WAS: List dead? NOW: DD's

[kkrup62 at hotmail.com (Karl Krupke)]

Hi Jim,
    Slow to respond, sorry. I'm trying to get caught up here.
    I have to agree with Cathy on this; with an '84, two '81s and a '79 in the works, I still don't have a perfect, pristine, cherry Scirocco. And I'm OK with that.
    My first Scirocco was a '79 bought in about 1984 or so, I think I put about 120- 130k on that car before I sold it. Always enjoyable to drive, almost always reliable; I still kick myself for selling it.
    Now that I'm back in Scirocco World, I like having cars that I don't have to stress about... I'll be "restoring" two of the Mk1's and will certainly maintain them as well as possible, but I think I'd be afraid to drive something that I've got $25- 30k or so sunk into. Just waiting for the first scratch or door ding, some moron in an SUV parking by ear...
    If I stumble across a 'mint' Mk1 and can afford it of course I'll jump all over it, but on the stuff I've got I can drive them without breaking out in a cold sweat every time I see "Student Driver" in my rearview mirror.
 
Karl> Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2007 08:09:23 -0500> From: roccit53@xxxxxxxxx> To: jimruffi@xxxxxxxxx> CC: scirocco-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: List dead? ? ?> > JIM!!!!! Life's too short not to drive Sciroccos!! My cousin was> given my uncle's Corvette Stingray, 60s IIRC? Anyway, it needed> restoration, and that was all done in the correct manner, it had all> the original documentation, and when it was all finished, he took it> to a show or two and then decided that he was too tense every time he> drove it. What if something happened? So what did he do? He sold it.> Now the new owner may be beating it or garaging it or hot rodding it,> but he has absolutely no enjoyment from it. I'm not leaving my car> pristine for someone else. I, for one, plan to drive it till they> take my license away. So Jim, get a MkI that you'll feel fine about> driving. In some ways one with less than perfect paint is more> relaxing to own, and car shows are just so much more fun if you know> you wouldn't win even if you spent a week detailing. Oh, when did I> drive mine last? Yesterday...can you tell???> Cathy> > On Nov 24, 2007 4:33 PM, Jim Ruffi <jimruffi@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:> > Fine, thanks. I actually worked on my car a bit this weekend.> > Pulled of the door cards (88) with cloth inserts and carefully pulled the> > noise insulating from from the back (same with a pair of "leather" cards.> > Glued the black vinyl ("leather") insert into the card for my car and glued> > the cloth one to the donor card, so I can sell the set. I'm speaking in the> > singular because I only got to the driver's side. Leaf raking and an> > unexpected garage roof shingle repair got in the way.> >> > I almost went to look at a 41k mile red 75 MKI for sale about 2 hours from> > here and I realized the following:> >> > I don't ever have time to work on my 88, which needs very little. I don't> > want to drive it because even though it's far from mint, the paint is pretty> > nice....I don't want it to age any more. I have lots of stuff I want to do> > to it, but haven't spent the money/taken the time.> >> > I realized that if I bought a nice MKI, I'd NEVER drive it. I have no> > inclination to "collect" a MKI; I wouldn't really enjoy it that way, so a> > bone stock piece of history would be tough to own, as it would make me more> > neurotic than I am now. That and the fact the a 75 would continue to rust> > no matter what I do, even in my (unheated) garage and that would really> > bother me.> >> > Ideally, I'd like to find a super clean later MKI, ideally a red or white> > "S."> >> > Jim> >> > >-----Original Message-----> > >From: Mtl-Marc [mailto:marc_scirocco@xxxxxxxxxxxx]> >> > >Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2007 3:46 PM> > >To: julie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; scirocco-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > >Subject: RE: List dead? ? ?> > >> > >> > >The Mars Red is sleeping for a few months, and I, am daydreaming about its> > >next powerplant.> > >> > >Any pictures of the progress? I can't wait to see the end result!> > >> > >Marc> > >> > >> -----Message d'origine-----> > >> De : julie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:julie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]> > >> Envoy? : 24 novembre 2007 14:47> > >> ? : Mtl-Marc; scirocco-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > >> Objet : Re: List dead? ? ?> > >>> > >> Covered in white plastic shrapnel, yes, it scirocco relayed,> > >> buts all I can say.> > >>> > >> Hows your mars doing?> > >>> > >> >-----Original Message-----> > >> >From: Mtl-Marc [mailto:marc_scirocco@xxxxxxxxxxxx]> > >> >Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2007 02:33 PM> > >> >To: scirocco-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > >> >Subject: List dead? ? ?> > >> >> > >> >Hello? Where are you?> > >> >> > >> >_______________________________________________> > >> >Scirocco-l mailing list> > >> >Scirocco-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > >> >http://neubayern.net/mailman/listinfo/scirocco-l> > >> >> > >>> > >>> > >> > >_______________________________________________> > >Scirocco-l mailing list> > >Scirocco-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > >http://neubayern.net/mailman/listinfo/scirocco-l> >> >> > _______________________________________________> > Scirocco-l mailing list> > Scirocco-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > http://neubayern.net/mailman/listinfo/scirocco-l> >> > _______________________________________________> Scirocco-l mailing list> Scirocco-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx> http://neubayern.net/mailman/listinfo/scirocco-l
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