'88 16V w/ 24k in Uniontown, PA

[pbureau@attbi.com (ATS - Patrick Bureau)]

If you can get him to confirm his presence  @  Scirocco 2003. I would be
willing to work my arse off, to try to get EuroTuner, and VWPowered to send
a a photograph and get an article posted in their respective magazines and
any other "collectors type mags" I can convince to show up.

Gawd, Jason in the past 2 years I have been on the list, I have read many
descriptions about cars, and was an avid reader of your " honest truth about
this car for sale" messages, because I used it to "try to find my own perl".

I read the articles 3 times, my eyes, reading faster than before, not
beleiving the way your linger on details, just enough description to almost
see the car in my mind.

Please Please Please.... get him to come, if it is about $$ to bring the car
to Cincy 2003, I''l start a fund.. (GRIN).
I am sure we can make a nice fund to help him defer cost of bringing it to
Cincy.

gawd I wan't to see this car.....

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=>-----Original Message-----
=>From: scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org
=>[mailto:scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Jason
=>Sent: Saturday, August 03, 2002 11:06 AM
=>To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
=>Subject: '88 16V w/ 24k in Uniontown, PA
=>
=>
=>Hi guys,
=>	I met up with Dale last night, the owner of the 1988
=>Tornado Red 16V with
=>24k miles.
=>
=>	Those of you who know me know that I can be a little
=>ferocious when it
=>comes to describing used cars -- I'd much rather err on the side of
=>harshness as I wouldn't want someone to buy a car and have the impression
=>that a car is nicer than it really is.  So for you guys, you may be a
=>little shocked at how nice I am going to be in describing this car.
=>
=>	Basically, if you want a brand new 1988 16V Scirocco in
=>your garage, this
=>is the car for you.  It's the closest to "Just out of the factory" I've
=>seen, ever.  It would have won 1st place stock and/or Best in
=>Show at _any_
=>show I've ever been to, this year's Waterfest included.
=>
=>	The car is Tornado Red with the obligatory A/C as well as
=>Sunroof and
=>Power Package.  No leather.  The interior is "brand new".   As
=>with all of
=>our cars, the dash is warped very slightly over the center vents and
=>glovebox, but there's nothing anyone can do to prevent that --
=>it's an age
=>thing.  The sunroof works, but is a little stiff.... so much so that I
=>didn't want to tilt it up completely.  And besides, the headliner on the
=>sunroof is so clean that I wouldn't want to risk getting it dirty by
=>messing with it anyway.
=>
=>	The exterior in just about the same condition.  The paint
=>is all original,
=>the glass is all original, the lights are all original.  The paint has
=>exactly 3 flaws:  A cat-hair thick, 1/4" long scratch in the clearcoat by
=>the fuel filler door, a small stone chip in the hood that's been touched
=>up, and some minor stone chippage on the rear fender flares.  The
=>paint is
=>perfect everywhere, the body is straight everywhere.  The car has
=>never had
=>any contact with any foreign objects.  Its condition is consistent with a
=>24k mile, babied, immaculate, loved car that's been in a garage
=>under a car
=>cover for its entire life.
=>
=>	Everything works on the car, incl. A/C.  I didn't drive it
=>as I didn't
=>feel the need to... why bother?  I know what a 20-something-thousand mile
=>Scirocco drives like, and I needn't make myself miserable that mine
=>probably no longer feels anything like that. Tires are not
=>original to the
=>car, but they are the original Pirellis in 185/60-14; the Teardrops are
=>perfect.
=>
=>	The engine compartment is clean; not spotless -- but easily
=>cleanable.  The aluminum intake is, of course, slightly tarnished
=>with age,
=>but the tarnish is uniform, so it just looks darker than when it was new.
=>
=>	With all of this said, unless you're planning on starting a
=>serious car
=>collection, don't even consider this car.  It is not a car to be driven,
=>it's a collector car.  Dale wouldn't consider selling it as
=>anything else,
=>and I'd smack him if he did. :) It doesn't matter whether a Scirocco, a
=>Chevette, or a Ferrari, any car at age 14 that could be mistaken with a
=>Museum Piece should always stay that way.  Dale's original feeling of
=>$8,500 for the car is probably dead-on.  I certainly wouldn't
=>take a penny
=>less than that for the car, and if you're interested in buying it, you
=>shouldn't offer a penny less than that, either.  He's in no rush to sell
=>(in fact, he has no need to sell at all, and I think it'd be really tough
=>for him) so I think he should just keep it. :)  With that said, I
=>did hint
=>that he should put a little note in the glovebox saying "If something
=>should happen to me, Jason gets first dibs on the car".  Hey, not
=>that I'm
=>nuts, my Scirocco is in my will!
=>
=>	I'll work on him a little bit to trailer it out to
=>Waterfest next year --
=>or even better, the Cincinnati Scirocco Cruise-In.  Believe me,
=>95% of you
=>guys have never seen anything like this.  We talked about doing a photo
=>shoot some time later this summer -- if it happens, I'll throw all of the
=>pix on my website.
=>
=>	If you have any questions, please let me know.
=>
=>Jason
=>(In awe that my multiple Waterfest-award winning car now looks
=>like a piece
=>of shit) :/
=>
=>
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