Re: Buying a Scirocco... (Fake GTX)?

[Kathy Teulie <104372.1061@compuserve.com>]

No GTX Sciroccos were offered in the US new
from the dealer. A GTX will have two red stripes
on the front grille, Euro (big) lights with the driving
lights inside the big lights, Euro turns, GTX side
"B" pillar badges, Euro taillights with the tail fog light,
Euro bumpers, No room for the US plate to fit top
to bottom, no big bumper holes (so US bumpers will
not fit), and the body kit is like a 16v's. The speedo
should be Km/h and the seat belt light on the dash
will not say 'BREAK" or "FASTEN BELTS."
The glove box will have a "GTX" badge on the lid.
You will note that the 16v GTX will have a small
"GTX" added to the rear badge cluster on the right side.

Doug
87 16v silver Scirocco "GTX"   ->Mine has 90% of all that "GTX" stuff.

Message text written by "Owen"
> Hey everyone,
> 
> I was inquiring on buying a Scirocco, but 
> there are things that I'm worried about on
> this certain one.
> 
> It's an 84 GTX body, with a 91 16v engine, rebuilt
> at 12,000 kms. Euro Signals, shortened bumpers,
> fuba antenna, Leather interior, pw, pm, sunroof.
> It's all good, but the only thing that worries me
> in the 16v engine transfer. The guy who has it is
> a VW mechanic, so I would have more confidence in
> him than just some random person doing this. But
> I'm also missing all the refinements that a 16v has
> over an 8v, such as - Rear discs, Stress bars, skirts,
> etc...


So what is your concern?  that the car won't perform properly without these
bits?  They are really minor things you could add after you bought the car
anyway. 

> He also a "Scirocco GTX" badge on the back, but I can
> tell it's not real, no euro bumpers, no euro lights.

Did he specifically say it was a GTX?  if he didn't, most people just have
that badge (myself included) for that extra euro touch.  if he said it is a
gtx imported from europe (for what reason i don't know), he would have to
take all the euro stuff off, and get the us spec stuff to have the car
legal here.  and i'm not aware of any scirocco GTX ever offered in north
america.  there was a scirocco GTI, but no GTX (anyone correct me if i'm
wrong)


Owen<

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