Re: Finally!...Bought another Scirocco!

[Jan Folkson <jfolkson@optonline.net>]

I knew you couldn't stay away for long :)

Congrats Rich!  She looks like a sweet ride and the best part is that you
don't have to be remanded to the A4 section of the shows anymore.


- Jan Folkson 
NYC, NY 

http://www.janfolkson.com

'86 16V
'99 Passat GLS 1.8t
'00 Beetle GLX 1.8t

"Good, Fast, Cheap...pick 2"


> Well it has been over a year now since I took my last Scirocco off the road
> parted it out due to a ripped up front cross member. I then bought a brand
> new GTI VR6 that was nice and I even drove out to the Cincy meet this past
> year, but as much as I loved the car, it just wasn't the same as my
> scirocco. So I sold my GTI a few weeks ago and decided to once again
> purchase a Scirocco. Well last night I worked out a deal to buy my next
> Scirocco.
> 
> I'd like to first and foremost publicly thank Riley McDowall for his help
> and I'd like to especially thank Cory Langford for driving out of his way to
> personally inspect this car with a fine tooth comb and give me a fully
> detailed report of the car. It's people like this that make being a scirocco
> owner truly great....it's a entirely different world with Mk4 owners.
> 
> There are good points and bad points about purchasing this car.
> 
> First the bad:
> -The car is in Vancouver, Im in delaware. Have to have it shipped and
> getting it through customs will be fun.
> -The car needs a few things, nothing too critical(head unit, new wheels and
> tires, US Spec instrument cluster)
> -The paint is fairly new but has some imperfections that need to be looked
> at
> 
> 
> The Good:
> -The car is exactly what I have always wanted, its an 88 with a 1.8t motor
> out of an 98 Audi A4.
> -Fresh paint, non factory Red color(deep red)
> -Kamei X1 body kit with reiger wing molded to the car
> -custom exhaust with center outlet muffler
> -67k miles on body, 40k miles on motor
> -many upgrades incluing suspension, eurolights, brakes, etc...
> 
> A swap like this is very complicated and it is a risk buying it without
> seeing the car first but after considering it for some time and talking it
> over with various people I decided it's worth the risk. Only time will tell
> if I made the right decision.
> Im excited as hell and look forward to getting the car which will take at
> least a few weeks. If anyone wants to see pics let me know.
> 
> 
> Rich
> -87 16v Scirocco- stolen, R.I.P.
> -88 2.0 16v Scirocco - ripped cross member - R.I.P.
> -00 GTI VR6 - SOLD
> -88 1.8t Scirocco - on it's way!
> 
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