Initial feeler: Liquidating my Scirocco stuff

[area53 at validpath.com (Jeff Toomasson)]

Normally, I would never encourage someone to give up the roc habit, but if 
you're moving out here, you can sell yer stuff and buy my little beasty that's 
sorta track-prepped and ready to go:

http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=2907706

Monterrey's an hour from me...

G/L either way - JT

> So this is just a very initial feeler -- I'm going to inventory my stuff
> and put out a real feeler later, but I wanted to see if there's any
> interest whatsoever.
> 
> I am thinking of bailing out of the Scirocco hobby.  I've been kidding
> myself if I thought I'd ever have time to actually build up the car to a
> level I'd be happy with.  I might honestly have some time in the spring,
> but I dunno.
> 
> It's not that I need the money terribly right now, but there's a small
> circular shiny thing that a certain someone important in my life
> wants, and a bit of extra money in my pocket sure would help that
>situation.
> 
> I don't have a ton of stuff like some people, but here's roughly what I've
> got.  Everything's located in Annapolis, MD.  I'd deliver within some
> reasonable number of miles like 150 or something.  If you see stuff that
> interests you or if you have some enlightening opinion on whether you think
> my stuff would sell or not or what I should do,
> please let me know.
> 
> + Solid 1980.  Currently without an electrical system.  Body is
> mediocre, but rust free.  Strong 1.8L 8V.  4spd.
> www.xgtgx.com/Repaint for pics.
> + Set of Borbet Type E wheels with practically new Khumo Ecsta tires on the
> car.  One of the wheels is decently scratched.  Would sell
>separately if nobody wants the car.
> + VEMS EFI unit.  Would have to talk to Brian McGarvey about that one. +
> H&R Coilover kit.  Ordered from Potter and just haven't installed it yet. +
> "Total Poly" set, Wheel spacers, some other bits.
> + BMS (Bellvue Motorsports) header, almost new cat, Autotech mid-pipe,
> TT/Borla muffler, TT tailpipe.  Bought as a complete setup from Peter. +
> Painless wiring harness kit for trunk mount.  I've scavenged a few small
> parts from it but otherwise new.
> + Aggressively ported and polished solid lifter head bought from MarkF a
> little while back.  Could get you all the info he told me about it. +
> Schrick 274 cam also bought from Mark a little while back.
> + 90A alternator from Peter@theScirocco
> + Much of an "S" interior from my 79.  The previous owner did a swap of the
> S interior into the car.  A bunch of it's up in my attic in Kentucky right
> now though.
> + My 1979 rustbucket.  It's totally worthless.
> 
> I figure if I got fair prices for all that it would put me around $3K,
> which would put me a lot closer to being able to buy that little shiny
> thing.
> 
> <commence rambling emotional bit>
> 
> Only problem is it's one of those things where it's worth more than that to
> me.  I know I couldn't get fair prices for it all, so I'd
> probably wind up with 2000 or so.  I've got at least twice that much sunk
> into it so far.  And yea, that'd help get a better ring so that is worth it
> to me because she's so much more important to me than the car, but I just
> don't know if this is something I'm going to regret. I am going out to grad
> school this coming summer in Monterrey
> California.  I have no idea if I'll be able to move the car there, if I'll
> be able to work on it there, etc.  But on the other hand I'm
> going to be like 10 minutes from Laguna Seca, so I figure if there's a good
> time to get into road racing, that would be it, and it'd be
> pretty fun to have a Mk1 with coilovers, a peppy engine, and good
> tuning potential.  I need to sink $15K into this car to make it what I
> really want, though.  I want to build a Scirocco up ridiculous someday when
> I'm rich.  I just want to be rich now so I can actually do it. I'd love to
> just hang onto this car until that day comes, but that's not really
> realistic either.  I know too many people with worthless beaters that they
> pay hundreds of dollars every year to store for when they have time to
> restore it, and that day will clearly never actually come.
> 
> I'm sorry to vent my problems here, especially when I've just been lurking.
>  I'm actually in just a bit of a low place in general right now.  I made a
> "to-do" list tonight with 67 discrete items on it.  I'm so overwhelmed I'm
> honestly on the edge of a breakdown.  A big part of me would be delighted
> for someone to come haul away my car and all my crap and give me a fair
> price for it, but I know a big part of me
> would be devastated at the same time.  I'm tempted to just give it all
> away.  I don't even care.
> 
> So what do I do?  Anyone want my stuff?
> 
> Aargh.  Fuck.
> 
> -Grant-
> 
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