The Official Scirocco Chit Chat Thread!

[scirocco*joe]

Looking good Izzy's . . . That front end gets to me every time I see it.

Agreed.

So, are we seeing you in OH this year?

[85roccoZ400]

Cathy sorry to hear about your dad.

Agreed.

So, are we seeing you in OH this year?

No it is not in the cards for this year.

[Michael Bee]

Since this seems to be the most active thread, does anyone have a place or recommendation where I could get a Mk1 Car cover?

calcarcover.com

[TBerk]

Just Because...

[punchbug]

Just Because...

Three questions (two are Cincy related)

1. Does that come in a different gender, in milk chocolate?

2. Is it time for a Cincy sign up page yet?

3. Who is organizing the Cincy exchange?

[crazyaboutrocs]

Swapped insurance over to the Slegato from the 16V(yes we have maxed out the quantity of cars on our policy...) and I printed out the card when I came home. Apparently my 1 of 127 Slegatos is far more rare than I thought, because my insurance card says it's an '88 Volvo Scirocco. Now that has got to be rare.

[California 16v]

Apparently my 1 of 127 Slegatos is far more rare than I thought, because my insurance card says it's an '88 Volvo Scirocco. Now that has got to be rare.

[TBerk]

Crazy,

It makes yours one of the stiffest Rocs out there...

Think; "Hot, Oppressive Airborne Tank...", blowing in off the Med, up through southern Europe...

[punchbug]

Crazy,

It makes yours one of the stiffest Rocs out there...

Think; "Hot, Oppressive Airborne Tank...", blowing in off the Med, up through southern Europe...

And it has no need of a car cover, since it IS the box it came in!

Serves you right for living in Maine, if it isn't a Volvo or a Saab they get confused. So is the wife's one of those rare Saab Challengers?

I am feeling a wee bit overwhelmed with the tax deadline looming large and my Dad's financial situation still not close to being apparent. Should be a laugh riot. And yeah, I still have a broken airplane project....among other things. SOOOO glad I am retired.

[scirocco*joe]

Swapped insurance over to the Slegato from the 16V(yes we have maxed out the quantity of cars on our policy...) and I printed out the card when I came home. Apparently my 1 of 127 Slegatos is far more rare than I thought, because my insurance card says it's an '88 Volvo Scirocco. Now that has got to be rare.

Have you looked into Hagerty, John?

[cholland_]

VW finally has a motorcycle division!

Oh wait... their insurance premium already has a 400% surcharge in Ontario

[85roccoZ400]

Have you looked into Hagerty, John?

Hagerty is a joke for an MKII Scirocco . . . They do not consider them as a classic yet.

So that is one strike again you, The next second strike will be mileage limitation unless you can hold yourself to only driving it 1200 mile a year.

With that second strike you do not qualify for their insurance.

[scirockinit]

Just finally got these on! So Stoked. rims look soooooo good

[scirocco*joe]

Hagerty is a joke for an MKII Scirocco . . . They do not consider them as a classic yet.

So that is one strike again you, The next second strike will be mileage limitation unless you can hold yourself to only driving it 1200 mile a year.

With that second strike you do not qualify for their insurance.

I just went to Hagerty.com and set up a quote for a 1988 Scirocco owned by a 37 year old in Maine, valued at $8,000 and for 5,000 miles a year. It was $327 a year including unlimited 125-mile flatbed towing, lockout service and gas for *ALL* vehicles you own.

That said, you do need to have a regular use vehicle that you drive daily and you have to store the car in a secured garage.

Brian, I don't know what the rules are for CT. Maybe they are different? I know there are age minimums that need to be met.

But I really dig Hagerty.

[85roccoZ400]

I just went to Hagerty.com and set up a quote for a 1988 Scirocco owned by a 37 year old in Maine, valued at $8,000 and for 5,000 miles a year. It was $327 a year including unlimited 125-mile flatbed towing, lockout service and gas for *ALL* vehicles you own.

That said, you do need to have a regular use vehicle that you drive daily and you have to store the car in a secured garage.

Brian, I don't know what the rules are for CT. Maybe they are different? I know there are age minimums that need to be met.

But I really dig Hagerty.

Joe,
I was able to do a quote online without a probably. But when I called thats when they told me my limitations and I did not want to be that limited to the mileage.

But yes I would go with them if it wasn't for that.

[crazyaboutrocs]

I just went to Hagerty.com and set up a quote for a 1988 Scirocco owned by a 37 year old in Maine, valued at $8,000 and for 5,000 miles a year. It was $327 a year including unlimited 125-mile flatbed towing, lockout service and gas for *ALL* vehicles you own.

That said, you do need to have a regular use vehicle that you drive daily and you have to store the car in a secured garage.

Brian, I don't know what the rules are for CT. Maybe they are different? I know there are age minimums that need to be met.

But I really dig Hagerty.

