Facing a change in scirocco situation [long]

[wasserbox@yahoo.com (Mark Mages)]

I am just the opposite - I was a VW junkie for years,
and then got {back} into cycling a couple years ago. 
I ride a Yeti AS-R (XT+ level) for the fast stuff, an
Interloc hardtail (LX/XT) for the fun stuff and a
Schwinn Fastback Ltd.(D/A) for the road.  Top speed on
that is 40mph.... so far.  All said, around $10K
(retail mind you - I never pay retail) hanging in my
garage.  That's almost what I have invested in the
scirocco over the last 6 years.

Any more I spend as little time working on the cars as
possible.  They are pretty much just for
transportation to and from Moab / trails.  This shows
in my being stranded this evening.

There may be a change in my scirocco situation soon
also.  I've been drooling over the new GLi, and may be
in a position to afford it soon... but as I am pretty
cheap so I will probably keep driving the rocco 'til
it won't drive no more.  Maybe just a Gl with the 1.8t

It left me stranded tonight.  4 bikes and 2 cars, and
I still had to borrow a car.  The brakes froze up on
the vanagon (rusty rivet in the rear shoes), and the
headlights went out in the rocco (??? - switch?).  To
boot, my jack and stands are over at a "friends" house
who hasn't returned them yet.... hope he hasn't moved
to Iowa already and my voltmeter is in-capacitated
(capacitated - get it?  bad pun..... never mind.)

view pictures of my pathetic immobile collection of
material crap at
http://student.fortlewis.edu/~mwmages

There are some good pictures of Moab trips in
/cycling.


 
> > I'm also a mountain biker at heart...cars took
> over for me as soon as I
> got
> > my golf. I think I rode 4 or 5 times last year,
> lol, and it's been hanging
> > on my wall all winter. I want to start riding more
> this summer, helps keep
> > me in shape better then driving does. lol
> >
> > Any other bikers among us?
> > What do you ride?
> >
> > l8er
> >   -The George
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "ATS - Patrick Bureau"
> <txrocco@sbcglobal.net>
> > To: "Joe Doty" <Joe.Doty@lcnetwork.com>;
> "0sciroccolist"
> > <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2003 1:08 PM
> > Subject: RE: Facing a change in scirocco situation
> [long]
> >
> >
> > > I used to do the Touring Bicycles, and my bike
> was worth 3500$ not
> > including
> > > accesories... and top speed on a flat with wind
> in my back was 29MPH,
> but
> > > then I was alot younger and a lot better shape
> (not round..lol)
> > >
> > > bikes can just just as exensive as golf,
> paintball, Oh yeah ownuing a
> > > scirocco...thee hee.
> > >
> > > ATS - Patrick Bureau - txrocco@sbcglobal.net
> > >
> > >
> > > =>-----Original Message-----
> > > =>From: scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org
> > > =>[mailto:scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org]On
> Behalf Of Joe Doty
> > > =>
> > > =>"I've been seeing someone else": mountain
> biking has become my new
> > > =>pastime.  Bikes are so much cheaper to
> maintain than even VWs, it's
> > > =>silly.  Dollar for enjoyment value, bikes win
> for me.
> > >
> > >
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Mark
84 Rocco
87 Westfalia
96 Rockhopper Comp (commuter)
98 Yeti AS-R XC (freeride)
01 Schwinn Fastback Ltd (in progress)
http://student.fortlewis.edu/~mwmages

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