Re: Hi, I'm new

["David Guido" <guido_david@hotmail.com>]

>From: CATHERINE BOYKO <losinit@usa.net>
>To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: Hi, I'm new
>Date: 18 Nov 00 21:51:31 EST
>
>Hi there! Just thought I'd say hi and tell you about my car in a nutshell -
>Bought it in late Sept - high mileage, great body, 1987 Silver 16V 
>Scirocco.
>Drove it home (2 hours)(fun, fun fun) where it promptly died and when I 
>phoned
>the last mechanic who worked on it he said it was a cheap fix and really
>needed a crankshaft. Priced that locally and have been in the process of
>having a 91000km 1992GTI 2.0L engine put in instead. It has been a comedy 
>of
>errors - the junk yard delivered a Toyota engine first which set the whole
>process back, then the old dead engine got stolen (we wanted the head) and 
>it
>goes on from there... Anyway, the new engine runs fine and now it just 
>needs
>rear brakes done and she's back in action. The intent is for my husband to
>drag race it, (but keep it street legal for now till it's too old for
>emissions tests) - so we will do the normal cam and other breathing/exhaust
>stuff. I'm the principal sponsor (???) (I get stuck with the bills), and a
>friend who had one wants to do the tuning upgrades, since he never got the
>chance to do his own. I have a 1987 diesel Jetta and a 99 TDI New Beetle 
>too.
>I'm old enough to know better, and female with two kids (and a job, thank
>goodness!!) This car was way more fun to drive on that two hour trip than 
>the
>Firebirds I had in the 70's, soi I'm really excited about it.(Oops, I date
>myself - lots of you guys weren't born yet!) So, thanks in advance for 
>putting
>up with my stupid questions - there are bound to be lots!
>
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Welcome to the list Catherine!

David Guido
1981"S"
1980 (shell)
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