SOLD to Fellow Lister - FS: My Alpine White '88 16V - ENID, OKLAHOMA

[fahrvergnugen at cox.net (David Utley)]

Craig,

  Enjoyed meeting you and your family.  

 I hope to get this one up and running, and re-sell it when time permits.
Stay tuned...

David

-----Original Message-----
From: Craig Steiner [mailto:steiner_ca@xxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2007 7:32 PM
To: scirocco-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: SOLD to Fellow Lister - FS: My Alpine White '88 16V - ENID,
OKLAHOMA

UPDATE: David Utley now has the car and it is currently being towed to
salvation in OKC.
 
Thanks for all the interest.  I'm glad it's going to someone on the list.  
 
Craig



> From: raveracer77@xxxxxxxx> To: steiner_ca@xxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: FS:
My Alpine White '88 16V - ENID, OKLAHOMA> Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2007 23:31:22
-0700> > AH! No scrapping!! How long do you think you have before fines come
on > you? I can't afford much but my only interest would be to part it out
as I > have six various Dubs as it is, none of which are running and a very
mad > wife. I'm within driving distance sort of as I'm just north of El Paso
TX > at Holloman AFB in the White Sands area of NM. Name a value or idea of
> trade and I'll see if I can get a two wheel dolly by the first of the
month > if you can hold out that long.> > Rave Racer> Current:> '91 Jetta
GLI 2.0L 16V> '81 Scirocco Mk1 1.8L 8V Digifant 2> '86 Fox> 2 GTI parts
cars> > Gone:> '89 Jetta 1.8L 16V GTX> '87 Audi 4000 Quattro> '72 Triumph
GT6> > http://spaces.msn.com/raveracer77/photos/>
http://www.myspace.com/rave_racer>
___________________________________________> ----- Original Message ----- >
From: "Craig Steiner" <steiner_ca@xxxxxxxxxxx>> To:
<scirocco-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>> Sent: Monday, August 20, 2007 20:46> Subject: RE:
FS: My Alpine White '88 16V - ENID, OKLAHOMA> > > > Last chance. I really
need the garage space, and I don't plan on spending > another dime on the
Scirocco. Not really interested in parting it out > either. It will probably
be off to the scrap yard this >
Thursday.http://s202.photobucket.com/albums/aa293/steiner_ca/> > Craig> >
(580) 603-4006> > > From: steiner_ca@xxxxxxxxxxxxx:
scirocco-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx: RE: My > Alpine White '88 16V - ENID,
OKLAHOMADate: Sat, 4 Aug 2007 22:35:50 -0500> > > > > > Oops. I guess I was
too excited about my new purchase to include the good > stuff. Here's the
story...I had a coolant hose break (the upside down U > shaped one just
below the distributor). The car wasn't indicating hot, but > the little red
blinking light came on for about 5 minutes, so assume what > you will. I'm
fairly certain the duration of the leak wasn't sufficient to > cause any
overtemp damage to the engine. In the process of replacing the > hose
however, I smacked the distributor, breaking the Hall sender clean off > and
nearly required stitches in my hand. While pulling the old distributor, > I
decided to test the plug wires (I had suspicions) and discovered one of >
the new Eurosport plug wires had considerably more resistance than the rest.
> I then decided to replace all the hoses while i was at it, and might as
well > replace the water pump since it seemed to be the source of some noise
and, > before I removed all the hoses, I got fed up with the whole damn
thing so I > decided to buy one of those highly reliable British sports cars
(yes, I'm > probably very sick). The car was great up to about a year and a
half ago. > Since then it has left me sitting on the side of a major highway
at night in > the middle of nowhere Texas (alternator seized) and then the
passenger side > rear caliper dumped all the brake fluid in a Braum's
parking lot with my two > young boys in tow (nearly smacked into a large
truck in the parking lot), > and then this hose decides to let go just as I
pull into the security check > point at work on a very cold March morning.
Yes, all of my co-workers got > to see me on the side of the road and I've
been the butt of many car jokes. > The most recent being given an award
which allows the winner to park in the > Commanding Officer's parking spot
for 2 weeks. Everyone got a good chuckle > at that one being carless and
all. Oh and there probably isn't much left of > the clutch. I just don't
have the time or the will power to keep this thing > on the road. I have no
idea how many miles are on it due to a failed > odometer from 1995 to 2002.
I would guess somewhere around 150,000 if not > more. A replacement
instrument cluster was pulled out of a dead 86.5 16V > and installed to this
car by my father who drove the car while I was > deployed to South America.
This car is the proverbial project car that > never was. I would love to
continue to work on it and shape it into the car > of my dreams, but there's
this war on and all and after nearly ejecting from > my aircraft the other
day, I would rather my spend time with the family > while I can and not in
the garage swearing at a car.> > Once again, make an offer if you're
interested. The Lotus will be garaged > and the local Home Owners
Association will fine me if the Scirocco is left > outside, so it's got to
go soon.> > Craig Steiner> LT USN> > > > > > From: rocco16@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: steiner_ca@xxxxxxxxxxx; > > scirocco-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: My
Alpine White '88 16V - OKLAHOMA> > > Date: Sat, 4 Aug 2007 18:02:12 -0700> >
Okay, for starters, why isn't it > > running?> > (you left out all the
important stuff, my friend....)> > > > larry> sandiego16v> > > -----
Original Message ----- > From: "Craig > > Steiner" <steiner_ca@xxxxxxxxxxx>>
To: <scirocco-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>> Sent: > > Saturday, August 04, 2007 4:36 PM>
Subject: FS: My Alpine White '88 16V - > > OKLAHOMA> Not currently running,
but I have the parts, just not the patience anymore.> 16VAlpine WhiteBlack
leather interior> A/C (but hasn't worked in years)> Sunroof (pops up,
doesn't roll back anymore)> H&R Coilovers installed a year ago> Kenwood
excelon XXV-01D 25th Anniversary head unit with Sirius radio and is > HD
Radio capable - installed March 2006> New bee-sting antenna> Major brake
service done last year (replaced rear calipers, all rotors and > pads)> New
alternator installed February 2006> Car will come complete with Bentley and
parts that I've accumulated over the > years.> -A/C condenser (I don't think
it's for a MK II Scirocco)> -A/C dryer-Nearly complete set of new hoses from
Adirondack Auto Brokers > (one hose installed)> -New water pump> -New
Thermostat-New dash overlay (plastic, black, but can be painted)> -still in
box Infinity 6412CFP speakers (1 pair) other pair installed in > car>
-bottles of G12 coolant PHOTOS >
HERE:SCIROCCOhttp://s202.photobucket.com/albums/aa293/steiner_ca/ Make an >
offer if you're interested.My new ride, and the reason I need the Scirocco >
gone: LOTUS>
http://www.lotusofgreenwich.com/cars.php?carid=1878&cat=lotus&subcat=elise__
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