Re: Wanted: Shocks

[Night Shadow <soltwede@ucsub.colorado.edu>]

Give me an address, and a few days, and the beating will begin....

hahaha

Welcome to the list

Eric
80 Rocco (body restore and 2.0 16v transplant in the works)
84 Rocco Auto (Daily driver)


On Sat, 4 Sep 1999, ben rogowski wrote:

> Yeah, I know Daun, but I don't have a choice.  Well I do, but I'm not going
> to drive my GTI 16V in the  winter.  I was looking for a winter beater (VW,
> of course) but when I found my 79, (on scirocco.org) it was too good to pass
> up.  I was hoping for something junky so I wouldn't feel bad about the
> winter conditions here in Minneapolis, but instead I fell in love with 79,
> and now I have two cars I don't want to drive in the winter. The Scirocco is
> in decent shape, but it's still only a $700 car, so that's how I'm
> rationalizing this one for now.  The car spent most of it's life in CA I
> believe,  it's too rust free not to have.  So, I'm hoping with some POR-15
> rust inhibiting paint and some luck I'll make it through with only as much
> rust as I went in with.  Plus there's a car wash less than a block from my
> apartment, and I have a garage space.  So, am I ok or is someone from the
> list going to come over to beat me up and take my car away?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Ben
> 
> >
> >
> > --- ben rogowski <bgr13@earthlink.net> wrote:
> > > I've recently acquired my first Scirocco, a '79 in very
> > > decent shape
> > > actually.  I'm planning on turning it into a project car,
> > > but it's going to
> > > be my winter car in the meantime, (hopefully only for
> > > this winter anyway!)
> >
> > EEEEEK!!!!
> >
> > Where are you located?  Since it sounds like you get snow /
> > ice / salt on the roads, I would STRONGLY urge you to NOT
> > drive this car in the winter.  They have this nasty habit
> > of rusting near the rear axle mounts, as well as through
> > the inner fenders.  Wouldn't hurt to check it out now...
> >
> > Just my $.02
> >
> > Oh, and welcome to the list!  :)
> >
> > ===
> > Daun Yeagley
> > '79 Scirocco
> > '81 Rabbit Pickup
> > '85 Scirocco 8v
> > '88 Scirocco 16v
> > There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."  - Dave
> Barry
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