Update: Sciroccos Impounded, now gone. I'm out. Sad day.

[roccit53 at gmail.com (C Boyko)]

Grant, to begin with, it's clear that you are not stupid, so don't
feel that way. I'm saddened by this, it's just so beyond your control
and feeling helpless when you're a take-chrage sort of person is
really frustrating. I was actually glad when I read this this post to
discover that they hadn't been crushed, that's what I'd expected to
read, so at least your efforts kept them in the hands of an enthusiast
paid off. We all spend too much on our cars for what they're worth in
return, and we all have times when we wonder if it's worth the cost in
time and money. Sad that you didn't get past the pain in the ass part
of ownership though. Could be worse, you could have put a lot of
repairs into an aging mini van or something! I'm guessing that the
fates have a really fantastic Scirocco waiting for you somewhere down
the road, maybe one that you'd never have considered if you still had
these ones. So do hang around, and GL with this exciting part of your
life, and enjoy being engaged eh?
Cathy

On 11/9/07, GGehrke <ggehrke@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> So...  Update on my issues with my Sciroccos.
>
> In short, they were left sitting in a parking lot in Maryland where
> storage was allowed.  Since I've been in California (5 mo) they
> changed the policy, determined my cars were "abandoned" (with
> apparently no attempt to contact me, about which I'm quite frustrated)
> and impounded them.  Two weeks later, I find out about this, but don't
> have a lot of options.
>
> I asked for help and got some interest from the list and the vortex
> community.  I didn't really WANT to sell the cars, but truth be told
> it was something I needed to do anyways because I don't currently have
> time to work on them and won't for quite some time.
>
> A guy from philly, Matt, is driving down tomorrow to pick them up from
> impound.  Apparently he's the type who can't see a Mk1 die, so he's
> even saving the black one.  I don't think he's a lister, but if
> anyone's looking for parts, I guess that's sort of his thing.  I hope
> he doesn't find it necessary to part the blue one out, but we'll see.
> Either way, this chapter is closed for me.
>
> It's definitely an understatement to say that I'm sad about this one.
> Beyond the fact that I've put a lot of time and money into the cars
> and have hardly even been able to drive them, I hate being defeated
> and I feel like that's what this is.  I have had so many crazy pipe
> dreams for these cars.  Everything from updating them to extremely
> modernized designs to 4wd or dual engine conversions.  I started
> prepping to paint the car plaid (based on the stock plaid seats from
> early Mk1s), but decided I didn't have the time so I painted it blue
> instead.  I have a slew of performance parts that never even got
> installed.  I know I'm capable of building up a truly ridiculous Mk1
> Scirocco that could challenge any sports car in speed and style.
> Someday I still want to, but it's tough to admit that it's not going
> to be any time soon.
>
> I'll hang onto this as my inspiration to buy another someday:
> http://www.xgtgx.com/img/dooropen.gif
> http://www.xgtgx.com/img/twotone-dreamroc.jpg
> Time and money as no object, that's what I think a Mk1 Scirocco could
> look like.  I see cars like this as a blank canvas.
>
> Hopefully Matt will enjoy the car(s) or at least get some use out of
> them.  I haven't finalized the monetary side of it because I haven't
> been able to negotiate the impound fees with the tow company (which
> could be anywhere from $300 to over $1000 at their standard rate).  I
> think Matt is going to cover the impound fees and will send a bit more
> my way, so I'm not going broke AND losing the cars, but the financial
> hit is certainly painful.  It makes me wish I had never spent all the
> money to start with.  Makes me feel pretty stupid, frankly.
>
> I will probably stay on the list, but I don't really know.  I still
> feel the same indescribable passion for these funny little cars.  I
> don't know why - they were absolutely nothing but trouble for me from
> start to finish.  I don't think I ever got one minute of real
> enjoyment from my cars.
>
> I have a bunch of parts still in storage that I will likely be
> offering up for sale around christmas time when I am back in Maryland
> for a bit.  I'd like to recover as much of the money as possible from
> those parts, especially considering I'm getting married in less than a
> year and could use some extra cash.  I'm giving Matt dibbs on a bunch
> of it, but I'll probably only really offer them to the list.  Full
> inventory in about a month...
>
> So yea, that's it.  I'm now an ex-Scirocco owner.  Sad :(
>
> -Grant-
>
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