1981 Volkswagen Rabbit

LS Diesel Hatchback

DIESEL

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Diesel

SORRY I HAD TO DELETE AND RELIST THIS ITEM. I USED A PREVIOUS LISTING AS A BASIS FOR THIS LISTING AND FORGOT TO CHANGE THE VIN NUMBER AND LOCATION.THEY ARE CORRECTED NOW. I bought this car from an old man in Sun City, AZ for $2500. He was the second owner and he owned it for 20 plus of its 35 years.It mostly sat in his garage for at least the past 10 years, he drove it only occasionally but always kept it up.And yes, the interior is REALLY that good in person and the interior is ALL ORIGINAL. I had repaired or replaced EVERYTHING on this car and now have over $8,000 invested, (yes, I know, I will never get all that I have invested out of it but someone is really going to enjoy this car). All mechanical work was done by a VW factory trained mechanic who even worked on these cars in the dealership when they were new. I don't think you will find a nicer, more reliable, VW diesel sedan than this one, and you can drive this one home with confidence to wherever you live, east coast, west coast, north, south, you name it.And EVERYTHING works. Original radio, rear defrost, rear window wiper, all switches, clock even keeps perfect time.This car only needs ONE thing. The driver side vent window. It must have fallen out at some time and the old man had a plexiglass replacement put in instead. It fits nicely but is the only non original item on this car. You can buy a new vent window glass on eBay for about a hundred dollars and they take 30 minutes to install. I had an '81 Rabbit Diesel back in the late 80s and if you ever drove one back then, you will find that this one drives JUST LIKE A NEW ONE. Very tight, very accurate, great acceleration, ZERO SMOKE, immediate cold starting.I have included a lot of underside pictures for those of you in the North and Northeast. Cars like this one are simply not available in rusty climates.Here is a partial list of everything I did or had done to this car. 0 0 1 133 759 Howard Live Music 6 1 891 14.0 Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE 1. Bodywork a. New total car paint job to original metallic sand color and all dents, dings, blemishes fixed. b. All five wheels powder coated c. Underside of car undercoated 2. Replacement parts a. New wiper blades b. Fuel filter(s) c. Air filter d. New battery e. New tires 3. Brakes a. Brake flush b. new brakes c. new master wheel cylinders d. new rear brake line e. new flexible brake hoses replaced on entire car 4. Rear axel a. new rear wheel bearings b. new rear wheel bearing seals 5. Transmission a. new clutch, pressure plate b. new shifter bushings c. new transmission oil 6. Front end rebuild a. new inside and outside tie rod ends b. new steering rack boots 7. Engine a. new lube oil, filter b. new head gasket, rings and cylinders were perfect c. new valve guides d. new valve cover gasket e. new timing belt f. coolant replacedg. new glow plugsh. cleaned, lubricated and tested all four injectors 8. Suspension a. New front struts b. New rear struts c. New upper front strut bearings d. New rear strut bushings 9. Interior a. New headliner b. Door handles lubed and adjusted c. Window regulators lubed and adjusted d. New rear hatch piston On Jan-08-16 at 16:40:03 PST, seller added the following information: NEW PICTURES OF ENGINE AND STRUT TOWERS ADDED.