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1979 Vw Rabbit Diesel 2dr 42mpg Made In Germany Great Daily Driver All Original on 2040-cars

US $2,495.00
Year:1979 Mileage:215000
Location:

Browns Summit, North Carolina, United States

Browns Summit, North Carolina, United States

 This is an original unmolested 1979 Rabbit Diesel C. A southern car I have every reason to believe it has spent it's entire life in the Greensboro, NC area. I have owned the car for about a year and a half now. I drive it back and forth to work daily and have taken it on several medium range trips , the longest was to Syracuse, NY and back last Christmas. It averages about 42 mpg, has started right away every time except for one 10 degree morning in January when the tank was low. Even then after trying for about 10 minutes and leaving it set about 20 and trying it again it started. The interior is in very good shape with the exception of driver's seat wear and a cracked dash. The previous owner added a three gauge setup out of a cabriolet which works nicely. Still has the orignal 1.5 L motor and original first year 5spd trans. I bought the car never intending to repaint it which it really needs, I only treated surface rust with brush applied rust preventive epoxy. Has the usual Rabbit rust at the bottom of the rear wheel wells nothing major. Strut towers all solid, needs new strut inserts though. Some denting on the passenger side roof above the door. Engine has an oil leak on the pulley side, if you drive it on the highway long distances it hardly loses any oil, but around town travel during the week usually requires a top off of oil by the end of the week. Only reason for selling found a Diesel Jetta it would like to own instead. Being a 1979 and therefore 35 years old this car requires no inspection at all in NC. Feel free to ask me any questions about the car.  The car is for sale locally and I reserve the right to cancel bids and end the auction at any time.

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