Slegato acquisition - Cathy's spin on it.

[scourge at cogeco.ca (Scourge)]

"George (in, get this, an exact twin to my hubby's Protege 5) rolled in"

Dammit!! You said you wouldn't tell!!  Just don't tell Blacky...he thinks I 
went on vacation for a couple weeks.

:D

-George


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "C Boyko" <roccit_53@scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca>
To: "Mtl-Marc" <marc_scirocco@sympatico.ca>
Cc: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2005 7:37 PM
Subject: Slegato acquisition - Cathy's spin on it.


> On 1:11:12 pm 08/10/05 "Mtl-Marc" <marc_scirocco@sympatico.ca> wrote:
>> Congrats to Daun for buying my Slegato!
>>
>> I am very confident that Daun will turn it back to its original
>> beauty, perhaps for next Cincy, and that will make it even more
>> compelling for myself to finally attend the big party. We could start
>> a new trend here: if you wish to attend, sell Daun a Scirocco. :-P
>>
>> It was also extremelly nice to finally meet with Cathy and Daun. They
>> are as nice in person as they are on line!!
>>
>> Good luck Daun, and see ya soon!
>>
>> Cheers.
>>
>> Marc
>> '83 Scirocco
>> '88 Slegato *SOLD*
>> '97 A4Q
>
>
> Well, Marc, it was a pleasure to finally meet you, and I think you need to
> join our little Canadian convoy to Cincy. It's funny how well the Slegato
> blends into the garage here, marking it's spot with a curious muddy blend
> of oil and coolant.
> It has been quite the week or so for me, first my cousins from Boston were
> here, then a friend from Calgary, and finally a long list of "listers".
> First to arrive Saturday night was Julie, with her daughter Jillian, and
> Draco, her MkI 2L 16V. She'd driven about 7 hours, including a "tour" of
> Ontario. Daun arrived shortly after, (his drive is a legit 7-8 hours, and
> HE knows how to get here) and the usual sorts of things followed, 
> unloading
> a MkI door from Ohio for Julie, examining our Passat carcass for potential
> pillaging, and some photo ops along Lake Erie with Draco and Klaus. It was
> a good visit, and "tech procedures" were minimal, just a few DPR
> diagnostics.
> Daun and I had a relaxed start for Montreal the next day, and Julie headed
> back home. F150 seats are not as comfy as Rocco seats, but it was a nice
> enough trip, and of course we had to go "see the car" that night, so Daun
> could sleep. Anyone who's bought one sight unseen at distance knows what
> that's about, you always envision the worst. This one's an unusual colour,
> a deeper red than the usual kitted MkII, and it has RED interior. And it
> speaks both official languages. (Daun may need to learn to cuss in French
> when he works on the car). One of the wierdest things about the trip was
> the patio umbrella dropping from the sky. Now I see double rainbows when I
> buy a Rocco (seriously, for both of them), but this tumbling umbrella
> falling from hundreds of feet in the air was just wierd. No plane to drop
> it, it was just there, falling from the sky. Had to be a sign.
> One of the saddest things? An awesome tunnel in Montreal, and we were
> driving the Ford (with a sissy six), not a screaming Rocco :(
>
> Sunday we managed a good visit with Marc, and then picked up the tow 
> dolly.
> Next door to the UHaul place were two Roccs, and we went and talked to the
> owner, or Marc did, I listened in and once again realized that my French
> sucks, especially for car words. We got the car strapped down, and headed
> home. The UHaul dolly worked well, and we used the Monday "return" as an
> excuse to do some parts shopping, including a stop at a shop that had two
> Roccs sitting in it (one of each). Sightings are few and far between, so I
> figured I'd mention it. Arrangements had been made for another GTG in the
> evening, and we weren't home long before Drew (in Carrots, his Turbo 
> Diesel
> Mars red 84 Wolfie) and George (in, get this, an exact twin to my hubby's
> Protege 5) rolled in. At one point, we had 5 Roccs, 2 F150s and three
> Proteges in the driveway/garage, along with my usual selection of other
> German scrapiron. Food, "beverages", and of course "tech procedures"
> followed. Klaus got his knock ignition back, and he's so much happier, and
> he also got a new fuel filter. There seemed to be some problem with his
> tires that (ahem) SOMEONE thought could be resolved by "rapid rotation" 
> all
> the way through first, and just like shampoo, it had to be "repeated" a 
> few
> times. "Gino", (the new guy from Quebec) got his engine bay degreased, and
> a quick cleanup ( including draining the "water hazard" in the spare tire
> well). Daun was also educated in the wonders of the Robertson screw. Then
> the traditional poking of the Slegato's (not so) soft underbelly with
> pointy objects, and on to draining the mochachino out of his coolant
> channels. The need for a head gasket was known when the car was purchased.
> It was a good evening of socializing, and was very productive in the
> wrenching department. "Progress was made" , as Drew would put it.
> Daun and I went out this morning to see how far into head removal we could
> get before breakfast, only to discover my "favorite fastener" on the 
> intake
> manifold, the ever popular "rounded bucket bolt", so we pushed him back 
> in,
> and Daun headed for Ohio. He'll be back before long. And he THINKS I'll
> release the car to him. Muahaha.
>
> As usual, this is such an awesome group of people. I'm enjoying having
> another Rocco on the place, even though he won't stay. And the adventure
> isn't over yet, Gino still needs to get his US citizenship, eh?
>
> Cathy, updating on my sig....
> 1978 Kolibri Green 8V (Klaus)
> 1980 Porsche Red 8V (rusty red parts Rocco)
> 1987 Arctic Blue Metallic 2L 16V (the Silver Headache)
> 1988 Paprika Red Slegato (Gino)   ;)
> and some other scrapiron
>
>
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