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1983 Volkswagen Rabbit LS 1983 Volkswagen Rabbit LS
$3,950
Cincinnati, Ohio
Category Hatchback
Mileage 60746
Posted Over 1 Month
This 1983 Rabbit is a true survivor. One of the few heard about, but seldom seen "Granny" cars. Estate sale. Purchased new in '83, garage kept. No AC, no power anything. Rare automatic transmission! Original AM/FM radio with antenna. Everything works, including clock. Included are a recent good back up battery, extra mud flaps, the original gas cap and oil filler cap, the original steering wheel with cover, the front plate frame, a set of good headlights. The VW monster mats in some of the pics are not included. The original mats are. Unfortunately no old service records, but a fairly complete car fax is available. Copies of all recent records included. Owners manual! 60k original miles! No rust, all original, except steering wheel, which I changed to the GTI style. Original comes with car. Dealer installed seat covers! The front seats appear brand new under them, just like the back seat. Brakes, struts, tires all fairly recent before I got the car. Granny took care of this thing. What I've done: New Bosal exhaust/muffler /Sylvania halogen sealed beam headlamps /New Bosch battery, plugs, rotor and plug wires. wiper blades/ New O2 sensor/ Oil, filter, transmission fluid and filter, fuel filter, air filter/ Motor mounts and transmission mount replaced /New drive belts,/ timing belt appears fairly recent./ New star style gas cap/ Original style key with duplicates. What does it need? Small dent on the front right fender. Right rear bumper has some minor damage. The headliner is sagging on the drivers side. It has the usual rattles around the glove box, the new mounts helped a lot. Quiets down when warmed up and in warm weather. It stalls on right turns when the fuel tank is at 1/2 or below. I rarely drive the car and have always kept the tank pretty full. I was driving the other day to warm it up and get it out of storage for the day when I discovered this.It always starts right up after stalling, but is annoying to say the least. Research has revealed that this is a very common problem with these cars, and replacing the fuel tank is the solution. Google "VW Rabbit right turn" and read the thread from VW Vortex. EBay will not let me add the link. A tank is relatively inexpensive, $100-150, and if you're a DIY er, shouldn't be too bad of a job. Otherwise a couple hours of labor. I am not able to do this repair due to a disability, and will offer the car for sale as is. It runs and drives great,as long as the tank is kept at or above about 1/2. Entered in Cincy VW show this year in the water cooled category. Didn't win, but got loads of great reviews. This is an original, unmolested/unmodded US built MK1 Rabbit. Shipping from Cincinnati is not included.
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Volkswagen : Rabbit LS Diesel 1981 vw rabbit diesel
$5,500
Prescott, Arizona
Category Hatchback
Mileage 164000
Posted Over 1 Month
This car was listed and "sold" previously for $4250 but the guy did not come through with the money.Please do not bid on this car if you do not have the money or you are not planning on buying it. It costs me $50 to resist it each time. This car was purchased from an older gentleman 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.The all original interior is REALLY as good the photos and the interior is ALL ORIGINAL. I have had everything repaired or replaced on this car and now have over $8,000 invested. I will never get all that I have invested out of it but someone is really going to enjoy this car. However, I found a similar one with a factory sunroof so I'm keeping that one and selling this one. 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
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Volkswagen : Rabbit LS 81 vw rabbit diesel ls white 500 obo
$500
Lincoln, Nebraska
Category Hatchback
Mileage 231654
Posted Over 1 Month
This vehicle was purchased used in 2006 with 189K miles and was last driven in December 2014. White four-door hatchback with sunroof. Leather seats are in good shape, door interior is in average condition, and headliner is drooping. The radio is missing and it needs a deep cleaning. It doesn't start, the hood latch is broken, and the brakes are rusted os the wheels don't rotate. Might best be used for parts. It resides in Lincoln, Nebraska and you would need to haul it away. Asking $500 obo. Will listen to all offers.
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