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1981 Volkswagen Rabbit Diesel. I bought this car about a year ago from its first owner. It had 135000 miles on it, I had a little work done on it, and started driving it. I drove it to Atlanta Georgia and back, from Missouri without a hitch, except for hitting a bolt in the road and ruining a tire. The car has little to no rust. It came as a gold color, I very lightly scuffed it with a green pad and painted it with OD Krylon to help preserve it. (I liked the green better than a standard primer color.) After checking tires, oil, coolant, and fuel levels, I would not be afraid to drive across the country in this little car. Although it is not very high up on the list of creature comforts, it hums right along.

The bad:

AC does not work, but compressor is free and original owner said it worked fine until he replaced the radiator.

If heater is levered on, it will smell like antifreeze. If you endure this, eventually your antifreeze level will go down. Must monitor.

Rattle in front end on bumpy roads. (Bushings??) I drive mostly highway so it isn't that bad. It does drive nice on pavement.

Rear doors open from inside only.

Passenger window does not roll down.

Speedo, odo, fuel gage, dash lights inoperable. This happened on the trip to GA. Luckily I had already had a chance to get a idea of the mileage this car gets.

1 tire pretty worn, was one of two spares; after hitting bolt in road.

Uses about a quart of oil every other fillup (1000 miles or so) if you drive it hard on the interstate 65-70 mph. You will get 50mpg at this speed, and that with a very loaded-for-a-trip load.

Headliner missing but carpet padding is installed for insulation.

Missing a rubber cap on the end of the bumper, and various other little stuff.

The Good:

New struts

3 newer tires

New windshield

Newer Radio/Mp3/CD player

Spare Fuel Can is 2.5 gallons, is full, does not leak or smell.

50mpg hwy/ 43mpg mixed driving. I have read that this car is capable of 60mpg with the right tuning.

3 spare wheels not on car, one has useable tire that holds air well on it.

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McLaren F1 poaches Jost Capito from VW WRC

Mon, Jan 18 2016

The executive shuffle continues at the McLaren Formula 1 team with news that Ron Dennis has lured Jost Capito away from his position as head of Volkswagen Motorsport. Capito will become the CEO of McLaren Racing, replacing Jonathan Neale who took the position on an interim basis at the beginning of 2014 to replace Martin Whitmarsh. Whitmarsh, who had been with McLaren for 24 years and spent five of them as F1 team principal, left the company after being moved out of the CEO position. Neale, on the other hand, who has been with McLaren Racing since 2001, is moving over to the newly created position of COO of the McLaren Technology Group. Capito left the Ford SVT division in 2012 to run VW Motorsport, and has spent the past three years shepherding the brand's World Rally Championship to three consecutive driver's and manufacturer's titles. Before that, his lengthy racing resume includes developing high-performance BMW engines, winning the Dakar Rally as a co-pilot, executive positions with Sauber in the early nineties, and managing Ford's WRC team. Dennis, who first approached Capito last summer, called him, "extremely impressive, competitive, and ambitious." The Woking team has some great parts, but it hasn't been able to make the most of them comprehensively since the end 2012 season. Autosport says that Capito has the ability to make the best pieces work together, which will probably be his biggest challenge at McLaren. Capito will remain at VW until a successor is found. News Source: The GuardianImage Credit: AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau Motorsports McLaren Volkswagen Racing Vehicles F1 jost capito

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VW promises 7-seat CUV for America in 2016

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