Rubbish Cars?!?

[juliemac57 at hotmail.com (Julie Macfarlane)]

Great piece! The MKI was a bit short though  :(



Julie Macfarlane
"Its not just a car! Its an adventure!"
DSM4 entry: "Masochism: See Scirocco"
1981 MKI 2L 16v w 2Y
1985 MKII 1.8L 8v w 9A Wolfsburg
Amsterdam NY





>From: Chris Bennett <scirocco16vr32@gmail.com>
>To: Scirocco List <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Subject: Rubbish Cars?!?
>Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 15:41:47 -0800
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>http://www.hecklerspray.com/hecklerspray/2006/01/rubbish_cars_we_1.html
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>  Take a ticket and get in line for the amount of cars we've covered in
>this section that aren't really rubbish at all.
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>No exception here, then.
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>Open Your Mind:
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>To get your brain in first picture the Volkswagen Scirocco as a retro
>Smart Roadster ? only with the VW you can actually break the speed
>limit before your legs get DVT. The old Volkswagen Scirocco does look
>a touch yesteryear, even if you can find a pristine one parked in a
>lay-by somewhere. Its very 80s styling gives off an impression of
>preemptive disappointment. This is great fun for you (the driver) at
>traffic lights, being as every suped-up Corsa owning whippersnapper in
>your sights is sure to come a cropper.
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>The basic model Mark 2 Volkswagen Scirocco came equipped with a
>willing 1.3 litre engine. If you spent more you got more - namely a
>meaty, grabbing, visceral 16v 1.8. If you think we are overselling
>here, you've clearly never even seen the 16v close up, let alone
>driven it. Imagine the first sip of an ice-cold beer during the height
>of summer and you're skating close. It genuinely is that satisfying.
>Forget about buying a used 16v though. They cost a bomb and most have
>been thrashed to shit. If you own a 16v and disagree with this
>statement you are waiting on the biggest garage bill in history ? you
>just don't know it yet.
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>Karmann Ghia:
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>If you remember that car first time round you really are old. The Mark
>1 Scirocco replaced the Karmann Ghia back in 1974. Volkswagen - ever
>keen to listen to the wants of the market - felt four seats were
>infinitely better than two. European buyers balk at squashed
>four-seaters even now; claiming it's 'all done for the American
>market'. We do not pretend to understand what they mean. Americans
>have more friends? They're shorter? Their kids refuse to stay at home
>without stealing the batteries out of the smoke alarm? Fact is that
>those two extra seats do a great job of keeping your social life
>intact.
>
>'55 mph in a 1984 Volkswagen Scirocco is faster then 55 mph in a mere car':
>
>?so said a magazine advertisement of the time. Safe stuff for the
>eighties. Though nowadays that ad would be even more uninspiring. Try
>arranging 'emissions', 'mpg' and 'catalytic converter' into some kind
>of sexy order and you might pity the poor copywriter for ten minutes.
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>What's great about piloting a Mark 2 on today's tarmac is the
>sensation of being intrinsically linked to the inner workings of
>precipitation. In other words, the Scirocco does what you want when
>you tell it to. It doesn't get out of hand. Corners grab you like a
>child grabs e-numbers. Every now and then you will lose it slightly,
>but not enough to fear the reaper. You're not a scared driver in a
>Mark 2, although you do remain cautious. It's what traction control
>and eight billion Mercedes driver aids can never teach you ?
>anticipation. You second-guess the road because you have to, though it
>is bloody good fun at the same time.
>
>Buy:
>
>You should definitely think about it. Extra spending money on Stephen
>and the Twins or something to escape a family argument in? Actual fun
>or another broken iPod? Are you positive your granddad really needs
>that new wheelchair?
>
>If you have any means to get the cash, buy a Mark 2 Volkswagen
>Scirocco. Visit any number of worthwhile fan sites dotted around the
>net for help on sorting the lovable from the deadly. They are all
>search engine friendly?
>
>We have located a potential Mark 2 on eBay.co.uk. Take a look for
>educational purposes if you're still deliberating. Learn the lines and
>the rust spots and - just for the sake of common sense - find out what
>a dry sump is, too.
>
>Since 1934, Volkswagen have been making Cars for the People. The Mark
>2 Scirocco is certainly one of their best. If not the best. Too much?
>Yeah, maybe, but it's a better choice the Mark 2 Golf. It's cooler,
>faster, more comfortable, and even cheaper in some cases.
>
>The Volkswagen Scirocco might just be the best (rubbish) car you'll ever 
>own.
>
>[story by Chris Laverty]


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