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Semi OT: Car confusion

Subject: Semi OT: Car confusion
From: sad_rocc at yahoo.com (Dan Smith)
Date: Thu Dec 4 13:50:48 2003
In-reply-to: <Sea2-F12hLVgjR28SjW00011d75@hotmail.com>
Hey, gratz! I'm going to be 22 this weekend. I have to say I agree with Mr. Belligerant. I'm easily just as indecisive as you, but you really gotta nail down your priorities. If I were you, I'd part the rocc out and get rid of it and hang on to the Cutlass. Drive the cutlass and save up some money, while keeping your eyes open for a nice rocc. Killer deals pop up often and I've seen quite a few mk1's with good mods go for $800. If you really are into auto-x, you should have a race car and a DD and not try to make it work with only 1 car. It'll take you 2x as long to do half as much. The key is to have a reliable beater and just save up money because when you're not in need of a car, you can wait until just the right one at the right price comes along. I regret not doing that with the purchase of my mk1 and kick myself all the time for not holding out and looking a little harder.
 
Dan
 

Rhett Farnum <rocco_crossing@hotmail.com> wrote:
Actually, as I read your second email Eric I turned 21. Of course the real 
time isn't untill 10:30am but its still the day!!

The olds actually has way more balls than most think.(thanks to the 3300 V6) 
I do love having it! If I was a straight line guy I would be all about it! A 
few more mods or a 3800 SC swap and it would be the Ultimate sleeper. But it 
still wouldn't go arounda corner worth a crap.


Peace Out,
Rhett
Rocco_crossing
'83 Rocco (DEAD!!) :-( Now what to do???





>From: Eric S 
>Reply-To: scirocco81@vwmail.net
>To: "Jeff Toomasson" , scirocco81@vwmail.net,"Rhett 
>Farnum" , scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: Re: Semi OT: Car confusion
>Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2003 16:01:21 -0800 (PST)
>
>ROFL Jeff!
>
>I made my point...and thats what matters. Someone had to say it. I like 
>Rhett, and it's nothing personal...just felt it was time for everyone to 
>quit being so politically correct and tell the straight truth for once! As 
>for the young buck comment...18 was 10 years ago for me...NO WAY IN HELL 
>would I want to be cruising in a damn cutlass at 18. ROFL!
>
>
>--
>Eric
>www.VintageWatercooleds.com
>
>79 VW Iltis
>81 Scirocco S (*TDI* swap and complete restoration in holding pattern)
>81 Rabbit Truck 2.0 16v Motronic
>90 Corrado TDI
>91 Cabriolet (2.0 Crossflow 8v swap and mechanical rebuild in progress)
>
>
>
>--- "Jeff Toomasson" wrote:
>Easy there, Turbo - I've seen much worse questions posed to this list! At
>least he can spell (for the most part... ;)
>
>(made me LOL though... hehe)
>
>btw - you said "young buck" - are battin' from both sides of the plate??
>hahahahaha
>
>(quick duck outta here....I'm off to sit in traffic for an hour)
>
>JT on Skittle-sugar high
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Eric S" 
>To: "Rhett Farnum" ; 
>Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 3:28 PM
>Subject: Re: Semi OT: Car confusion
>
>
> >
> > I'm sorry Rhett, but its time to be *realistic*.
> >
> > You wanna be a VW driver or a grandpa pos Oldsmobile driver?
> >
> > Wake up and smell the coffee here, your rocco is worth more in parts, 
>you
>HAD the opportunity to pick up another rocco for cheap, and bailed on it.
> >
> > Sell the damn Cutlass, its worth NOTHING more than cruising a highway, 
>not
>for autox or a young buck as yourself. VWs, especially 8v VWs, are going to
>be the CHEAPEST in the long run, fun, nimble car you can own.
> >
> > Part what you can, save what you can, and buy a NICE 8v rocco...wake up
>and realize, not all $1000 or less cars are the same...parts, reliability,
>handling, fun factor, all must be considered...and I'm sorry, but that 
>piece
>of shit Cutlass doesn't make the grade....sell it to some old fart that
>WANTS that type of car.
> >
> > Sorry to be harsh, I understand you're strapped for cash...but asking a 
>VW
>SCIROCCO list about what you should do, with a Cutlass as an 
>option...you're
>bound to get some interesting responses. Its time for YOU to make a
>decision...thats what life is about. Now make your choice, and make sure
>its what YOU want, and what YOU can afford....cause asking peoples opinion
>is NOT going to help you here.
> >
> > The time for "flip floping" and indecisiveness is over. Make your 
>choice.
>I for one, hope you'll still be on this list, but if the Cutlass 
>wins...good
>luck to you.
> >
> > --
> > Eric
> > www.VintageWatercooleds.com
> >
> > 79 VW Iltis
> > 81 Scirocco S (*TDI* swap and complete restoration in holding pattern)
> > 81 Rabbit Truck 2.0 16v Motronic
> > 90 Corrado TDI
> > 91 Cabriolet (2.0 Crossflow 8v swap and mechanical rebuild in progress)
> >
> >
> >
> > --- "Rhett Farnum" wrote:
> >
> > Over Thanksgiving break my parents brought to my attention that I really
> > have no money left to play. I really want to keep autoXing but the 
>Cutlass
> > would take a lot of time and hard work to get to handle decent. As most 
>of
> > you know by now my rocco is in many pieces as I am parting it out. (need
>any
> > parts? email me!!)
> >
> > Here are a few options I have come up with.
> >
> > 1. Keep my rocco, fix the holes in it roughly, drop my spare 1.7L in it,
>put
> > it on a trailer and run it race only.
> >
> > 2. finish parting the rocco and dump the money into the Cutlass to make 
>it
> > look nice and handle a littel better.
> >
> > 3. Finish parting out the rocco and sell the cutlass and find something
>that
> > I can use for both street and autoX, more in a stock class.
> >
> > I like option 1 the most simply because it keeps one more rocco around 
>for
> > longer. I know in the long run it may cost me more because I would like 
>to
> > get a truck to pull the trailer instead of the Cutlass, but I think it
>would
> > also be the most fun.
> >
> >
> > Peace Out,
> > Rhett
> > Rocco_crossing
> > '83 Rocco (DEAD!!) :-(
> >
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