5 speed! This is one of the nicest rust free, restored Rabbits around.

This car spent most of its life behind a motor home before I purchased it. The car has NO rust and has been meticulously restored. The car was completely stripped of all its trim, glass, lights, handles, latches etc. It has a complete paint job inside and out with the original VW color including color sanding for a smooth finish. Everything works fine including the air conditioning. It drives like new and needs nothing. Diesel engine gets 46-48 mpg. (Less if you have the AC on.) True mileage unknown as odometer was not working. Odometer has been rebuilt. New parts include:

· Brakes

· Tires

· Struts & strut upper bearings

· Shocks & many suspension parts

· Fuel pump

· Timing belt

· Shift linkage

· Door seals

· Tail lights

· Grill

· Carpet set

· Seat upholstery

· Head liner

· Door panels

Aluminum bumpers ground flat and polished to look like chrome (a bit of a project to get them looking perfect) all new trim tape and stainless bolts for bumpers.

I restore cars for a hobby and I have a few more than I need which is the reason for selling. Personal and/or professional inspections welcome. Car is for sale locally so I reserve the right to end auction early if sold. Free local pick up or will help with shipping arrangements at buyers expense.

For questions call 207-975-5470

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Tuffy Auto Service Centers ★★★★★

Auto Repair & Service, Brake Repair

Address: 22750 Pontiac Trl, Salem-Twp

Phone: (248) 437-4800

Tire Warehouse ★★★★★

Auto Repair & Service, Tire Dealers

Address: 24 Topsham Fair Mall Rd, Bowdoin

Phone: (207) 725-7020

Tire Supermarket ★★★★★

Auto Repair & Service, Tire Recap, Retread & Repair, Tire Dealers

Address: 38670 Michigan Ave, Salem-Twp

Phone: (734) 895-8326

Rotary Auto Sales ★★★★★

New Car Dealers, Used Car Dealers, Used Truck Dealers

Address: 1844 Lisbon Rd, Lisbon-Falls

Phone: (207) 753-3004

Michigan Tint Co ★★★★★

Auto Repair & Service, Window Tinting, General Contractors

Address: 6418 Golden Ln, Salem-Twp

Phone: (248) 866-8520

Kupskis Auto Body ★★★★★

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Address: 34914 Forest St, Salem-Twp

Phone: (734) 728-4770

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Volkswagen unveils sportier Passat Performance Concept ahead of Detroit debut

Fri, 11 Jan 2013

Ahead of its official unveiling at next week's Detroit Auto Show, Volkswagen has released some preliminary details and images of its Passat Performance Concept - a car that, as its name suggests, adds a little more spice to the automaker's midsize sedan formula. VW makes no mention of any production intent for this road-ready-looking sedan, simply stating that the Performance Concept is a way to "explore this practical four-door's sportier side."
It certainly doesn't look too sporty, the only visual upgrades being larger 19-inch wheels, dual exhaust, bi-xenon headlamps with VW's Advanced Front Lighting system, LED taillmaps and carbon-look mirror caps. Inside, there are carbon interior accents and two-tone leather upholstery. But no matter, the real upgrades for this mightier Passat are found below the sheetmetal.
Powering the Performance Concept is a 1.8-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine, churning out 250 horsepower and sending its grunt to the ground via a six-speed automatic transmission. For reference, that's 80 more horsepower than the Passat's base 2.5-liter inline-five, but 20 horsepower less than the potent 3.6-liter VR6. As for other performance upgrades, Volkswagen has fitted the car with a lowered sport suspension and revamped electronic steering, which should indeed add a bit more dynamic feedback to the already nice-driving sedan.

CEO says Volkswagen's buying spree is over

Mon, 03 Sep 2012

After adding Italian motorcycle icon Ducati to its stable and spending $5.6 billion on the rest of Porsche, Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn says he's done shopping for a while.
"We have enough to do at the moment in taking our twelve brands to where we want to be," Winterkorn tells German newspaper Handelsblatt.

Witness this insane 736-hp VW Golf immolate its front tires

Mon, 11 Mar 2013

There's torque steer and then there's what we'll from now on dub "The Boba," as in Boba Kettler. The German tuner has a way with the Volkswagen Golf, and the MkI example you see above has been touched with 736 horsepower - that's right, 96 more ponies than a new SRT Viper, all trying to get to ground through those two front wheels.
The 2.0-liter, 16-valve engine has an 8,800 rpm redline and is aided by a Garrett GTX3582R turbocharger shoving 50 psi through the internals. Other upgrades include a new ECU (natch) and a six-speed 'box among other treats. The rubber is Toyo R888s - street-legal competition tires. The result is enough smoke for three Chinese New Years when the lights go green. Indeed, the standing start isn't its forte, but it can apparently get from 62 miles per hour to 124 mph in five seconds.
Watch it go in the video below. And know that this isn't even Boba's best work; he's got a 900-hp MkII Golf that'll do 0-62 mph in 2.3 seconds.

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