88 vw fox

The Volkswagen Fox is a subcompact car produced and designed by Volkswagen of Brazil and sold in Latin America from until [1] [2] 88 vw fox in Europe from until[3] [4] where it was sold as the city car offering.

In the following decade, Volkswagen decided to sell the Brazilian-made Volkswagen Gol as a Volkswagen Fox in the United States, presumably using the Fox name because it was so good. This one made it to over , miles on the odometer, which is pretty good for any s car, much less a Brazilian one. The two-door wagon had fallen out of favor among American car shoppers by, oh, about the late s , but the Fox wagon was really more of an elongated hatchback than a true wagon though it did have a proper wagon-grade tailgate. It was the lowest-priced wagon in America, according to this ad. He has toiled at copywriting, technical writing, junkmail writing, fiction writing and now automotive writing. He has owned many terrible vehicles and some good ones.

88 vw fox

Log in. Sign up. JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Could use a re-buff from winter. It's very clean, and the pictures show that. The timing is currently set to 9degrees advance and it runs on 87 octane. It's not the fastest thing in the world but for what it is, it moves along well. Nice Ate pads and rotors. Brake fluid flushed at the same time. The one in the car functions and works like it should, heat is blasting hot like it should be. I was having problems sourcing another fox tachometer cluster and had a spare 16v cluster around and wired it in. Everything works as it should, and if you wanted to you could wire in MFA at a later date. I purchased the proper AEB oil filter flange for it as well, and the distributor that is in the block has the proper gear and sleeve for proper fitment. Also the block has the correct block off plate.

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Log in. Sign up. JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. I've got a bone stock '88 Fox and I'm sure the timing is jacked up.

88 vw fox

Make Volkswagen. Model Fox. Motor and transmission have been gone through by a certified VW mechanic and runs great. Rust free car. New clutch kit so shifting is very smooth. Interior is all original and looks amazing for its age. Some minor wear on seats from what looks like old seat covers that were taken off. Not stained. Exhaust looks to have been replaced and has a great sound that everyone has complimented on.

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It hasn't been trouble free what car is at this age? R8k That might be enough to get a 2e and run carbs? Heater hose popped. Timing was off, so making that right made the car quicker and better on fuel. It was discontinued in Sharan I. I don't notice the wind noise as much any more, probably mainly because I've gotten used to it. At least I had fun in Puerto Rico. I would start with the cv's and see whats left after that. Product appearance and specifications are subject to change without notice. The Fox did not have an anti-lock braking system. View 1 reply Reply to this comment. Published: May 9th, Share.

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Come join the discussion about performance, builds, modifications, classifieds, troubleshooting, maintenance, new releases, and more! Ford was the first to go bankrupt, so that says everything. Car randomly has trouble starting on rainy days or when parked on wet grass. Might be the "only" Fox Wagon on the East Coast Please try again. Haha, but seriously, I could fit a couple bodies in the trunk of this car, easy. General Comments: This car is overall a solid 8 in my book, only because of how frequent I was having problems at one point, but after I fixed these issues, it hasn't given me grief ever since. He spends a great deal of time in self-service junkyards. Golf III Cabriolet. Compact MPV. These days the Fox is quite rare, and its boxy shape is impossible to get new! So, 20 km later, and this Fox is running better than when I got it. The Volkswagen Fox is a subcompact car produced and designed by Volkswagen of Brazil and sold in Latin America from until [1] [2] and in Europe from until , [3] [4] where it was sold as the city car offering. Unless otherwise indicated, all prices exclude applicable taxes and installation costs. Archived from the original on 18 February