Sad News

[roccit_53 at hotmail.com (C Boyko)]

OMG! That is so terrible, lucky nobody was hurt, but that's just awful. I 
thought my daughter's "3 weeks into Cabby ownership tangle with the Pontiac" 
was bad.
I'm mounting that extinguiser in Klaus TODAY, the 16V already has one. I 
just can't believe that, you have my sympathies. I know it's "just a car", 
but still. GL in the hunt for the next one.

Cathy


>From: stetson <tim@unrealexpectations.ath.cx>
>Reply-To: stetson@unrealexpectations.ath.cx
>To: nightmare16v1988@hotmail.com
>CC: scirocco list <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Subject: Re: Sad News
>Date: Sat, 24 Apr 2004 18:47:22 -0500 (CDT)
>
>I'm very sorry to hear another Roc bites the dust but very happy you
>weren't injured!
>
>HOpefully you'll be able to score a low priced project to replce her with.
>
>My sincere condolences,
>
>Tim
>
>
>On Sat, 24 Apr 2004, Don Walter wrote:
>
> > > As some of you know, Jeff Toomasoon had sold his 500th California 
>Edition
> > > Scirocco to me. I owned the car since Thursday, April 15.
> > >
> > > On Thursday, April 22, this magnificent Scirocco left us. When driving 
>on
> > > Hwy1 from class to home, I smelled smoke in the car. I glanced in the 
>back
> > > and saw a small amount of smoke coming through the back seat and trunk 
>area.
> > > I immediately turned off the car and all components I could find. When 
>I
> > > came to a stop, a puff of brown smoke drifted pass my door. I got out 
>and
> > > started inspecting the back. I was horrified to discover that the rear
> > > fender was on FIRE. I frantically tried to kick the panel off of the 
>car
> > > (destroying my shoe in the process). When I could not put out the 
>fire, I
> > > started waving for help with one hand and grabbed for my cell phone 
>with the
> > > other. I could also see that the fire had spread to the entire back 
>half of
> > > the car and was engulfing the gas tank. Knowing that there was not a 
>damn
> > > thing I could do, I ran to safety. By this time, I could hear the 
>tires
> > > blowing and saw the windows shatter one by one. Two people had stopped 
>and
> > > were on the phone with 911 operators. Unfortunately, it took less than 
>a
> > > minuet for the car to be completely engulfed in flames.
> > >
> > > What also saddens me is I will never know what caused the fire. The 
>most
> > > probable cause that I could come up with is the car is 21 years old 
>(next
> > > month). I am hypothesizing that the fuel lines leading from the 
>transfer
> > > pump to the main fuel pump had hardened, became brittle, cracked, and
> > > started leaking fuel. This fuel collected, ran across the tank and 
>other
> > > body parts. The gas or fumes were probably ignited by the exhaust. Not 
>even
> > > Moster Garage or Junkyard Wars could destroy the car this well. About 
>the
> > > only thing I would be able to salvage is the left rear turn signal 
>housing.
> > > No joke, that was the only part not damaged.
> > >
> > > On a more positive note, no one was hurt and I very thankful for that. 
>We
> > > can only hope and prey the remaining Sciroccos do not meet a similar 
>fate.
> > >
> > > -Craig
> > > "Nightmare" '88 16v (PG-T Proj.)
> > > "Calypso" '91 Golf GL (Daily Driver)
> > >
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> > 1984 1.8 8V Pewter Scirocco (sold years ago)
> > 1986 2L 16V Toronado Red Scirocco (under repair)
> > 1988 1.8 16V Toronado Red Scirocco (sold on 3/29/04)
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