New Guy on the List

["Joshua Strait" <joshua13s@hotmail.com>]

Hello everyone,

     My name is Josh Strait and this is my first time on the list.  I 
have been looking through some of the archives on Scirocco.org and I 
finally got around to joining up.  I live in LaSalle IL and have owned 
my 1988 Scirocco 16v (~135000 miles) for about a year and a half now.  I 
can never see myself getting tired of it.  Before the Scirocco I had a 
1987 Golf GL, but only for about five months.  the Golf served me well 
in those five months but I just wanted a Scirocco.  I logged about 11000 
miles on it while I owned it and all I put into it was a new O2 sensor 
($25.00) and two cooling hoses.  I bought the Scirocco from some schmoe 
in northern IL.  I didn't know a whole lot about its weaknesses when I 
bought it but after it was mine I learned pretty fast.  The past year 
and a half or so I've been trying to get the car up to speed. So far 
I've gotten a new downpipe (TT of course, I almost sh*t my pants when I 
heard what VW wanted!), engine mounts for the front and back, first TT 
then a poly for the front and soon a poly for the back.  I think the TT 
mounts are just too squishy.  Then I got some used rotors, calipers, and 
parking brake cables, since all of these things except one rotor froze 
up on me.  I was having some electrical problems with the fuel pump 
priming pump so that was replaced along with some other troubleshooting.  
I had a leaky steering rack and leaky tranny seals replaced (big 
dollars) and a leaky ignition distributor. I bought a new set of tires 
too since four different tires were on the car when I got it.  The only 
"performance" things I have done so far is a Jacob's Electronics 
electronic ignition system with neuspeed plug wires and new indexed 
spark plugs, and a K&N airfilter.  So far what this adds up to is an 
excellent running/ performing/ pretty much stock car that I love to 
drive and wouldn't give up for the world.  I have major plans for my car 
but they are on hold for now since I need to cough up cash for college.  
Before I forget I also want to say that I just ordered some of Brett's 
groovy gauge faces and I can't wait to have them!!  I'm sorry this got 
so long but I wanted to tell you a bit about my awesome car.  As for me 
I'm a 23 year old second semester college student shooting for a Civil 
Engineering degree.  I've been with my girlfriend for three years and I 
drive her insane with my Volkswagen talk/ ravings.  I'm sure you can all 
relate!!  Well thats it for now, thanks for your time!

                                        -Josh


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