RIEGER for sale!(value)long

[Dubdaze68@aol.com (Dubdaze68@aol.com)]

Reigers may be worth that much at first, but as with any "personal" mod, the 
value dips considerably the moment it hits the car.  For Example, in the Aug. 
2002 issue of Performance VW, there are two Reiger Sciroccos' in the 
Classifieds.  There is a White one that was featured in 08/00 PVW, one owner 
last 8 years, and the kit is custom modified so that the Reiger Side skirts 
blend into the factory arch (it's the GTS Evo kit, not the widebody kit) 17 
in. wheels, the car was featured as an article of 2 Reiger Sciroccos.  The 
Price after you convert it to US Dollars?  $2,579.00
The Second one is a full Widebody kit beautifully finished in blue, it's a 
16v Storm car, HUGE rims,(not deep dish, looks like 17's spaced out), I mean 
the paint looks like glass.  The Price?   $7,493.00  It almost appears that 
this kid who has a $12,000  Reiger that isn't in all that good shape (or so 
it seems from all the posts)
is just trying to do what a lot of people do with cars.....sell it to a 
person who ISN"T obsessive like us and knows the price of every nut and bolt 
that goes on our cars, and doesn't have German Reiger Catalogs and Ekta as 
staples of their computer use.(I've personally helped people sell cars for 
WAAAAY much more than they're worth to non-enthusiasts.  In Fact, some 
enthusiasts can be a pain in the ass when they come to look at a car, 
nit-picking a stone chip on a 15 year old car or bringing their own hydraulic 
jacks, testing everything from tire tread depth to measuring the brake pad 
and rotor thickness, then offering you 1500 off the asking price)  Honestly, 
if you really want a Reiger, it would almost (HEAVY ON THE ALMOST) be cheaper 
to import an already done car.  Since it's a car we already have here, 
Federalizing it shouldnt be that hard, as we already have bumpers and lights 
laying around, and downpipes fitted with cats.  For those of you shipping 
their cars to England next year, you could always do a VIN switch and bring 
one back as your own....just and opinion......

Patrick Boyle
'87 Scirocco 16v
'87 Cabriolet
'84 Rabbit GTI