hmmm what to do
 

Ok so I have a line on an 85 diesel jetta for 200 bucks.

So it sits with a broken shifter shaft. Not a big deal a small tube and some JB weld or roll pins will have that fixed.

Big problem is no key and he needs it gone by Wednesday.

should I...
A) call a VW dealership with the VIN and get them to make me a key. after I fire up the truck, rent a dolly and drag it home. $45 for the dolly 10 bucks for the gas after I drive the truck to work and then to get the vw then home.
B) Use a big screw driver, a hammer and a pair of vice grips and turn the key tumbler to "disengage" the steering wheel lock then Hot wire the car? Then use a couple toggles and a snazzy protected push button for a starter button. cob the thing into 2nd or 3rd gear and limp home 5 miles past 2 stop lights? $15 for switches.
c) Forget the whole thing because I am quite buzy now and have to get ready for a moose hunt.

Call a tow company w/ a flatbed. They can drag it up and then put it just about exactly where you want it.

If it's got non-superficial rust, C.

Rusr is not bad

No key... does it start and run?

I like Option B, but can you get a complete set of lock cylinders and key at the J/Y?

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drive it home with the ignition bits apart. use a jumper to the fuel cutoff solenoid and bump start it if necessary. get fancy after you get home.

edit: but get it, $200 is a no-brainer if you have room for such a project and a path to a clear title.

Starts and runs good with bits of stereo wire stuck into the connector for the ignition switch. Has clear title.

Did not bring the car home, guy said the tires would be round, one was not. Gonna try tomorrow. Used the blunt force applied to a small area to destroy the key part. Then snipped the starter wire, and stripped a bit of the hot wire insulation. turned the guts to disengage the lockout, and stuck it in 3rd and it moved under it's own power.

Buhahahaha, the jetta is home. I need to either remove or replace calvin on the back window urinating on the words "spark plugs"

Stuck it in 3rd and with a bit of insulation stripped from a hot wire and the starter wire exposed for starting. Got the thing running and drove it home. All I need to do now is wire up some switches, fix the shifter, exterior door handle on passenger side, and come up with a key for the door locks.