Re: Home after 4340 miles in 10 days...

["Mark F." <mk1mark@gmail.com>]

On Mon, 7 Mar 2005 07:06:12 -0800 (PST), Ben Harder <vwtype53@yahoo.com> wrote:
>   You are the king of road trips!  Some have impressed me before,
> but this little venture of your is by far the most insane.  ;)


It was definitely the longest combined trip I've ever attempted.  I
had a great time though - I LOVE road trips...  I had a blast driving
like a lunatic on a frozen lake, met some really cool people, got to
know a few listers a little better, saw parts of the U.S. I haven't
seen before, and got an interesting peek of life/culture in a small
Oklahoma town (Purcell - pop. 9000) over the few days I stayed there
and mixed with the locals...  All in all, a very rich experience...


> I'm sorry to hear that the car you picked up was so far from perfect...
> I can't even imagine the dissapointment after driving all that way.


Ya, I was pretty bummed...  There are simply NO solid Mk1's anywhere
near where I (and you) live, so travelling a good distance to find a
worthy candidate is pretty much the only option.  After several
purchases of good, solid cars, only the 75 track car I bought last
summer was a true "keeper".  They all had either accident damage, or
rust issues.  I was really hoping that this car was going to be
another keeper - for the street, as a restored nice-weather-only
summer driver...

A bit of an update:  I towed the car to a good quality bodyshop, and
they quoted me $300 to straighten it + more $ to repair the fender... 
It will also need a full respray and some minor bodywork.  The guy
seemed confident that he could repair it to the point where I couldn't
tell there was ever a problem, so I'm reserving my final judgement on
the car until after he's done straightening it out next week...  I
would still much rather start out with an accident free car though -
one with an intact "soul"...  :)


> I really can't wait for you to finally get ahold of that "perfect" mk1 to
> really begin your restoration and build... of all people, you really deserve to
> find that perfect car.  And with your persistance, it's only a matter of time
> until it happens.


Thanks for the kind words Ben!  :)  Persistent I am...  I'm quite
intent on finding my very narrow idea of the "perfect" Mk1.  My
"perfect" Mk1 isn't a polished and pampered $6000 car.  I'm looking
for the quintessential "diamond in the rough" - a car that first and
foremost is solid and rust free (surface rust ok), that hasn't been in
an accident, has low miles, and actually needs a restoration.  I don't
want to buy a "done" car.  I basically want the ideal candidate for a
proper restoration - one that will involve stripping the car down to
nothing and rebuilding it piece by piece - one that I will be intimate
(no not that kind of intimate!) with every single component and
fastener - one that I can be proud of building up, and keep for as
long as fate allows...  That's my dream Mk1 Scirocco...

Later,

Mark.
75
80 S
81
90 Audi Coupe Quattro - 10vt

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