Slegato acquisition - Cathy's spin on it.

[scirocco at vintagewatercooleds.com (Eric S)]

This is wrong on so many levels.

Especially after getting poor blacky to run semi-right at cincy...

-- 
Eric
www.vintagewatercooleds.com

1981 Scirocco S (TDI swap project)
1981 Rabbit Truck LX Diesel -FOR SALE-
1990 Corrado TDI -FOR SALE-
1990 Fox Wagon
1991 Cabriolet (2.0 crossflow 8v project)
1994 Jetta GL

Scourge said:
> "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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