[Re: SOT: Car love]

[losinit at usa.net (Cathy Boyko)]

I've said it over and over, the car is what hooks you, but it's the people on
this list that make ownership a true joy. (and it never ceases to amaze me the
lengths folks will go to to help out other listers, this coming weekend being
a good case in point) 
And Mark, get building, none of this "riding with Sean" stuff. Even though his
car IS drop dead gorgeous. So email me and let me know where you booked that
room, I may stay there too if there's still space for the "fest" weekend.
BTW, mine is running again, can you tell by the happy tone in my voice???
Honestly a good romp in a Rocc does soemthing to lift my spirits that nothing
else will, it's saved me from some real rough patches this year. Though
sometime it IS the rough patch.
Cathy - off for a cult weekend, WOOHOO!!!

Mark <maardak@yahoo.ca> wrote:
>  --- Mike Smith <smithma7@yahoo.com> wrote: > 
> > 
> > I was driving home last night and thinking about the car and my love for
it.  I was
> > also thinking about my family and their tendancy to roll the eyes or look
at me weird
> > when I talk about wanting to go to the next Cincy or other VW events or
even when just
> > talking lovingly about the car.
> 
> Ya, my family thinks I'm involved in some sort of "cult"  :-)
> 
> 
> > It then occured to me that I have yet to meet a single
> > person who has owned a Scirocco and not felt some sort of devotion to it. 
It's almost
> > as if it's a mind controlling leech or something.  Anyone else have
thoughts like
> > these?  Have any of you met someone who owned one of these cars and didn't
love it? 
> 
> 
> Nope...  And it doesn't matter how rough your first Scirocco is - even if
the rust is
> what's holding it together, these cars are addictive.  I sold my friend Sean
my old Mk2
> winter beater a few years back - it had 450,000km on it and was getting
pretty rough
> around the edges, but that's all it took to completely hook him on
Sciroccos...  Now he
> owns one of the cleanest, most meticulously cared-for/maintained 8v's I've
seen.  He went
> from not even doing his own oil changes to swapping out trannies in an
afternoon.  Which
> brings up yet another reason to love these cars - anyone with a Bentley and
a modest set
> of tools can do most of their own work.  They are simple to work on - like
the engineers
> actually put some thought into making the components easy to remove/replace
(well not
> ALL...)
> 
> 
> > I don't know what it is about roccos, but everyone I know who owns/owned
one loves it,
> > will defend it to the death, will drive/own other cars but will never give
up their
> > rocco (unless they (the person, not the car) blow a gasket).  If they do
give it up,
> > they usually come back.  It like it is the crack of cars.  I could go on
and on, but I
> > won't.  It's nice to finally be part of a community that
> >  feels the same love/devotion/care/horniness for this car we drive.
> 
> 
> You said it brother - you should definately come out to Cincy next year, the
feeling of
> being in a group of like-minded people is pretty cool - completely different
to what the
> typical Scirocco owner feels the other 362 days of the year.  Until I
introduced Sean to
> VW's I was the only Scirocco owner in my small city (50,000).  My 13+ years
of buzzing
> around town in one of these cars has rubbed off on a few more people I think
- I noticed
> a couple more Mk2's and one Mk1 around here lately...
> 
> 
>  
> > On a side note: it's nice to see these cars when I'm driving, but not to
the point
> > where they're everywhere.  I'm sick of looking at the same Mustangs, rice,
etc.  I
> > think, no matter how much I love this car, if everyone had one, I'd get
rid of it.  I
> > used to see other VW's and catch people looking at mine, but VW's are so
popular now,
> > that most VW drivers don't realize what just passed them.  Therefor it's
an even better
> > feeling I get when some kid goes by in a hooked up VW and practically
breaks his neck
> > trying to see the coolest, yet one of the rarest (IMO), VW (Sciroccos in
general, not
> > mine in particular) pass, looking at it like I still look at Ferrarri's
when they pass
> > by.
> 
> 
> A highschool kid noticed my car the other day when I was walking up to it in
a parking
> lot and said "cool old-school volkswagen man...", and proceeded to tell his
buddies about
> how quick they are (maybe I dusted his older brother's ricer Honduh at a
stoplight
> once... :-)   Made me smile...
> 
> 
>  
> > I don't know.  That's just a sample of how I feel about these great cars. 
I guess I
> > did go on and on a bit.  But, can you blame me?  When the fiancee said
"With the money
> > we spent on rebuilding your engine, we could have gotten another car." I
shrug it off. 
> > Nothing will replace this car in my heart.  'Cept maybe for my future
Ferrarri, but
> > there's enough room for two cars.  ;)
> 
> 
> You mean your fiancee hasn't figured out that she's #2 yet?  hehehehe 
She'll learn...
> 
> Believe it or not, your email reflects almost word for word what many people
have written
> when they first discover this email list.  Enthusiasm like this is
infectious - and right
> now it's giving me a good "boot to the ass" to get my 81 S running in time
for Waterfest.
>  Thanks!
> 
> Mark.
> 80 S
> 81 S
> 
> 
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