Re: Hello!

["Brian Honnold" <bhonnold@pac-cap.com>]

-----Original Message-----
From: J. McReynolds <sigmac@portland.quik.com>
To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Date: Sunday, November 29, 1998 4:12 PM
Subject: Hello!


>'Just a quick hello from a new lister--a non-boy-type, but
>none-the-less vehement when it comes to defending my Scirocco!
>And yes, I can wield a wrench now and then, if it doesn't involve
>anything more serious than checking a thermostat or tightening a
>belt.  I think if you own a VW, you WILL end up wielding a wrench.
> For a time I lived in a town small enough where there were no
>mechanics who would  touch a Volkswagon of any model--even water
>cooled, so I had to learn to fix a few things on my own!  I do
>love my '79 roc, though.  I can remember back to when I was a very
>little girl, seeing one on a commercial for the first time--it was
>during the Olympics, and VW introduced the Rabbit, the Dasher, and
>the Scirocco all in one tv ad.  I quickly identified which one I
>wanted!  And I'd wanted one ever since.  I'm not sure this one is
>a collector, though.  The body's not perfectly straight and some
>idiot repainted it the wrong colour before I got it.  But that
>engine, it just keeps going and going--going on 200K now.  I can
>never complain when it breaks down, it's always something simple:
>a relay or a thermoswitch.  I wish I could say that about my other
>cars.  Oh, I'm sure my day will come for bigger repairs, but not
>today.  Today I shall just rejoice in the knowledge that others
>are as enamored as I am.
>
>Jennifer
>


Welcome to the party Jennifer.  It's always a great day when another MkI
fanatic joins the list.

Brian Honnold
'78 Rocco Ragtop



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