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FS: My Alpine White '88 16V - ENID, OKLAHOMA
If I had a trailer I would come up and take it off your hands. What did you
want for it again?
Brian
----- Original Message -----
From: "Craig Steiner" <steiner_ca@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <scirocco-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, August 20, 2007 10:46 PM
Subject: RE: FS: My Alpine White '88 16V - ENID, OKLAHOMA
Last chance. I really need the garage space, and I don't plan on spending
another dime on the Scirocco. Not really interested in parting it out
either. It will probably be off to the scrap yard this
Thursday.http://s202.photobucket.com/albums/aa293/steiner_ca/
Craig
(580) 603-4006
From: steiner_ca@xxxxxxxxxxxxx: scirocco-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx: RE: My
Alpine White '88 16V - ENID, OKLAHOMADate: Sat, 4 Aug 2007 22:35:50 -0500
Oops. I guess I was too excited about my new purchase to include the good
stuff. Here's the story...I had a coolant hose break (the upside down U
shaped one just below the distributor). The car wasn't indicating hot, but
the little red blinking light came on for about 5 minutes, so assume what
you will. I'm fairly certain the duration of the leak wasn't sufficient to
cause any overtemp damage to the engine. In the process of replacing the
hose however, I smacked the distributor, breaking the Hall sender clean off
and nearly required stitches in my hand. While pulling the old distributor,
I decided to test the plug wires (I had suspicions) and discovered one of
the new Eurosport plug wires had considerably more resistance than the rest.
I then decided to replace all the hoses while i was at it, and might as well
replace the water pump since it seemed to be the source of some noise and,
before I removed all the hoses, I got fed up with the whole damn thing so I
decided to buy one of those highly reliable British sports cars (yes, I'm
probably very sick). The car was great up to about a year and a half ago.
Since then it has left me sitting on the side of a major highway at night in
the middle of nowhere Texas (alternator seized) and then the passenger side
rear caliper dumped all the brake fluid in a Braum's parking lot with my two
young boys in tow (nearly smacked into a large truck in the parking lot),
and then this hose decides to let go just as I pull into the security check
point at work on a very cold March morning. Yes, all of my co-workers got
to see me on the side of the road and I've been the butt of many car jokes.
The most recent being given an award which allows the winner to park in the
Commanding Officer's parking spot for 2 weeks. Everyone got a good chuckle
at that one being carless and all. Oh and there probably isn't much left of
the clutch. I just don't have the time or the will power to keep this thing
on the road. I have no idea how many miles are on it due to a failed
odometer from 1995 to 2002. I would guess somewhere around 150,000 if not
more. A replacement instrument cluster was pulled out of a dead 86.5 16V
and installed to this car by my father who drove the car while I was
deployed to South America. This car is the proverbial project car that
never was. I would love to continue to work on it and shape it into the car
of my dreams, but there's this war on and all and after nearly ejecting from
my aircraft the other day, I would rather my spend time with the family
while I can and not in the garage swearing at a car.
Once again, make an offer if you're interested. The Lotus will be garaged
and the local Home Owners Association will fine me if the Scirocco is left
outside, so it's got to go soon.
Craig Steiner
LT USN
> From: rocco16@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: steiner_ca@xxxxxxxxxxx;
> scirocco-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: My Alpine White '88 16V - OKLAHOMA>
> Date: Sat, 4 Aug 2007 18:02:12 -0700> > Okay, for starters, why isn't it
> running?> > (you left out all the important stuff, my friend....)> >
> larry> sandiego16v> > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Craig
> Steiner" <steiner_ca@xxxxxxxxxxx>> To: <scirocco-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>> Sent:
> Saturday, August 04, 2007 4:36 PM> Subject: FS: My Alpine White '88 16V -
> OKLAHOMA
Not currently running, but I have the parts, just not the patience anymore.
16VAlpine WhiteBlack leather interior
A/C (but hasn't worked in years)
Sunroof (pops up, doesn't roll back anymore)
H&R Coilovers installed a year ago
Kenwood excelon XXV-01D 25th Anniversary head unit with Sirius radio and is
HD Radio capable - installed March 2006
New bee-sting antenna
Major brake service done last year (replaced rear calipers, all rotors and
pads)
New alternator installed February 2006
Car will come complete with Bentley and parts that I've accumulated over the
years.
-A/C condenser (I don't think it's for a MK II Scirocco)
-A/C dryer-Nearly complete set of new hoses from Adirondack Auto Brokers
(one hose installed)
-New water pump
-New Thermostat-New dash overlay (plastic, black, but can be painted)
-still in box Infinity 6412CFP speakers (1 pair) other pair installed in
car
-bottles of G12 coolant PHOTOS
HERE:SCIROCCOhttp://s202.photobucket.com/albums/aa293/steiner_ca/ Make an
offer if you're interested.My new ride, and the reason I need the Scirocco
gone: LOTUS
http://www.lotusofgreenwich.com/cars.php?carid=1878&cat=lotus&subcat=elise_______________________________________________
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