Finally got a chance to sit down and write email- it's been a busy couple
weeks. I agree- the list has been really slow. A few years ago, it was
pretty hopping (and there were raffles!). Maybe it is the changing
demographics of A2 drivers, or the fact that there are not a lot of good
condition 16vs out there. I paid a little more than market cost for my
current 16v, but that was because it was totally pristine, and had been
garaged for a few years up in VT (not driven that much). People tend to
move on, I think, and trade in their 16vs for Audis or newer VWs when they
get older. I'm 29 now, and every so often I do think about trading in the
GLI, but then I drive something else, and realize how much I still love the
car.
Vwvortex seems to be sliding a lot, at least in the A2/16V category. The A2
forum is about 80-90% noise, very few productive or technical threads. The
16v forum is better, but not by much.
I'd be happy to help out with the website- I'm pretty good with Dreamweaver
type stuff, but I was thinking the best thing to do would be some sort of
php/mySQL programming where people could upload tips/comments/info into a
central database (where the 16v list could also be archived), allowing for
a searchable information source, which would be much more useful than
making up forums/user registries. Any other ideas?
Andrew
BTW- replaced all my intake boots this week. They were completely shredded.
2-3 inch tears on the undersides, I don't know how the car even ran. After
replacing them, the MPG on my MFA shot up about 10 miles/gallon from the
correct vacuum pressure now being in the intake system!
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