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

["Allyn" <amalventano1@home.com>]

Rich,
Pictures! give us pictures!
Al

Allyn Malventano, ETC(SS), USN
87 Rieger GTO Scirocco 16v (daily driver, 170k, rocco #6) running - for now
87 Jetta 8v Wolfsburg 2dr (daily driver, 260k, 0 rattles, original clutch,
driveshafts, wheels :)

----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Deede" <rdeede@hotmail.com>
To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2001 9:20 AM
Subject: I have my new Scirocco!(semi-long)


> 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
> -88 Scirocco 1.8t
> -00 GTI VR6 - SOLD
> -88 Scirocco 2.0 16v - R.I.P.
> -87 Scirocco 16v - R.I.P.
>
>
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