Re: Whats the deal with roccos in europe [The BMW]

[16v Jason <jason@scirocco.org>]

At 11:23 AM 3/2/01 , you wrote:
>Just out of curiosity, what BMW do you now have?


Hi Christian,
         I picked up an E36 325i, a 1993.  I love my Mercedes to death -- 
probably more than I should -- and my father has expressed interest in 
buying it from me -- which would be a nice solution -- I can break the 
unhealthy bond, and I know that the car will be well taken care of (even 
though the last car I sold him, a 1979 450SEL 6.9 just burned to the ground 
in November with him at the wheel -- thank God he didn't get hurt)...

         I will have pix up at some point, probably after I get the 
mandatory Jason Signature (tm) Window Tint and stereo system installed -- 
and get the snow tires off it.

         But in case you're interested (and anyone else, for that matter, 
I'll send this to the list) it's a 1993 325iA 4-door, black with tan 
leather, sunroof, ABS, trip computer, driver's airbag, heated seats (yum), 
and 68k miles on it.  It was garaged kept by the previous owner, a PhD 
professor who kept an absolutely meticulous service history (down to tire 
balancing and oil changes) and kept the car in pristine shape except for 
the leather, which has some light scratches which look like they were made 
by a small dog on the back seat.  But it's cleaner than the Scirocco, which 
annoys me -- all I have to do is rinse it off and open the hood and it's a 
show-winner. :)

         And it fits into Jason's Master Plan (tm) which is to have my 
Scirocco 16v and a Mercedes 2.3-16 for fun, and an automatic BMW for the 
daily commute...

         And while I won't reveal prices, those who know me won't be 
surprised that I should be able to drive it for a few years and sell it for 
more than I paid.  That's my usual deal. :)

tty'all later!

Jason




>Cheers,
>
>Christian
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "16v Jason" <jason@scirocco.org>
>To: <scirocco-L@scirocco.org>
>Sent: Thursday, 01 March, 2001 18:13
>Subject: Re: Whats the deal with roccos in europe
>
>
> > At 06:37 PM 3/1/01 , Dirk Schneider wrote:
> > >here in Germany,
> > >the Scirocco is mainly underestimated as a "poor mans Porsche "
> > >and has not the best reputation, because the drivers are
> > >considered as  young, stupid, low-educated working class.
> > >
> > >In many of the reviews of car & motor magazines like AMS,
> > >the Scirocco Mk2 was considered as a weak and uninspired, boring car.
> > >
> > >At work I have to hear jokes like :
> > >"when do you finally buy a REAL car (BMW or Mercedes)",
> > >"oh my god, again he bought another Scirocco, he will never grow up"
> > >  and similar things...
> >
> >
> > Oh yeah -- I work for a German company, let's not forget, and I get the
> > same shit from all of them -- even though I *have* a Mercedes and now a
>BMW
> > as well...
> >
> > The truth of the matter is that Germans really frown on the
> > Sciroccos.  They're seriously looked down on because, as Dirk said,
>they're
> > usually driven by younger, working-class (or less) guys who love to "pimp"
> > them all out, make them really loud, and drive like idiots.
> >
> > There are a few cars like that in Germany that fit the same mold -- the
> > Opel Manta is the classic, and the Calibra got the same reputation.
> >
> > Now, since I've had mine, I've had 4 Germans drive it, all of them but one
> > declaring it "awesome" -- the other one saying that he thought it was
> > impressive.  But none of them would consider buying one of them in Germany
> > because of its reputation.  I get TORTURED (and I'm not exaggerating) on a
> > weekly basis in E-Mail from the Germans, and it's now a running joke in
>the
> > company that I drive a Scirocco...
> >
> > Of course, it doesn't bother me none.  But we've gotten into really great
> > conversations about the images of cars and how they can make or break
> > them.  Most Germans think the US Ad campaigns for VW are hilarious--
> > because VWs are economy cars for Europeans -- they have nothing to do with
> > enthusiastic driving.  Of course, you have to remember a few things:  They
> > get Golfs and Polos with 1.0 and 1.4 liter engines.  They can buy Italian
> > cars for fun, we can't.  And most importantly, they don't have Chevy
> > Malibus for comparison.
> >
> > So, by comarison, VWs are much sportier than, say, GM cars, but the GM
>cars
> > over there aren't the GM cars here.  They're what we would consider much
> > more sporty -- but just as cheap and shitty.
> >
> > The two markets are very different.  What's considered a rare, beautiful,
> > and even somewhat exotic "super-coupe" as Csaba Csere called the Scirocco,
> > can be considered a total piece of shit failure by the other Market.
> >
> > So don't take it personally...  just don't go announcing to Germans that
> > you drive a Scirocco. :)
> >
> > Jason
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ----------
> > 1987 Scirocco 16v
> > 1988 Mercedes 190E Sport Euro
> >
> >
> > http://www.scirocco16v.org
> >
> >
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1993 BMW 325i


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