Again Thank you Leathermang. But as I stated up front, this car is a beater and not a good cannidate for the time, effort, & expense that a proper restoration would take. The car may be worth 4-6k when completly restored and for the kind of paint job I want, It would cost at least half up to almost that much just for the paint job. And that is before any interior restoration begins. I am TOTALLY anal when it comes to paint work so nothing but prefection is acceptable. Unless you know of someone who does this kind of work cheap? A $200 Macco quick paint job is not my idea of improvement and actually makes me like the car less. I believe good paint jobs can be found but are VERY hard to find! And to add to this I have dents and rust(although minimal rust)and discolored chrome to deal with. I do not mind doing mechanical stuff myself but the paint and body stuff I leave to the pros!

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2006 Jetta TDI DSG 320k miles
1997 Ford F150 325k miles 4.2L V6 "Work Truck"
2008 Tundra 225k miles 5.7L
1982 240D.....sold
1984 300D...Totaled OUCH!
1985 300D Turbo 222k miles "Dos" sold to 79Mercy
1986 300SDL 98K miles "The Beater"....sold
1987 190E 2.3 16v Euro spec 115K miles....sold