Chris:

Cavet emptor!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

expect the
worse!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

REpeat after me;

I WILL NEVER PAY TOP DOLLAR FOR A CAR THAT I CAN NOT
DRIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My tranny locked up (around 130k) also;   3rd/4th sliding hub gear
failure. If VW had mad the repair I would expect cost in four digits!