Erik Dillenkofer wrote:
> Nah, the 80's weren't any good either. I only got 18 years and 314,000
> miles on my '83 GTI before I sold it (with the original engine) ... and
> bought my '01 Jetta TDI which now has 200,000 miles on it. :-)

"Only" 314,000 miles and 18 years? I'd say that's pretty good. I
knew someone who had a 1980 Scirocco that he eventually sold after about
18 years and more than 200,000 miles - and it still had the original
engine, and even the original clutch.

Eric