Re: I have my new Scirocco!(semi-long)

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

Congrats Rich!  That's awesome!

...we want to see pix!  :)

Jason


At 09:20 AM 10/18/2001, Richard Deede wrote:
>Well yesterday my scirocco arrived as promised. At 12:30 I got a call from 
>the truck driver telling me he was on the NJ turnpike. So I left work and 
>headed home. Everyone at my company is dying to see this car that I 
>haven't shut up about for the past 3 weeks. At about 2:30 I met the truck 
>driver at a local supermarket. I was expecting the car to be delivered on 
>one of those large 10 car open trailers, however the car cam shipped in a 
>car enclosed trailer. I was pleasantly surprised to see this. The driver 
>commented on how it was one of the nicest scirocco that he had ever seen 
>but that the other car that he had on the trailer would beat me in a race. 
>I looked in the trailer and saw an old Saab 9000 turbo. I just gave him a 
>smile.
>
>Now I didn't think it was possible but the car is even better than I 
>expected. This car is simply gorgeous. Pictures don't do it justice. There 
>a re a few minor paint issues that I knew about but nothing that can't be 
>fixed.
>
>As far how the car feels. Well it is a very tight package that pulls very 
>hard. I can't even imagine what a chip is going to do. It pulls in every 
>gear but second is definitely sweet. It has a short shifter on the car 
>that will take some time getting readjusted to. It's been a year and half 
>since I have driven a scirocco and in between I have been driving on a MK4 
>cable shifter which is a whole different world. Unfortunately the tranny 
>is very stock which means the gearing is short, too short for a turbo car. 
>Im gonna have to change that soon, so if anyone knows of a solid FF or FN 
>tranny for sale please let me know. I also threw my new wheels on it last 
>night in my driveway at about 10pm using a flashlight. 16" ABT A22's. The 
>same ones that the previous owner had on the car just a new set.
>
>I think this is the longest email I've ever written.
>
>Rich
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>-87 Scirocco 16v - R.I.P.
>
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