Re: Scirocco GTI ?????

[Iain Mannix <mannix@privatei.com>]

> > Hey man, don't dis (SP?) the S logo! ;)
> > 
> > The Scirocco/Corrado family stands above the regular Golf/GTI family, 
> > hence, VW gave the early Scirocco an "S" designation, instead of the GTI 
> > badge.

Yes, right around the time the Rabbit S was in production - the Rabbit S
was the first attempt at a US market GTI.   It was essentially a cosmetics
package, but very similar to the Scirocco of the time.

 Some great cars are designated by an "S" badge... 911 "S", S2/RS2, 
> > Lotus Esprit "S"4, Boxster S, etc etc...

Uhhh......grin, we're not comapring econoboxes to Porsches here, are we?
Just checking.  Don't get me wrong - I like VWs a whole lot, but lets face
it - they are NOT sports cars.  They're econoboxes which happen to be fun
to drive.  I like my Rabbit GTI a lot - it is a great car, good grocery
getter, gets decent mileage, great in snow, and happens to be competitive
locally in SoloII.  I personally don't see much difference between the
SciroccoI and Rabbit - but that is just me.  Don't see much difference
between SciroccoIIs and Golfs, either.  Different packaging, IMHO.  I like


Mannix

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