What are you gonna fix/do to your rocco with your Tax money ?

[Beakersloco]

Im gonna be putting rocco in shop to get clutch/rear seal replaced next month.

[Bubble Block]

Owed the state 20$ and fed. Taxes were stripped from me by student loans which which ive been paying all year!

[origsix]

Oh yes can't wait. My trusty mechanic friend may think otherwise. A USRT SPEED SHIFTER for my 85 Scirocco Wolfsburg. My 89 Cabrio had one installed with tax money in 2011. Nothing like crisp shifting 15HRS down to H20.

[BORA_1_8T]

complete brake upgrade. larger fronts and a disc conversion in the back

[mr lee]

you mean... "What would you fix on your rocco if you had Tax money?"

i'd cut the roof open and install a rag top.

[sutton83k]

Where do I start ...well i bought a 2.5" stainless exhaust for the 2.0L turbo thats under construction. Other than that i think it was a buncha small stuff like gaskets and filters. OH wait I got a baffled oil pan a already tapped for oil return. Its a real beauty

[Evil 16v]

O2 sensor and a timing belt

[scotttu]

Detail it.

[MickR]

Sort the brakes - some stuff in there probably needs a rebuild, somewhere.

[crazyaboutrocs]

$3k, already got it, and pretty much spent it on heating oil and some bills. Nothing for the Scirocco from it. I did get two tires for the GTI and re-register Mandy's Challenger, so at least there was something spent cars.

[punchbug]

$3k, already got it, and pretty much spent it on heating oil and some bills. Nothing for the Scirocco from it. I did get two tires for the GTI and re-register Mandy's Challenger, so at least there was something spent cars.

The new needy one will be getting mine and about ten times the return as well. Old 136 will eat up the paint the Sciroccos need this year. But I will have tin pounding skills once it's done at least.

[0dd_j0b]

Bought another Scirocco with it.

[scirocco*joe]

Bought a house. No Scirocco fun this year.......from tax returns.

Found a set of wheels, though.

[crazyaboutrocs]

Well having a place to live is a pretty good thing to spend money on.

[ANSAracingb]

Well having a place to live is a pretty good thing to spend money on.

Yeah but you could live in your Scirocco...although I wouldn't recommend it.

I haven't done my taxes yet but for the past few years I've actually owed $$ to the government, so I'm not expecting that to change. If I find the opposite I'll get rear main seal/engine, trans mounts/lightened flywheel/clutch kit. Here's hoping

[scirocco*joe]

Well having a place to live is a pretty good thing to spend money on.

Cross your fingers, John. Hopefully this place will be ours in two weeks:







1880 town house owned by a former ship's captain.

[Rannoch]

Fixing my coolant system.

Each time I fix one of the seeping places a new one appears! but both 30 year old water pumps are leaking out the shaft seals now.

Oh joy.

[crazyaboutrocs]

And it appears to come with a woman.

[vwdaun]

And it appears to come with a woman.

I think by the rock on her finger, she's already quite attached to Joe.

Keep us updated Joe, looks AWESOME! I looooove old houses.... my neighborhood is of similar vintage.

[halkyardo]

I like it! My wife and I put ours towards the '40s bungalow we just bought. Low and squarish, it looks just like my 'rocco!

[Nataku]

Awesome, Joe! I love historic homes/buildings.

As for me: I have a feeling I'll be paying in this year so not being optimistic on this.

[0dd_j0b]

Nice house! Mind if I ask what kind of ship this captain captained?

[scirocco*joe]

Keep us updated Joe, looks AWESOME! I looooove old houses.... my neighborhood is of similar vintage.

I like it! My wife and I put ours towards the '40s bungalow we just bought. Low and squarish, it looks just like my 'rocco!

Awesome, Joe! I love historic homes/buildings.

Nice house! Mind if I ask what kind of ship this captain captained?

Thanks, all! We're pretty stoked. Just waiting on the appraisal (overdue by days already) before getting really excited. We've been burned on twice this year where both houses were under contract but had MAJOR structural damage/issues that arose during the inspection. This one inspected without a lot of problems, but I've of the mindset that it ain't over till it's over.

As far as the ship is concerned, I'm still doing some digging. I have to run to the Philadelphia Dept of Records in order to locate the info and of course they are open M-W-F 8:30am to 5:00pm. How convenient.

[Mtl-Marc]

Cross your fingers, John. Hopefully this place will be ours in two weeks:



1880 town house owned by a former ship's captain.

Awesome news Joe.

[BluDemon]

Tax money or not. This is going to be my big fix for the year.

Tires, Steering Rack, Ball Joints and a Valve Cover Gasket

Update:
Corrado steelies ordered.
Centercaps and bolt covers ordered.
Steering rack and tie rod ends ordered.

[crisisred]

finishing my 2.1 Bubble Block Engine Swap into my '81 S

various gaskets and flanges
new clutch/flywheel kit
ABA Serp setup
New Engine Mounts
New Missing Linkz Shift Linkage Kit

[Iroczgirl]

I bought a Rabbit!

[nickbukowy]

hmmmm.....

so far i got some stuff for the 2.0 turbo motor, but there's not much left on my list of parts

[scotttu]

[scotttu]

Wait, I bought a yard or two of carpet for the rear hatch lid, tired of seeing that faded red so I'm going to get that done...$100 maybe..

[rocco_habit8587]

I spent some of my tax refund on some Shifter Goodness!



This will go along great with the USRT SmartShift kit I installed a few months ago. I can't wait to feel how it will shift after installing these parts!!

[walle197871]

9a block, PL head
All new engine gaskets
head gasket set
Painted motor
New Altenator with GTI pulley and spacer for AC elimination with a 15440 v belt if anyone needs the number
Removed AC
New Clutch
Clutch install kit
New passenger CV shaft
USRT Smart Shift Kit
TT Short Shifter
New air filter
Mobil1 oil and filter
New timing belt and pulley w/ stud
New water pump w/ housing and 80c thermostat
New knock sensor
Both oil pressure switches replaced
4 new motor mounts
Valvoline synthetic 75w90 for transmission