Sad Day

[rocco16 at sbcglobal.net (LEF)]

Sorry to hear that your passion is getting in the way of marital harmony.  Is this what SHE wants you to do, or what you THINK she wants you to do??   Ask her.   Seriously.  Sometimes us guys think we hear something that really isn't there.

Larry
sandiego16v
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Chris Bennett 
  To: Scirocco List 
  Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2006 7:56 PM
  Subject: Sad Day


  The wife and I had it out again about the cars...  I spoke to someone
  who has dealt with a similar situation with HER husband and she told
  me that maybe three scirocco's were too much.  So I have conceeded and
  if I was to pick the one to go I would have to say the 85.

  Nobody is really hitting on any of the others for the price... so here
  is the offer to the list first before it goes to ebay/vortex.

  $1800.

  The 16v engine has 120k 'ish, and about 30k on the tranny since the
  rebuild.  The chassis has 200k on it.  It is an 85 that has been
  converted to a 16v.  Basically the entire front end was swapped.  It
  does not have AC any longer and the pulleys have been modified for the
  delete.  It now has PS and 16v brakes on the front.  It has an upper
  and lower stress bar (s)  and I have almost everything to complete the
  restoration on the interior.

  I just redid the shocks and struts with Tokico's/H+R sports.  It has a
  short shifter on it, and I am willing to leave the electronics in it
  (with the exception of the empeg) Electronics include the Kenwood head
  unit and two aux inputs for an Ipod and/or other audio device, 6x9's
  in the rear, and a Kicker Substation.

  It has 16v door cards, a 16v dash relatively crack free (small crack
  in the oval vent), a 160mph speedo, new black carpet ready to be
  installed.  It's sitting on new 205/50's R15's I believe on ghetto
  fabulous black painted rims... hey... if you don't want them, bring
  your own rims.  They work.

  The engine runs VERY well and pulls VERY strong for a stock 16v.

  I would have no hesitation driving this cross country.

  The exhaust will need a little help, but it will get you there.

  I will let it go for less than that but I am going to pull most of the
  goodies to throw in the 87...  Like the shocks/struts, short shifter
  and speedo.

  Worst case I will gut it.  Either way it's going in a month or less. 
  I really hate to do that to the car.  It's like loosing my best
  friend.  Gutting it would be like well... not to be gruesome but I
  find it equally distasteful.  I would rather see it go in one piece.

  Chris




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