New Scirocco Idealized

[kkrup62 at hotmail.com (Karl Krupke)]

Hmm... in that case, who do you nominate to take of your cars/ parts stash? 
(My dad would love to get his hands on another Dasher...)
    Just trying to help out, ya know.

Karl

>From: Mark Bednarz <vwsportruck@yahoo.com>
>To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: Re: New Scirocco Idealized
>Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2007 10:16:45 -0700 (PDT)
>
>Hi Group,
>
>   Much to my suprise, I just received a phone call from VWoA regarding my 
>comments to them about not bringing the Scirocco to the US. I got the feel 
>they wanted to make sure I wasn't going to go postal at a dealership or 
>something the WAY the girl was asking me questions, wanting to know if I 
>was happy with their products, what VW's I owned, etc. I did let her know 
>that there were many people who were disappointed with this news and she 
>said she'd forward it along to the right people. If you never hear from me 
>again you'll know that VWoA pulled up to in a panel van version of the 
>Eurovan, threw me in and took me to their secret dungeon lair trying to 
>convince me that they have it all figured out
>
>   -=Mark
>   '80 Scirocco
>   '81 Rabbit Sportruck
>   '00 Dasher Estate
>
>Karl Krupke <kkrup62@hotmail.com> wrote:
>   Hi List,
>OK, here's my .02 worth on the Scirocco III thread (lurkers, please feel
>free to respond).
>I want a crossbreed; Italian design, German engineering (and build),
>English simplicity.
>
>Thus: copy Fiat's lead and take an existing front-drive powertrain,
>shove it behind a bulkhead behind ONLY two passengers (Fiat x-1/9). Design 
>a
>low, sleek, crisp body to put it in (Italians do design best, hands down.
>Engineering and reliability no, but design, big yep), one big trunk in the
>front and a pizza oven in the back (hmm... 1976 Lancia Scorpion, which 
>looks
>front-engined but isn't).
>Drivetrain is basic VW; either VR6 or 1.8T, whichever is higher output
>for weight. And damnit have some decent cutout pistons cast so it's not an
>interference engine... hate 'em hate 'em. Bad engineering judgement.
>Next follow the lead of Sir Colin Chapman of Lotus, "Simplify, then add
>lightness" (consider the Lotus Elan, Mk1. That's about 1967 to 1972 -ish).
>No power anything, no A/C, no frills or excessive comfort.
>End result in today's world, as long as the accountant's don't f--k, I
>mean mess it up: about 1700 pounds of mid-engine pretty smooth car that'll
>embarass the hell out of anything up to 5 times what it costs.
>Just a thought.
>
>Karl
>
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