Since we are reminiscing, I got my MK2a during the fire sale and was very active early on. I bought a few and sold a few on Ebay, which more than paid for the one I kept. It has lasted me through a few VW's, an Audi, a Viper (which I had during a SF Bay meetup in 2001/2002), and now I am trying to decide if I should sell it.