Re: Scirocco, a collectors car?

["Doug Teulie" <IDougT@email.msn.com>]

What makes a classic collectable?

The Corrado will not be the collector car. Why?
The car is not that important to the world. The Corrado
cost way too much and was not the class leader. I met a guy today
that had a MK2 8v then a 16v Scirocco and then a G60 Corrado
and now has a SLC Corrado. He said he should have never sold the 16v.
The 16v is the best of all Sciroccos for normal driving. The MK1
is a low end car compared to the 16v but the MK1 is more important
to the automotive world.

Yes it will be the MK1 that will be the collector car IMHO.
Why? Because it is a GG car. The MK1 is the designer car that got
respect from day one. The MK1 was the class leader.
The MK1 was the first water pumper A1 car. The MK1 Scirocco
is the Karmann built car that replaced the
KG and started the water cooled movement to replace the bug.
(the B1 Passat was the first VW H20 cooled volume-production car)
The MK2 is a better car for comfort
and the 16v is an exceptional car but the MK1 is now rare and
is the pure example of the concept. The MK1 is a functional
"sports" car. The MK1 is the sporty pocket rocket (no real power).
A sports car does not have power but is a drivers car. A super car has
power.
Now if you put some power in the little MK1 Scirocco, it kicks some but!
A good example of a MK1 is so rare that it would cost a bunch of money.
I don't think it will ever be worth big bucks. It will live next to the 2002
and the 510 in the category know as notable classic.

Doug
87 16v silver Scirocco "GTX"
81 8v red Scirocco "S"
90 16v 2.0 wht Passat wgn 5 speed
http://home.t-online.de/home/Scirocco2/dougmk1.htm
http://home.t-online.de/home/Scirocco2/doug16v.htm
http://home.t-online.de/home/Scirocco2/doug.htm


-----Original Message-----
From: Brett Van Sprewenburg <brett@netacc.net>
To: Night Shadow <soltwede@ucsub.colorado.edu>
Cc: scirocco-l@scirocco.org <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Date: Monday, December 27, 1999 8:52 PM
Subject: Re: Scirocco, a collectors car?


>> > While I agree with you on what makes our cars desirable, I doubt
they'll
>> > ever be a collectors car.  An undervalued cult car for sure, maybe even
a
>> > classic cult car.  It's probably true that the Corrado
>> > will become a collector vehicle, note the prices that the Corrados
>> > are still bringing...especially the primo/prime VR6 model.  A stock VR6
>> > Corrado from 1994 (now 6 years old) can still bring 11-13k.  They seem
to
>> > be holding their value significantly better then Sciroccos at this
>> > point in time.  Maybe things will turn around for our cars at some
point,
>> > at least they're cheap enough for the average enthusiast of more modest
>> > means. :)  For this, I'm glad.
>>
>>Actually Brett, I have to disagree.  I was looking at what was titled "Old
>>Cars Price Guide", published by Edmunds I think.  Looked up the specs on a
>>81 Mk1.  Currently, in MY area, a mint, STOCK, 81 S would be worth over
>>4,000.  seems to me that people are taking notice of how rare nice ones
>>are and the prices are beginning to reflect it.  I could see the Mk1
>>becoming a classic, but definately NOT the mk2, they are so damn ugly.
>>HEHEHEHEHEHE JUST KIDDING!
>>
>>Eric
>
>Ah! You got me actually, I was thinking Mk2.  I _do_ think the Mk1 does
>have some collector car qualities.  I do also see the rise in prices for
>quality Mk1's.  I am sorry for the confusion. I agree with you. :)
>
>==Brett
>
> \/  '84 Scirocco (ITB racer 2B) | "Hot VW's, take two home. They're small"
>\/\/ '88 Scirocco 16v (Show), '85 Scirocco (Winter) | - brett@netacc.net
>
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