New to sciroccos

[gt2sciroccos at ntlworld.com (gt2sciroccos)]

Just a thought about cost's. Here in the UK the cheapest way to insure a
Scirocco is to insure it with classic insurance. The insurance companies
that do this feel that if the driver regards the car as a classic they will
take more care of it and have less accidents. Hence lower insurance. the
only down side is that there is usually a mileage limit. However they do
normally take an agreed valuation rather than the book price. I know of at
least 1 Scirocco with agreed valuation of 7000 pounds but due to its age a
book value of only a couple of hundred.

Geoff in UK
3 GT2's
A white 8V for Heather my wife
A red 8V for me
And a green 16V to share.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeff Toomasson" <jtoomasson@yahoo.com>
To: "Jacob" <gr8hunter1@comcast.net>; <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2003 4:01 PM
Subject: Re: New to sciroccos


> Welcome!
>
> At 16, you're not generally supposed to know stuff about fixing cars yet.
If
> I had this resource when I was 16, I would have screwed up less than half
> the sutff I did for sure! :)
>
> Anyway, unfortunately, much of this is just a recap of stuff already
> mentioned. For a starter Scirocco, you might want to consider getting a
mk2
> 8v. The 8v's, in general, are much more reliable than 16v's. Parts are
> cheaper (and more plentiful in junkyards).
>
> Again, what everyone mentioned, rust, is your worst enemy. Here in
> California, it's not that much of a problem, but it's still a problem.
>
> All I can say is read, read, read and read some more. Comb through the
> archives - you'll soak a helluva lot that way.
>
> Where are you from by the way?  More than likely, a local lister will be
> able to help you find a good example to start with.
>
> Good luck!  Jeff
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jacob" <gr8hunter1@comcast.net>
> To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Sent: Monday, August 11, 2003 10:20 PM
> Subject: New to sciroccos
>
>
> > I am a 16 y.o. with no money or car skills.
> > I have been car searching, just to see whats out there, and found some
> > thing called a vw scirocco. the first one i saw was this one:
> >
>
http://images.autotrader.com/images/2003/8/9/138/986/477018231.138986059.IM1.MAIN.565x421_A.562x421.jpg
> > Instantly i fell in love with them.
> > Keeping in mind what i said above (broke and vehicle repair inept) what
> > would you guys suggest in the way of looking to buy a rocco.
> >
> >
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