Sad News

[rapieper at yahoo.com (Ron Pieper)]

Sad news indeed, hate to see the breed dwindle.  

I reckon I'll keep a fire extinguisher handy from now on.

Now, a new search begins - all the best.

Ron

--- Krazy Horse <nightmare16v1988@hotmail.com> wrote:
> As some of you know, Jeff Toomasoon had sold his 500th California Edition 
> Scirocco to me. I owned the car since Thursday, April 15.
> 
> On Thursday, April 22, this magnificent Scirocco left us. When driving on 
> Hwy1 from class to home, I smelled smoke in the car. I glanced in the back 
> and saw a small amount of smoke coming through the back seat and trunk area. 
> I immediately turned off the car and all components I could find. When I 
> came to a stop, a puff of brown smoke drifted pass my door. I got out and 
> started inspecting the back. I was horrified to discover that the rear 
> fender was on FIRE. I frantically tried to kick the panel off of the car 
> (destroying my shoe in the process). When I could not put out the fire, I 
> started waving for help with one hand and grabbed for my cell phone with the 
> other. I could also see that the fire had spread to the entire back half of 
> the car and was engulfing the gas tank. Knowing that there was not a damn 
> thing I could do, I ran to safety. By this time, I could hear the tires 
> blowing and saw the windows shatter one by one. Two people had stopped and 
> were on the phone with 911 operators. Unfortunately, it took less than a 
> minuet for the car to be completely engulfed in flames.
> 
> What also saddens me is I will never know what caused the fire. The most 
> probable cause that I could come up with is the car is 21 years old (next 
> month). I am hypothesizing that the fuel lines leading from the transfer 
> pump to the main fuel pump had hardened, became brittle, cracked, and 
> started leaking fuel. This fuel collected, ran across the tank and other 
> body parts. The gas or fumes were probably ignited by the exhaust. Not even 
> Moster Garage or Junkyard Wars could destroy the car this well. About the 
> only thing I would be able to salvage is the left rear turn signal housing. 
> No joke, that was the only part not damaged.
> 
> On a more positive note, no one was hurt and I very thankful for that. We 
> can only hope and prey the remaining Sciroccos do not meet a similar fate.
> 
> -Craig
> "Nightmare" '88 16v (PG-T Proj.)
> "Calypso" '91 Golf GL (Daily Driver)
> 
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