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OT: ATTN: Jason Cameesa/ importing a rall golf
Jason,
With only $1K down and a 60 month loan an evo would cost you
$575/month tops. However, the evo is considered a "high performance
vehicle" by all insurance companies and your insurance is likely to be
MUCH higher then expected.
Go for something a little less crazy then importing a car, it's a lot
of work, takes a lot of time, and it could wind up costing you a lot
more then you thought. Just look at Rich Deede, he imported a car from
a not so far off land and it was a PITA!
BTW: There was a mint Cosworth Escort at the Pine Barrens Express
rally in NJ that I was at last night. It was quite a sight to see,
especially when it was pulled over 3/4 of the way through the rally!
Also in attendance was a UrQuattro in good shape. Get a UrQuattro for
$10 to $12K instead.
Josh Able should import a car. This fits his MO perfectly. Bring in a
Porsche 959 or a Veyron or some shit... ;-)
-Marc
-----Original Message-----
From: scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org
[mailto:scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org] On Behalf Of Jason Arms
Sent: Saturday, November 22, 2003 1:46 PM
To: nealtovsen@yahoo.com
Cc: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
Subject: Re: OT: ATTN: Jason Cameesa/ importing a rall golf
It wouldnt see salt, take a look at my sig ;) I dont drive nice cars
in the
salt! Only free rabbit pickups and the occational $50 Audi 90. I
understand what you are saying, but i dont have the almost $700 a
month that
the car payment would cost me for an evo, nor the $300 for insurance a
month. I can however afford a personal loan payment on 15 grand or
so, with
a monthly insurance payment of, oh, 60bux for my arhemm '89 golf 1.8
8v
2door.. caugh! syncro supercharged, blistered fenders hack sneeze..
sorry
:) THanks for your help everyone on this matter. :)
Jason Arms (Essex, VT)
'87 Scirocco 16v (for sale)
'81 Scirocco S
'87 Scirocco 8v
'78 Rabbit L (16v project for sale )
'64 Sunroof Beetle (livin' a new life)
'84 Toyota 4Runner
'86 Toyota 4Runner
'88 Audi 90 Quattro
'83 Rabbit Pickup
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>From: Neal Tovsen <nealtovsen@yahoo.com>
>To: Scirocco-L <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>, redbug64@hotmail.com
>Subject: OT: ATTN: Jason Cameesa/ importing a rallye golf
>Date: 21 Nov 2003 23:45:46 -0500
>
>If you think that importing an absurdly rare car into the US and then
>using it as anything remotely similar to a daily-driver is somehow
>going to be cheaper or easier than buying an Evo, you might want to
do
>the math.
>
>And if you live in an area with snow/salt, don't forget to add in the
>medical bills you'll incur when the rest of us VW enthusiasts find
out
>your ruining this car by driving it in the salt!
>
>The initial cost of the car is certainly a good bit less than a $28k
>Evo, but nearly all of the body panels, all of the drivetrain, and
>about half the interior are RARE. MEGA RARE. As in, "simply not
>available in this hemisphere." And you're damn lucky if you find any
>parts you need in the other one. Heck, even the parts that are shared
>with the Corrado G60 are getting harder and more expensive to find
>(check my sig if you don't think I should know).
>
>Don't get me wrong. Rallye Golf's are DAMN COOL. I'd just about trade
>my Subaru for one if I had something else to make sure I got to work
>and back. Just make sure you know what you're getting yourself into.
>
>Oh, and don't get an Evo. Fun car and all, but you'd have to deal
with
>Mitsu dealers and Mitsu quality. GET A SUBARU!!! Or at least an R32.
>Sorry...can't help if I'm a little biased. <grin>
>
>BTW, it is way too easy to get hooked on the turbo-all-wheel-drive
>thing. So much fun! And if you get a Rallye, I'd be happy to trade
keys
>for a few hours!
>
>(Just thought of this: If you want a unique AWD car with real
>performance potential...one that is rare but not completely
>un-maintainable, get a Mazda 323 GTX. Only something like 1600 in the
>US originally. Fantastic car...just be gentile on the tranny)
>
>Neal
>'77 Scirocco G60
>'04 WRX STi
>'98 Sierra 1500
>
>
>
>On Fri, 2003-11-21 at 14:00, scirocco-l-request@scirocco.org wrote:
>
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > Message: 25
> > Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2003 23:03:51 -0500
> > From: "Jason Arms" <redbug64@hotmail.com>
> > Subject: OT: ATTN: Jason Cameesa/ importing a rallye golf
> > To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> > Message-ID: <Sea2-F38BlaJGsdoVPH00001896@hotmail.com>
> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed
> >
> > Jason, i probably spelled your name wrong, sorry. could you
> > contact
>me at
> > xscirocco16vx@yahoo.com off the list, id like to talk to you
> > personally about your experience with the matter in the subject.
> >
> > To everyone else.. i know its not a scirocco, and NO, im not gonna
> > sell
>all
> > of my scirocco's.. at least not the mk1. I want to but somthing
> > that i
>can
> > build some power into that is NOT front wheel drive. I (stupidly)
> > have
>been
> > looking at Mitsubishi EVO's. 2 problems with them, they are jap,
> > and
>they
> > are really expesive! Im leaning more twards a rallye golf now.
Can
>anyone
> > give me some insight about what it takes to import one either from
>europe,
> > or canada into the united states (legalities, cost, general pain
in
> > the assness). Also, if anyone knows where i might find some for
> > sale, im
>always
> > open to help. :) thanks.
>
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