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Subject: WAS: List dead? NOW: DD's
From: roccit53 at gmail.com (C Boyko)
Date: Wed Nov 28 06:10:48 2007
In-reply-to: <BAY134-W9CF44EFCD0C6CD81C9B10BC770@xxxxxxx>
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I was driving the Cabby as my DD yesterday, and it's the roughest looking of
my A1s ( but I know she's got a pretty floor and is actually in great shape)
and it's great to be able to park her at school and not worry about her
much. I'd never do that with my Roccos. Maybe I DO need to revive my Wolfie
as a beater Rocco for daily duties. It really has nothing to lose.



On Nov 28, 2007 7:02 AM, Karl Krupke <kkrup62@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi Jim,
>     Slow to respond, sorry. I'm trying to get caught up here.
>     I have to agree with Cathy on this; with an '84, two '81s and a '79 in
> the works, I still don't have a perfect, pristine, cherry Scirocco. And I'm
> OK with that.
>     My first Scirocco was a '79 bought in about 1984 or so, I think I put
> about 120- 130k on that car before I sold it. Always enjoyable to drive,
> almost always reliable; I still kick myself for selling it.
>     Now that I'm back in Scirocco World, I like having cars that I don't
> have to stress about... I'll be "restoring" two of the Mk1's and will
> certainly maintain them as well as possible, but I think I'd be afraid to
> drive something that I've got $25- 30k or so sunk into. Just waiting for the
> first scratch or door ding, some moron in an SUV parking by ear...
>     If I stumble across a 'mint' Mk1 and can afford it of course I'll jump
> all over it, but on the stuff I've got I can drive them without breaking out
> in a cold sweat every time I see "Student Driver" in my rearview mirror.
>
> Karl
>
> > Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2007 08:09:23 -0500
> > From: roccit53@xxxxxxxxx
> > To: jimruffi@xxxxxxxxx
> > CC: scirocco-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: List dead? ? ?
> >
> > JIM!!!!! Life's too short not to drive Sciroccos!! My cousin was
> > given my uncle's Corvette Stingray, 60s IIRC? Anyway, it needed
> > restoration, and that was all done in the correct manner, it had all
> > the original documentation, and when it was all finished, he took it
> > to a show or two and then decided that he was too tense every time he
> > drove it. What if something happened? So what did he do? He sold it.
> > Now the new owner may be beating it or garaging it or hot rodding it,
> > but he has absolutely no enjoyment from it. I'm not leaving my car
> > pristine for someone else. I, for one, plan to drive it till they
> > take my license away. So Jim, get a MkI that you'll feel fine about
> > driving. In some ways one with less than perfect paint is more
> > relaxing to own, and car shows are just so much more fun if you know
> > you wouldn't win even if you spent a week detailing. Oh, when did I
> > drive mine last? Yesterday...can you tell???
> > Cathy
> >
> > On Nov 24, 2007 4:33 PM, Jim Ruffi <jimruffi@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > Fine, thanks. I actually worked on my car a bit this weekend.
> > > Pulled of the door cards (88) with cloth inserts and carefully pulled
> the
> > > noise insulating from from the back (same with a pair of "leather"
> cards.
> > > Glued the black vinyl ("leather") insert into the card for my car and
> glued
> > > the cloth one to the donor card, so I can sell the set. I'm speaking
> in the
> > > singular because I only got to the driver's side. Leaf raking and an
> > > unexpected garage roof shingle repair got in the way.
> > >
> > > I almost went to look at a 41k mile red 75 MKI for sale about 2 hours
> from
> > > here and I realized the following:
> > >
> > > I don't ever have time to work on my 88, which needs very little. I
> don't
> > > want to drive it because even though it's far from mint, the paint is
> pretty
> > > nice....I don't want it to age any more. I have lots of stuff I want
> to do
> > > to it, but haven't spent the money/taken the time.
> > >
> > > I realized that if I bought a nice MKI, I'd NEVER drive it. I have no
> > > inclination to "collect" a MKI; I wouldn't really enjoy it that way,
> so a
> > > bone stock piece of history would be tough to own, as it would make me
> more
> > > neurotic than I am now. That and the fact the a 75 would continue to
> rust
> > > no matter what I do, even in my (unheated) garage and that would
> really
> > > bother me.
> > >
> > > Ideally, I'd like to find a super clean later MKI, ideally a red or
> white
> > > "S."
> > >
> > > Jim
> > >
> > > >-----Original Message-----
> > > >From: Mtl-Marc [mailto:marc_scirocco@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > >
> > > >Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2007 3:46 PM
> > > >To: julie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; scirocco-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > >Subject: RE: List dead? ? ?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >The Mars Red is sleeping for a few months, and I, am daydreaming
> about its
> > > >next powerplant.
> > > >
> > > >Any pictures of the progress? I can't wait to see the end result!
> > > >
> > > >Marc
> > > >
> > > >> -----Message d'origine-----
> > > >> De : julie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:julie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > > >> Envoy? : 24 novembre 2007 14:47
> > > >> ? : Mtl-Marc; scirocco-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > >> Objet : Re: List dead? ? ?
> > > >>
> > > >> Covered in white plastic shrapnel, yes, it scirocco relayed,
> > > >> buts all I can say.
> > > >>
> > > >> Hows your mars doing?
> > > >>
> > > >> >-----Original Message-----
> > > >> >From: Mtl-Marc [mailto:marc_scirocco@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > > >> >Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2007 02:33 PM
> > > >> >To: scirocco-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > >> >Subject: List dead? ? ?
> > > >> >
> > > >> >Hello? Where are you?
> > > >> >
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> > > >> >
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >
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References:
- List dead? ? ?
  - From: Mtl-Marc
- List dead? ? ?
  - From: Jim Ruffi
- List dead? ? ?
  - From: C Boyko
- WAS: List dead? NOW: DD's
  - From: Karl Krupke

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