$15K scirocco shopping list

[jdbubb at ix.netcom.com (Dan Bubb)]

Cool idea Cathy!
Course I have a plan too.
Once Shocky is gone, I turbo my 84 8V and get the 16V POS so I like driving it.....
Then I'll start working on my plan. I'm slow as molassas, so no chance for Cincy (that will have to
be the 84 for the third straight year, but 2005 with turbo finally!), but we'll see after that.
Dan

Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2004 7:38 AM
Subject: Re: $15K scirocco shopping list


Well, the other thing that would tempt me would be a project I've
discussed casually with another lister, and it could be done for less than
15K. How about twin turbo 1.6s. If even you got 150hp each out of them,
you'd still have AWD with 300 hp on tap, and evenly balanced, minimal
weight. Driving the twin, even if you can hardly reach the pedals, leaves
a lasting impression.
Of course my hubby's wet dream would be a MkII, tube framed, tubbed out,
full out drag monster, mid engined (with a small block Chev or some such
foolisness). With lots of stickers.
So each to his own. I'm all over the sleeper concept.

And I believe the question was "if you had 15K to sink into a ROCCO", not
a bimmer. So say you won the lottery and had your fleet of //Ms or
whatever, and were to spoil a Rocco for purely sentimental reasons. We all
know the ideal situation would be to have a fast cushy DD and a toy on the
side.
I could tolerate an M to get me to work, if I was forced into it...

cathy


> Cathy, you and I are on that page.
>
> Corrado, stock exterior, under der hud, rice kuker!
>
> Tonee
>
> C Boyko <roccit_53@scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca> wrote:
>
>> if I had 15K to sink in a car it would not be into a scirocco
>>
>> not trying to be an arse, but you will NEVER recoup the value of that
>> (knowingly I know because I sank 10K into mine..)
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, 22 Nov 2004 15:26:03 -0500, GTG wrote:
>>> earlier I responded to a message about gullwing doors and it got me
>>> thinking...
>>>
>>> If you had $15K to sink into your scirocco, where would it go?
>>> And let's suppose time is no object, so those of you with fabrication
>>> skills can go off in that direction, too.
>>>
>>> I'll wait to hear what some of you think and then throw out my ideas.
>>>
>>> -Grant-
>>> Annapolis, MD/Louisville, KY
>>> 1980 in storage :(
>>>
>
> Okay, here we have the denial factor, I bet there are a lot of listers
> who've sunk nearly that in. (or at least 15K CDN, I guess you're talking
> closer to 20-25 grand in my dollars, that IS a lot) Recovering your
> investment? That means you're building to sell, not for your own
> satisfaction. Which is either unsatisfying or unrealistic.
>
> Were it me? I'd do the full rotisserie, windows out respray, and new seals
> (I'm hallucinating here, it'd be a MkI I'd be building), and a few
> carefully chosen Euro cosmetics. Something tasty for forward motivation,
> with powder coated everything, and suspension upgrades. But my vision is a
> uber-clean, stock look, and some hidden wickedness under the hood. Perhaps
> one of them snail shaped thingies stuffed into the exhaust, what are they
> called again?
>
> Honestly? I'm finding "hand me down Klaus" to be a lot of fun. No need for
> the $15K. There really is no "right" answer for this question, but it's a
> good question!
>
> Cathy
> 1999 TDI New Beetle
> 1987 2L 16V Scirocco
> 1979 1.8L 10:1 8V
> "Deja moo- the feeling you've heard this bull before"


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