Re: Corrado Question & Lotus Glee

[jonas miller <sjmill@erols.com>]

not to much worrie dbaotu teh wieght issue but the power i am
compensatign for......
as for driving an mk1 all out yes i have my buddy has an itc car  adn i
haveto agree it is sweet.....buti prefer the creature compforts of the
mk2 .....
jonas

thescirocco@juno.com wrote:
> 
> 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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