The VW Fox is a great, cheap car.  Period.  My very first - and only, as
it were - brand new car, was a '88 VW Fox GL Sport.  Racked up about 210k
miles on the darn thing in just over six years.  Never, not once, did that
car leave me stranded.  Never changed the timing belt.  Never had any
engine problems at all.  Changed the oil and filter about every five
thousand miles, replaced wear-and-tear items like brakes, tires, struts,
alternator, plugs, exhaust, etc.  And that's it.  The only real problem I
had was the transmission.  The syncros went out on 5th gear.  Found a VW
mechanic wiz that had a 5-speed from an Audi 4k that traded the tranny and
labor for my old beat-to-crap '83 GTi.

These cars are very good in the snow, with the right tires.  I used to
drive it from Rutland, VT to Rochester, NY virtually every weekend for
four years.  Great car.  I'd drive another in a NY minute.

Alan Bosch
& Phred ('88 Wolfsburg)

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Subject:        VW foxes (no van content)

Hey folks.

Anyone know much about VW  foxes? A friend of a friend has an 88 for
sale for ridiculously cheap and I was thinking about picking it up for a
winter beater.  anything in particular i should look at when i go to
check it out?

I don't really know much about fancy watercoolered cars.   i guess I'll
have to look at the rad and stuff. : )

thanks,

greg.
82 (aircooled) westy.

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