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Re: I have my new Scirocco!(semi-long)



Good thing it has a turbo...couse it needs to drag those big assed US bumper
around somehow!!!

hehe  :)

Josh Able
87 16v Seidl
----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Deede" <rdeede@hotmail.com>
To: <amalventano1@home.com>; <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2001 12:03 PM
Subject: Re: I have my new Scirocco!(semi-long)


> Well you can see pictures of the car that the previous owner took on my
> website at http://www.scirocco20v.com.  I will be taking a ton more
pictures
> this weekend after I give it a good wash and wax.
>
> Rich
> -88 Scirocco 1.8t
> -00 GTI VR6 - SOLD
> -88 Scirocco 2.0 16v - R.I.P.
> -87 Scirocco 16v - R.I.P.
>
>
>
> >From: "Allyn" <amalventano1@home.com>
> >To: "Richard Deede" <rdeede@hotmail.com>, <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> >Subject: Re: I have my new Scirocco!(semi-long)
> >Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2001 11:54:21 -0400
> >
> >Rich,
> >Pictures! give us pictures!
> >Al
> >
> >Allyn Malventano, ETC(SS), USN
> >87 Rieger GTO Scirocco 16v (daily driver, 170k, rocco #6) running - for
now
> >87 Jetta 8v Wolfsburg 2dr (daily driver, 260k, 0 rattles, original
clutch,
> >driveshafts, wheels :)
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Richard Deede" <rdeede@hotmail.com>
> >To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> >Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2001 9:20 AM
> >Subject: I have my new Scirocco!(semi-long)
> >
> >
> > > Well yesterday my scirocco arrived as promised. At 12:30 I got a call
> >from
> > > the truck driver telling me he was on the NJ turnpike. So I left work
> >and
> > > headed home. Everyone at my company is dying to see this car that I
> >haven't
> > > shut up about for the past 3 weeks. At about 2:30 I met the truck
driver
> >at
> > > a local supermarket. I was expecting the car to be delivered on one of
> >those
> > > large 10 car open trailers, however the car cam shipped in a car
> >enclosed
> > > trailer. I was pleasantly surprised to see this. The driver commented
on
> >how
> > > it was one of the nicest scirocco that he had ever seen but that the
> >other
> > > car that he had on the trailer would beat me in a race. I looked in
the
> > > trailer and saw an old Saab 9000 turbo. I just gave him a smile.
> > >
> > > Now I didn't think it was possible but the car is even better than I
> > > expected. This car is simply gorgeous. Pictures don't do it justice.
> >There
> >a
> > > re a few minor paint issues that I knew about but nothing that can't
be
> > > fixed.
> > >
> > > As far how the car feels. Well it is a very tight package that pulls
> >very
> > > hard. I can't even imagine what a chip is going to do. It pulls in
every
> > > gear but second is definitely sweet. It has a short shifter on the car
> >that
> > > will take some time getting readjusted to. It's been a year and half
> >since
> >I
> > > have driven a scirocco and in between I have been driving on a MK4
cable
> > > shifter which is a whole different world. Unfortunately the tranny is
> >very
> > > stock which means the gearing is short, too short for a turbo car. Im
> >gonna
> > > have to change that soon, so if anyone knows of a solid FF or FN
tranny
> >for
> > > sale please let me know. I also threw my new wheels on it last night
in
> >my
> > > driveway at about 10pm using a flashlight. 16" ABT A22's. The same
ones
> >that
> > > the previous owner had on the car just a new set.
> > >
> > > I think this is the longest email I've ever written.
> > >
> > > Rich
> > > -88 Scirocco 1.8t
> > > -00 GTI VR6 - SOLD
> > > -88 Scirocco 2.0 16v - R.I.P.
> > > -87 Scirocco 16v - R.I.P.
> > >
> > >
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