This is why Vortex Sucks

[pb3vr6 at yahoo.com (Tonee Northam)]

If I put 10k into my car I'm not selling it ever!
 
And if I ever did say the phrase "selling", boys and girls pick up the rocks and throw them at me to correct my mental problem!
 
 

Peter <peter@thescirocco.com> wrote:
I agree with Eric... :)

Looks like it was nicely put together, but looks like he paid too much:

2003 AWP 1.8T engine and O2J 5 speed transmission, OEM Engine Control Unit
($3800)
Peloquin LSD + install ($750 + $391)
Bahn Brenner lightened flywheel, Sachs power clutch and pressure plate
($765)
Futrell (Nixon) Front Mount Intercooler ($665)
Stainless charge air tubing, silicon hose, and T-clamps ($485)
Drive Shaft Shop stage III custom axles (supposed to be good for 400 hp)
($1142)
Techtonics 2.5 inch stainless exhaust from the turbo back through the tip
($975)
Bahn Brenner solid front motor mounts, Corrado G60 trans mount and right
rear motor mount ($207)
mkIV hydraulic clutch
mkIV brake master cylinder
Dual electric fan setup controlled by the mkIV fan control unit (fans $255,
CU $200)
EVO cold air intake (shortened so about all that is left is the filter)
($213)
TM Tuning front strut brace ($120)
AC condenser, new ($136)

Corrado seats ($200)
front and back, just re-upholstered in leather ($1300)
Heated seats in the front
Electric windows ($150)
Electric mirrors($150)
Electric door locks (with remote)
3 channel alarm
JVC CD receiver (KD-LX333)
Ultimate 4x250 watt amp
6 speakers (Pioneer, Alpine)
Door cards recovered to match the seats and cover the window crank holes
mkIV instrument cluster
mkIV headlight/foglight switch (the euro one with a park light position)
Autometer cobalt boost and air/fuel gauges
Raid Lesmo Steering wheel and shift knob, black carbon fiber and leather
($235)
mkIV steering column with mkIV switchblade key

New front flares
New front lip
New grill
Quad crystal clear crosshair setup with silvervision bulbs
Moda R1 15x7 wheels with Falken Ziex ZE-512 205/50R15 (Wheels $600, tires
$314, locking lugs $40)
G60 brake calipers front and rear (new piston kits) ($200)
Brembo slotted and drilled brake rotors
Neuspeed SS brake lines
Neuspeed Sofsport springs
Bilstein Sport struts and shocks
mkIII bearing carriers with new bearings
smoked rear taillight lenses ($64)

Misc receipts for hardware/labor
$3660

Peter



-----Original Message-----
From: scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org
[mailto:scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org] On Behalf Of Eric S
Sent: Friday, November 19, 2004 9:28 AM
To: Erik
Cc: Scirocco List
Subject: Re: This is why Vortex Sucks


Actually, people were pretty tame to that guy. I too hate the tex.

As a side note, that car showed up here for a car show. F-ing sick clean.
Nicest Montana Green A2 GTI I have ever seen, let alone the cleanest most
stock looking 1.8T swap I have ever seen as well....that car is worth
every penny of the $10k he is asking (in my opinion of course).

-- 
Eric
www.vintagewatercooleds.com

1981 Scirocco S (TDI swap project)
1988 Audi 90 Quattro
1990 Corrado TDI
1991 Cabriolet (2.0 crossflow 8v project)

Erik said:
> I need to do a little ranting here. Vortex really pisses me off. Some
> where along the way everyone decided that their VW's were worth a mint.
> And
> the parts to boot. Maybe I'm just too cheap or I've been to Anson's house
> too many times, but these cars and parts are not made from platinum. I
> don't know about anyone else here but I got into VW's because I am poor
> adn
> they are cheap. Maybe if I offer my GTI up for like 9000.00 everybody
> will
> want it, but if I put 3000.00 or best offer everybody will rag it. I
> hadn't
> been on there since I bought my GTI and now I remember why. Sorry fro
> wasting the bandwidth but I really needed to get it off of my chest.
>
> This is the crap I'm talking about. Kind of a bad example but typical.
>
> http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=1335075

>
>
> Erik



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