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It's a sign man, keep the bugger. Just do what I do. Let it sit and =
dreamof the day.......
Erik
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Tyler P.=20
To: List (E-mail)=20
Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2003 7:51 PM
Subject: RE: The End of my Scirocco days?
I guess my scirocco didn't agree with me. Flat tire! How's that for =
discipline?
-----Original Message-----
From: Tyler P. [mailto:ty@festf.org]
Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2003 10:51 AM
To: List (E-mail)
Subject: The End of my Scirocco days?
Here's my dielema. I will be going back to college this fall and =
only want to keep one vehicle. Currently I'm driving the 84 scirocco =
daily and I'm fixing up an 81 rabbit diesel. Well, as much as I like =
the scirocco the fact is that most of the benefits are leaning towards =
keeping the rabbit and getting rid of the scirocco. Reasons for this =
are that I fit much better in the rabbit, its easier to work on, and the =
mk2's seem to have some issues with build quality (cracking frames). =
Also, I will be putting a turbo on the diesel and even without that, the =
engine is pretty peppy for intown driving, just the freeway speeds are =
slow. The only benefit with the scirocco is that its rare and pretty =
and I'm attached to it but frankly being 6' 3" with an extra 2-3" of =
hair height makes it so I have be pratically laying down to not have my =
head touch the roof. This makes controlling the car kind of tough =
because I'm not in the best position to have any leverage at the wheel. =
Also, I've been running it with no center consol for half a year for =
much needed leg room! Additionally, even though my car's motor was =
rebuilt and I've put a lot of work into it, it still has always had =
problems with rough idle and running rich. The diesel is so much =
simpler, I fit into it, and I can transfer my suspension over to it, and =
the turbo should make it a fun car to drive. Both cars have straight =
bodies on them so I don't know what to do. I figure I can't get too =
much out of the scirocco, maybe $2000 if I keep my stuff on there but =
I'm going to take every upgrade off of it and transfer those to the =
rabbit if I do sell it. Even so the $2000 really isn't that much money =
so it wouldn't be worth it to give up the car. Another thing I was =
thinking about is maybe insuring it as a classic but there is the =
question of how old does the car have to be to do that and get super =
cheap insurance on it (20-25 years?) or even not insure it at all (our =
state now tows the car and fines you instead just fining you). The =
problem here is that I'm going to try and get into medical school in 2-3 =
years so I don't know if I want to just have the car sit around for 7 =
years. Its just not pratical. I suppose it would be nice for a backup =
vehicle and would be fun to turn into a project after I get out of =
school and start making money (2 liter turbo!!!???). So my dilema is =
that its not worth it to sell it, and its not too practical to let it =
sit for 7 years when I'm not sure I'll have a place to keep it. My moms =
house has no yard or driveway (patio home) and my dad may move down to =
arizona for Harley Davidson school. The other thing is that it may be =
harder to return to the scirocco world in 7 years. =20
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>It's a sign man, keep the bugger. =
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Erik</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=3Dty@festf.org href=3D"mailto:ty@festf.org";>Tyler P.</A> =
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, February 27, =
2003 7:51=20
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: The End of my =
Scirocco=20
days?</DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=3D530155000-28022003><FONT face=3DArial =
color=3D#0000ff size=3D2>I=20
guess my scirocco didn't agree with me. Flat tire! How's =
that for=20
discipline?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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face=3DTahoma=20
size=3D2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Tyler P.=20
[mailto:ty@festf.org]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, February 27, 2003 =
10:51=20
AM<BR><B>To:</B> List (E-mail)<BR><B>Subject:</B> The End of my =
Scirocco=20
days?<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN =
class=3D702562718-27022003>Here's my=20
dielema. I will be going back to college this fall and only =
want to=20
keep one vehicle. Currently I'm driving the 84 scirocco daily =
and I'm=20
fixing up an 81 rabbit diesel. Well, as much as I like the =
scirocco=20
the fact is that most of the benefits are leaning towards keeping =
the rabbit=20
and getting rid of the scirocco. Reasons for this are that I =
fit much=20
better in the rabbit, its easier to work on, and the mk2's seem to =
have some=20
issues with build quality (cracking frames). Also, I will be =
putting a=20
turbo on the diesel and even without that, the engine is pretty =
peppy for=20
intown driving, just the freeway speeds are slow. The only =
benefit=20
with the scirocco is that its rare and pretty and I'm attached to it =
but=20
frankly being 6' 3" with an extra 2-3" of hair height makes it so I =
have be=20
pratically laying down to not have my head touch the roof. =
This makes=20
controlling the car kind of tough because I'm not in the best =
position to=20
have any leverage at the wheel. Also, I've been running it =
with no=20
center consol for half a year for much needed leg room! =
Additionally,=20
even though my car's motor was rebuilt and I've put a lot of work =
into it,=20
it still has always had problems with rough idle and running=20
rich. The diesel is so much simpler, I fit into it, and I =
can=20
transfer my suspension over to it, and the turbo should make it =
a fun=20
car to drive. Both cars have straight bodies on them so I =
don't=20
know what to do. I figure I can't get too much out of the =
scirocco,=20
maybe $2000 if I keep my stuff on there but I'm going to take every =
upgrade=20
off of it and transfer those to the rabbit if I do sell it. =
Even so=20
the $2000 really isn't that much money so it wouldn't be worth it to =
give up=20
the car. Another thing I was thinking about is maybe insuring =
it as a=20
classic but there is the question of how old does the car have to be =
to do=20
that and get super cheap insurance on it (20-25 years?) or even not =
insure=20
it at all (our state now tows the car and fines you instead =
just fining=20
you). The problem here is that I'm going to try and get into =
medical=20
school in 2-3 years so I don't know if I want to just have the car =
sit=20
around for 7 years. Its just not pratical. I suppose it =
would be=20
nice for a backup vehicle and would be fun to turn into a project =
after I=20
get out of school and start making money (2 liter =
turbo!!!???). So my=20
dilema is that its not worth it to sell it, and its not too =
practical to let=20
it sit for 7 years when I'm not sure I'll have a place to keep =
it. My=20
moms house has no yard or driveway (patio home) and my dad may move =
down to=20
arizona for Harley Davidson school. The other thing is =
that it=20
may be harder to return to the scirocco world in 7 years. =20
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