@Joe, yes I did look into them a little while back. And unless there is some different story as Brian mentions when I actually take that step with the Slegato and the 16V I do plan to go with them. That partially leads me to the next one....
@Cathy-I wish you better luck with your father's financials than we've had with my uncle's. He was Canadian and died 16 months ago. We are almost, partly done with all the financial crap for his estate(and we have people that do this for a living, doing it). Canada seems odd when it comes to this stuff.

[punchbug]

@Joe, yes I did look into them a little while back. And unless there is some different story as Brian mentions when I actually take that step with the Slegato and the 16V I do plan to go with them. That partially leads me to the next one....
@Cathy-I wish you better luck with your father's financials than we've had with my uncle's. He was Canadian and died 16 months ago. We are almost, partly done with all the financial crap for his estate(and we have people that do this for a living, doing it). Canada seems odd when it comes to this stuff.

Well, the reading of the will went like this..."what will?" and I called his bookkeeper to see if he dropped the taxes off there...nope, she doesn't have them...
This is actually a surprise since my old man was always on about leaving things in good shape.... Mom's been great though, and that really helps!

[crazyaboutrocs]

I do like how it seems every little thing he had, such as a license, vehicle registration, memberships etc, all issue a partial refund when cancelled for death. Surprised us, as down here that would not happen.

[vwdaun]

Hagerty is a joke for an MKII Scirocco . . . They do not consider them as a classic yet.

So that is one strike again you, The next second strike will be mileage limitation unless you can hold yourself to only driving it 1200 mile a year.

With that second strike you do not qualify for their insurance.

Hmmmph. My 16v is insured with them, 5k miles / year, locked storage etc for $198/yr.

[Chris16vRocco]

I was watching some short films about VW history as part of my training earlier, and they failed to mention the Scirocco. They mentioned the ****ing 411, Dasher, and Quantum, but not the Scirocco. WTF.

[woody16v]

Hmmmph. My 16v is insured with them, 5k miles / year, locked storage etc for $198/yr.

what difference does a mileage restriction make when you have a car with known odometer failures?

[TBerk]

via an email I got from some guy I've named 'Unka-Kev', (oh btw- He's one of us).

Ferrari F1 Cars.....in New York?

Here's a link to a Shell commercial shown only in Europe .
Ostensibly, they're selling gasoline, but the cars used in the video
steal the show.

Ferrari pulled several of their race cars from various ages out of
storage, flew them around the world, and filmed them running through
the streets of Rome, Rio, New York, Hong Kong, Honolulu, and Monaco.

No computer graphics were used ---these are the original cars on the
actual streets.

The best part is the sound - from the basso-profundo notes of the
early, front-engine era, each scene cuts to a later generation, ending
with the wail of a modern F1 car.

Even if you're not a gearhead, this video will stir the soul - so turn
up the sound !!

There's just something about 3 liters and 14,000 RPM!!!


http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v...4wL4&vq=medium[

[crazyaboutrocs]

Hmmmph. My 16v is insured with them, 5k miles / year, locked storage etc for $198/yr.

How much did you insure it for, if I may ask? That would definitely affect the price. Or maybe they just know who you are and what you've done for these cars and are giving you a break.

[85roccoZ400]

Hmmmph. My 16v is insured with them, 5k miles / year, locked storage etc for $198/yr.

Daun, Did you do it over the phone, or online?

[punchbug]

via an email I got from some guy I've named 'Unka-Kev', (oh btw- He's one of us).

Followed by this carporn ......http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v...4wL4&vq=medium


Berk? You a spend WAAY too much time on the net, and we thank you for that! I need to watch that again with my earbuds on......

[TBerk]

Berk? You a spend WAAY too much time on the net,

Inverted sleep patterns are a blessing and a curse...

I think it
s time for a vacation...

[punchbug]

Inverted sleep patterns are a blessing and a curse...

I think it
s time for a vacation...

I have cats. I do not GET a sleep pattern!

[CodeMan]

Uh-oh, who is this?

[Chris16vRocco]

Badpenny's car from a few years ago.

[CodeMan]

That's a shame. I thought it might have been your black one.

[Iroczgirl]

VW finally has a motorcycle division!

Oh wait... their insurance premium already has a 400% surcharge in Ontario

They have had one for a LONG time. They just chose not to produce any NSU motorcycles.

[Iroczgirl]

I was watching some short films about VW history as part of my training earlier, and they failed to mention the Scirocco. They mentioned the ****ing 411, Dasher, and Quantum, but not the Scirocco. WTF.

The 411 was very important you know, it was the car that almost brought VW to bankruptcy.

[punchbug]

Okay, THIS is possibly the greatest barn find of all time...can you even imagine?

http://www.eaa.org/news/2012/2012-04-16_spitfires.asp

In other epic news, I got Dad's taxes in to the book keepers. I cannot tell you what a relief that is. AND I got to drive the purple car, always a good thing! It is never lost on me how lucky we are to have these great little cars.

[crazyaboutrocs]

Okay, THIS is possibly the greatest barn find of all time...can you even imagine?

http://www.eaa.org/news/2012/2012-04-16_spitfires.asp

Wow! Can you imagine finding those?

[scirocco*joe]

Wow! Can you imagine finding those?

Incredible.