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We bought this car as a project for my son. He took it out without permission and rolled it into the ditch next to the house. Because he did so he ripped off the exhaust and tore up the brake lines (which needed to be replaced) and now has an empty reservoir, and the e-brake cable is broken. I will tell you what the previous owner has told me about the car when we purchase it a couple of weeks ago. It needs a clutch, brake lines, has a bad coolant hose, and needs body and floorboard work. The tires had been recently replaced (one is bad now- so 3 good tires), front brake work was done, bumper and one fender were recently replaced, and a roof rack added. I thought, "Ok, aside from the clutch all are easy fixes we can do in our spare time." Well, my son added to the list of repairs and expenses and now I would like to recoup some of the money we spent and minimize the loss.

Now, I'll sum up all the other nasties the previous owner didn't mention. The alarm system has been disconnected for some reason, but the electrical seems fine. The floorboards were worse then we previously thought... rolling it into a ditch revealed this. Aside from the floorpans, underneath the car doesn't look bad for any other rust. Biggest RUST issues are the floorpans, driver's door and rocker, and the gas tank door surround. The passenger side rocker could use a patch, but not in terrible condition. The rest of the body appears solid. Clear coat is peeling. Engine starts right up and runs great. The coolant leak I did not really investigate. Doesn't appear to be heavy, no white smoke, and no coolant in the oil, and compression is good. The interior needs a little work, but overall is very clean (previous owners took nice care of the interior). The ignition switch has a little bit of over-travel... once you start it you need to turn it back about 1/8".

This will be a great car for someone who has the time and energy. Buy to fix or use as a good parts car. Would like to see someone get some use out of it, but the scrap yard will give me close to what I paid for it.

I will give you a quick list of what I know this car needs: 1 new tire, brake lines, floor board repairs, clutch, e-brake cable, exhaust, coolant hose, and body work. If you can do this yourself, you have a car that needs about $1,200 in repairs for a nice running car. So, come on up to beautiful Kittery, Maine and get this out of here! I'll be happy to answer any questions. If pertinent, I'll revise ad to reflect your inquiries.

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VW uses NorCal Forest to make e-Golf carbon neutral

Mon, Jun 15 2015

On the one hand, it's just a forest. There are beautiful redwood trees and clean air, cool, quiet creeks and hidden wildlife. You know, a forest. The kind that have existed for millions of years. On the other, it's a carefully managed collection of natural resources that lets companies pay money to make their products more beneficial to the environment. Welcome to the Garcia River Forest. For our purposes, the Garcia River Forest is interesting because of its connection to Volkswagen. Its young redwoods are helping Volkswagen create something almost unheard of in the automotive industry: a (mostly) carbon-neutral car. The 10,000-foot overview of how this works is as follows: when you buy the electric car, part of your money goes to support three carbon offset projects. These projects (the one in the Garcia River Forest, the Big River And Salmon Creek Forests in California, and the McKinney Landfill in Texas) have put a price on the value of not letting more carbon get into our atmosphere. The calculations come in the form of credits per metric ton of CO2 and VW has paid enough money to cover the emissions it generates during the production and distribution of the e-Golf as well as the charging for around 36,000 miles of driving. VW worked with 3Degrees, a provider of carbon offset services, to calculate the amount of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions that each e-Golf will be responsible for, from the factory to the driveway. The Garcia River Forest location is managed by The Conservation Fund (TCF). VW originally announced the carbon-neutral program back when it revealed US details for the e-Golf, in August 2013. Stuart Gardner, project manager at VW of America for the Golf family, told AutoblogGreen that the idea for the carbon offset came from the way VW understands plug-in vehicle buyers. "At Volkswagen, we strive to be leaders in e-mobility and developing alternative powertrains and we realize that, when someone buys an electric vehicle - the e-Golf, for example - they are doing more than just buying an electric vehicle," he said. "They are buying a lifestyle and they want to engage in this lifestyle." VW is not releasing the specific amount of the purchase price of each e-Golf that is directed to the Garcia River Forest (or any other carbon offset projects).

Volkswagen breaks 40-year-old sales record in 2012

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The last time Volkswagen moved this many vehicles in America in one year, Richard Nixon was still a President in good standing, Let It Be was a radio hit and each car wearing the VW badge boasted an air-cooled engine. That's right, with a grand total of 580,286 vehicles sold in the US last year, the VW Group has broken its own four-decades-old sales record by 2,899 vehicles.
Of that 580k total sold, 438k were Volkswagens and 139k were Audi products - increases of 35.1 percent and 18.5 percent, respectively, in year-over-year sales. The ultra-premium members of the VW group also fared well; Bentley delivered 2,315 vehicles for a 23.3-precent increase, and Lamborghini delivered 520 units for a 52.9-percent jump. Bugatti, we're told is "right on track."
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