Re: Sciroccos in London

[Andrew Holmes <aholmes@chubb.com>]

Hi Jorel

We have plenty of MK2's and Corrados but Mk1's are becoming rare. I think its
due to the fairly damp climate causing them to rust badly. This is fairly common
for most manufacturers of vehicles in the seventies/early eighties which were
supplied in the UK.
I see you experienced the joys of London Transport. Quite possibly the most
awful public transport system in the developed world. Underfunding is the
probably the the greatest problem it faces amongst others.
British swearing - identical to American (blame Hoolywood) with a few local
charmers thrown in for good measure.
British Customs - i'm not even gonna bother

No i don't drive around Kings Cross - it is probably this countrys most well
known area for picking up prostitutes which is not my style.

I have a 1991 Scirocco Scala 1.8i 8v in Tornado Red and i live in South London,
and it is very rarely to be seen in the city.

I know the Scirocco content is low on this but i'm responding to questions about
little old England. However if any of you happen to be in London by all means
look us up. I'll be pleased to meet you

Andy
91 Scala

Jorel Jackson wrote:

> >From: Andrew Holmes <aholmes@chubb.com>
> >To: Jorel Jackson <kondor77@hotmail.com>
> >CC: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> >Subject: Re: Sciroccos in London
> >Date: Wed, 09 Jun 1999 10:02:27 +0100
> >
> >Hi - I live in London and i would suggest that it would be highly unlikely
> >to be
> >anyone on the list because there are so many on the road over here.
> >The road where i live is perhaps 100 yards long with maybe 10 houses per
> >side
> >and there are 3 Sciroccos (including mine) living here. My girlfriends road
> >has
> >2 and everytime i go out i will see at least two driving around.
> >They are quite common around my way especially Mk2's but next time your
> >over by
> >all means look us up. That applies to any of you who happen to be in town.
> >All
> >Scirocco owners welcome
> >
> >Andy
> >91 Scala
> >
> I might take you up on that Andrew. My impression was that MK2s were indeed
> more likely to be seen in London than where I live. I only saw three while I
> was there and an equal number of Corrados. This impression may not be
> accurate because I spent so much time in the underground minding the gap and
> all that. I was on a double decker briefly, but that got held up because
> some "wanker" had the wrong kind of pass and both he and the bus driver
> refused to move. So the bus got held up for 45 minutes. Interesting how
> people swear in London! By the end of the week I was starting to talk like
> that, especially since customs always gave me such a hard time. I must look
> like an Sein Fein terrorist or somthing. To be sure, it didn't help much
> when I didn't correctly understand where the security type told me where to
> go. Excellant response time, however.
>
> Would your Scirocco happen to be grey, and do you drive near King's Cross?
>
> Jorel Jackson
> '85 Scirocco
>
> >
>
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