Re: Corrado Question & Lotus Glee

[thescirocco@juno.com]

Just imagine Jonas, your Scirocco could have been 180 lbs lighter, with a
tighter rear end.
The 180 lbs would probably make up for the underpowered 1.8L 16V.
I've owned a lot of Sciroccos...
The only ones that scare me, are the Scirocco II's, I don't like how the
rear end feels when you really push it in a turn.
If you've ever driven a Mk.1 all out, you know what I mean.

Peter

On Wed, 27 Oct 1999 01:31:53 -0400 jonas miller <sjmill@erols.com>
writes:
> see leave it up to the mk1 guys to think they are better than 
> us...they are just delerious....lost childern wander to the ligth soon
you 
> will be saved...hahahahaha
> jonas

> thescirocco@juno.com wrote:
> > 
> > Well at least the designer is the same, re: Scirocco content. 8^)
> > Nice car.
> > Are you going to add the self-ejecting seat or the self-destruct 
> option?
> > 
> > As far as the Corrado goes, the SLC is the one, VR6.
> > If you can find an SLC without a sunroof, jump on it.
> > I've never seen one, but I have heard a lot of problems with 
> Corrado
> > sunroofs.
> > 
> > What the 16V did for the Scirocco 2, the VR6 did for the Corrado.
> > 
> > You will probably pay twice as much, around $10K, but it will be 
> worth
> > it.
> > 
> > Who remembers reading about the new Scirocco back in the mid 
> eighties,
> > and then when it came, Volkswagen denied it's heritage and 
> denounced the
> > Scirocco name and named it the Corrado. ARGHHH!
> > I still remember the commercials, dropping a mint beetle from a
> > helicopter, while a Corrado tears through the mountainous 
> landscape. If I
> > was in control of that commercial, the beetle would be driving 
> down the
> > road, and the Corrado would pass it at a 150MPH.
> > Or passing a chronological Volkswagen convoy, starting with the 
> mint
> > Beetle and ending with the Scirocco 16V.
> > 
> > As far as I am concerned, the Scirocco II was a mistake, they 
> should have
> > kept the Mk.1 until '88 and then Volkswagen should have introduced 
> the
> > new Scirocco based on the A2 platform, a true Scirocco II, the 
> Corrado.
> > When Volkswagen extended the trunk on the Scirocco II, they 
> adversely
> > affected the handling of the best handling front wheel drive car 
> ever
> > made.
> > 
> > Peter
> > 
> > On Tue, 26 Oct 1999 21:08:46 -0700 Nick Isaac <nisaac@home.com> 
> writes:
> > >       I need to start by sharing the new joy in my life. A 1987
> > > Lotus Turbo Esprit. This thing goes like a bat out of hell, 
> looking
> > great the
> > > whole while. After a year of searching for the right example of 
> this,
> > my
> > > greatest automotive desire, I finally found a perfect one. For
> > > 15,500 $US, I've got a supercar. I know its a lot of money, and 
> my bank
> > 
> > > doesn't want to be friends anymore, but dammit I'm glad I bought 
> it.
> > Its
> > > such a blast to drive. I plan to keep my ever-faithful Scirocco 
> though,
> > 
> > > because as far as I'm concerned, there are no substitutes. Now 
> that
> > I've
> > > finished sharing, a question. My friend want to buy a Corrado, 
> and
> > > he would like to know if the G60 is a better performer than the 
> VR6 and
> > 
> > > any other information to make him a more savvy shopper.
> > >
> > > Thankyou
> > >
> > 
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