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Re: speaking of new VW's



However, when the neon is 20+ years old I doubt it will turn even 10% of the heads I
turn in my old 81S. Now thats VW.

"John C. Worden" wrote:

> At 03:08 PM 10/31/01 -0800, Jan Folkson wrote:
> >In 1986 my 16V cost me about 15.5K with all options but leather.  I shopped
> >for a long time and got a great deal on it compared to the others that I saw
> >most were in the high 16s.  In it's day the scirocco wasn't as cheap as you
> >might think.  I'd be curios to see what some other comparable models were
> >going for in their day as well.  12K in '88, you're dreaming!
> >
> >
> >- Jan Folkson  http://www.janfolkson.com
> >NYC
> >
> >'86 16V
> >'99 Passat GLS 1.8t
> >'00 Beetle GLX 1.8t
> All you need to do is look at the other cars they offered at the time are
> going for now too.
> Look at the GTI; Those things are around 23k or so right now.  That's
> crazy.  My wife bought
> a Neon RT 3 years ago for 14K(just under what the Rocs were going for 10
> years earlier) and
> it has comparable performance, is reliable and isn't too bad of a car.  The
> RT would be the
> modern day competition for a new Scirocco; value wise the Scirocco,
> unfortunately would
> lose.
>
> John C. Worden
> Bucksport, Maine
>
> '98 Dakota 4x4-
> '86 Scirocco 8V-
> '81 Scirocco 2.0 16V - Needs an oil pump gear
> '78 Scirocco Brazil Brown Metallic,  4 speed.
>
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