cant figure out how to get three of them home.  I may tow one, but that still leaves me short.  Anyone here live near Seattle?

Title: Going to get my Caddy! Loooong drive.
Post by: zukgod1 on July 19, 2008, 03:23:53 pm

800 miles South East of there.

Title: Going to get my Caddy! Loooong drive.
Post by: shegel on July 19, 2008, 06:04:34 pm

im about 30 miles south of seattle. it takes me about an hour to get threre though...

Title: Going to get my Caddy! Loooong drive.
Post by: shegel on July 19, 2008, 06:05:15 pm

hit me up and i'll show you my car in person

Title: Going to get my Caddy! Loooong drive.
Post by: subsonic on July 19, 2008, 07:25:57 pm

Looks like I will be taking I-90 east for most of the drive.  I am picking the truck up at the airport.  The other two I am looking at are about 30 min south in olympia.  Might need to try and find a good used tow dolly.  Anyone have a good lead on one in the area?

eye candy
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Title: Going to get my Caddy! Loooong drive.
Post by: Turbinepowered on July 19, 2008, 07:55:53 pm

Nice truck!

Title: Going to get my Caddy! Loooong drive.
Post by: burn_your_money on July 19, 2008, 08:29:20 pm

jealous jealous jealous jealous jealous jealous jealous jealous jealous jealous jealous jealous jealous jealous jealous jealous jealous jealous  :D

Title: Going to get my Caddy! Loooong drive.
Post by: Kudagra on July 20, 2008, 04:43:24 am

What are those silly orange colored things in the front of the head where the Injectors should go?

Title: Going to get my Caddy! Loooong drive.
Post by: subsonic on July 20, 2008, 05:57:28 am

Quote from: "burn_your_money"

jealous jealous jealous jealous jealous jealous jealous jealous jealous jealous jealous jealous jealous jealous jealous jealous jealous jealous  :D

You know the solution.... :wink:

Title: Going to get my Caddy! Loooong drive.
Post by: subsonic on July 20, 2008, 06:00:53 am

Quote from: "Kudagra"

What are those silly orange colored things in the front of the head where the Injectors should go?

Orange glow plugs :lol:

It's a gasser for now.  It is not the original motor, This one was swapped in a few years ago with 80K on it.

To drop in a MK2 NA or TD I just need to swap the motor mounts right?

Title: Going to get my Caddy! Loooong drive.
Post by: burn_your_money on July 20, 2008, 06:28:13 am

Quote from: "subsonic"

To drop in a MK2 NA or TD I just need to swap the motor mounts right?

Give or take a few wires, yes

Title: Going to get my Caddy! Loooong drive.
Post by: fatmobile on July 20, 2008, 08:27:12 pm

I'm about an hour south of I-90 so if you have any trouble while going through southern Minnesota let me know.

Title: Going to get my Caddy! Loooong drive.
Post by: subsonic on July 20, 2008, 09:30:56 pm

Cool, thanks.  Guess I should set up some emergency "Oh *** !" points along the way.  Why don't you pm me your contact info and I will plot it on the map and in the phone.

Title: Going to get my Caddy! Loooong drive.
Post by: subsonic on July 20, 2008, 09:36:16 pm

Quote from: "shegel"

hit me up and i'll show you my car in person

Not sure where it is, but I will be going to look at a second caddy on Kaiser road in olympia.  Guy said it was about 30 min south of the airport.

Send me your contact info. Perhaps we can work something out.


Just noticed the radio in my picture.  Is that  still the stock unit!

Title: Going to get my Caddy! Loooong drive.
Post by: fatmobile on July 22, 2008, 01:17:06 am

I saw this on the vortex today:
http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=3022022
 Just tragic,...

  put some weight in the back if you are going to tow with this thing.
 I've heard of folks pulling stuff out of the towed vehicle to put in the towing vehicle... for 2 reasons:
 Rear car weighs less, towing car weighs more.

Title: Going to get my Caddy! Loooong drive.
Post by: jimfoo on July 22, 2008, 06:36:30 am

I think some states require any towed vehicle to have brakes as well, like the dolly having a surge brake or electric brakes or tapping into the vehicles brakes for a tow bar.

Title: Going to get my Caddy! Loooong drive.
Post by: subsonic on July 23, 2008, 04:55:35 am

Well, the problems have been solved-just not the way I wanted.  My wife and I had a talk about finances and the "economic feasability" :roll:  of my trip.  "we" decided that having one car to work on / play with was enough.  Doesnt she understand?  One is never enough!
Flush that air fare down the toilet :(
Oh well, I would rather live in a happy home instead of having that really nice, sweet, cherry, rust free, west coast caddy. :cry:  
I am sure one in that condition will show up here in the north east for the same $1500 I was going to get that one for. :roll:  
Thanks to all of you guy's who offered to help on the way, it was kind of you.

Title: Going to get my Caddy! Loooong drive.
Post by: zukgod1 on July 23, 2008, 07:21:51 am

Maybe you could post up the info on that one so that those of us on the left coast could snag it up?

Title: Going to get my Caddy! Loooong drive.
Post by: subsonic on July 23, 2008, 08:01:24 am

He had a line of buyer's :cry:  :cry:  :cry:

If any of you guys are interested I know where here are two more as a package deal fo 1200.  One is rust free, one has a small hole under the rear glass.  It's a good deal.  I was going to buy them and trailer one home and sell the other.  Talked to the guy and he said there was a ton of new parts still waiting to go on.  One had a gti engine and tranny etc. Good deal for someone.
Looks like I am *** outa luck on this one.

http://seattle.craigslist.org/oly/car/758636338.html

Here is one more, nice but a bit more money.
http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/car/760424740.html

Title: Going to get my Caddy! Loooong drive.
Post by: trent77 on July 28, 2008, 08:11:23 pm

I live just outside of Madison, WI, I-90 goes through here, so if you have any trouble give my cell phone a call 608-513-6677 Good luck

Trent

Title: Going to get my Caddy! Loooong drive.
Post by: shegel on August 17, 2008, 07:37:36 pm

so are you getting it or not cause its back up on craigslist