Re: going rate for a rocco

["Wm. Josiah Erikson" <josiah@gsinet.net>]

All '82 and '83 Scirocco II's came from the factory with the real monowiper
setup. I'd personally pay $1500 for the 16v, and $600 for the '82. (I don't
think much at all of a Scirocco with a lackluster 1.7, solid discs and no
swaybars- all '82's came from the factory like this, unless I'm mistaken.)
    -Josiah
    '84 GTI (off the road for the winter)
    '86 Scirocco 8v (buy me!)
    '87 QSW (daily driver)
    http://www.gsinet.net/~josiah

Neal Tovsen wrote:

> I'm looking into a winter beater so I don't have to submit my 16v to the
> riggors of Minnesota road salt. Kinda sad...I bought the car 'cause it
> was cheap and fun. Now I've been underneath it, and there's no rust, and
> I've totally fallen in love with the thing. Arrg.
>
> Anyway, among other obvous beater options, I've come across two Sciroccos
> for sale that might work as combination winter cars and potential parts
> donars. How much are the worth?
>
> Behind door number 1:
> 87 16v, Tornado Red. Almost identical to my car (88), but in sad cosmetic
> shape. Lots of surface rust, the dash is horribly cracked, and the seats
> are chewed up. The car sat for a long time, and picked up some residents
> (the nest is still under the rain tray). No sun roof, but it does look to
> have a complete cruise-control system (disconnected). The real bonus is
> that it has a brand new head, so the engine probably runs well (though I
> haven't heard it). The dealer wants $2000, which I think is out of the
> question, since I only paid $3000 for mine, and it looks like it's just
> off the showroom compared to this thing.
>
> Behind door number 2:
> 82 1.7l 8v, dark red. Has also been sitting for a while (all summer).
> Supposedly runs well - I'll take it for a drive when the guy charges the
> battery. Body is in pretty good shape and the interior looks dirty but not
> totally abused. It's being sold by a grease-monkey shop that specializes
> in Baja Bugs (wild for Minnesota, eh?). He's asking $1500, and again I'm
> not sure that it's worth that much. The only noticable bonus is an
> honest-to-goodness real mono wiper setup.
>
> Both these guys seemed like they might take a lot less than they're asking
> if I waived cash in their face. Assuming the engines run well and the
> suspension and brakes are OK, what are
> they worth?
>
>                         Neal Tovsen
>
> --
> To subscribe or unsubscribe, send email to scirocco-L-request@scirocco.org,
> with your request (subscribe, unsubscribe) in the BODY of the message.


--
To subscribe or unsubscribe, send email to scirocco-L-request@scirocco.org,
with your request (subscribe, unsubscribe) in the BODY of the message.