Sad Day

[doubt at inwave.com (Nate Mellom)]

My wife and I have an agreement.  I can only have 3 cars at any one 
time.  My wife is happy with one, I guess, since her allotment has never 
come up.
I'm all full right now!
Nate
'81
'88
'87 QSW


Chris Bennett wrote:
> The wife and I had it out again about the cars...  I spoke to someone
> who has dealt with a similar situation with HER husband and she told
> me that maybe three scirocco's were too much.  So I have conceeded and
> if I was to pick the one to go I would have to say the 85.
> 
> Nobody is really hitting on any of the others for the price... so here
> is the offer to the list first before it goes to ebay/vortex.
> 
> $1800.
> 
> The 16v engine has 120k 'ish, and about 30k on the tranny since the
> rebuild.  The chassis has 200k on it.  It is an 85 that has been
> converted to a 16v.  Basically the entire front end was swapped.  It
> does not have AC any longer and the pulleys have been modified for the
> delete.  It now has PS and 16v brakes on the front.  It has an upper
> and lower stress bar (s)  and I have almost everything to complete the
> restoration on the interior.
> 
> I just redid the shocks and struts with Tokico's/H+R sports.  It has a
> short shifter on it, and I am willing to leave the electronics in it
> (with the exception of the empeg) Electronics include the Kenwood head
> unit and two aux inputs for an Ipod and/or other audio device, 6x9's
> in the rear, and a Kicker Substation.
> 
> It has 16v door cards, a 16v dash relatively crack free (small crack
> in the oval vent), a 160mph speedo, new black carpet ready to be
> installed.  It's sitting on new 205/50's R15's I believe on ghetto
> fabulous black painted rims... hey... if you don't want them, bring
> your own rims.  They work.
> 
> The engine runs VERY well and pulls VERY strong for a stock 16v.
> 
> I would have no hesitation driving this cross country.
> 
> The exhaust will need a little help, but it will get you there.
> 
> I will let it go for less than that but I am going to pull most of the
> goodies to throw in the 87...  Like the shocks/struts, short shifter
> and speedo.
> 
> Worst case I will gut it.  Either way it's going in a month or less. 
> I really hate to do that to the car.  It's like loosing my best
> friend.  Gutting it would be like well... not to be gruesome but I
> find it equally distasteful.  I would rather see it go in one piece.
> 
> Chris
> 
> 
> 
> 
> --
> 80 Scirocco Callaway Indiana Red
> 85 Scirocco 16v (conversion) Burgundy
> 87 Scirocco 16v Tornado Red
> 04 R32 Reflex Silver
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