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Re: suddenly i feel left out......
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The VR6 has less potential than the G60 though, but the VR6 makes a better platform for minor mods. A friend of mine just bought a complete G60 motor from a wrecker he is going to squish into a Scirroco body. Now that will be fun. Ryan
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Ai no Corrado!
Interesting you chaps like Sciroccos and Corrados.
The original Sciroccos were very handsome coupes, designed by our very own Senor Giugiaro. Personally I still hanker after a Storm version with the leather interior. They were very "complete" motors. Also on my hunting list is a VR6 Corrado. The G60 is more tunable, but not as nice a car as the V6, also dreadful owner profile [speed-crazy baseball cap wearing gob****es] so the cars are driven to death. VR6 bought by genteel folk like ourselves, and lavished with care, much safer second hand proposition. Incidentally, if you are into them you may have noticed this. The original Giugiaro model was criticised for being too small inside, had a few other poor features like poor lights and so on. VW in their wisdom decided to redesign the car themselves in-house. They made the car bigger, in defense, the shape was not too bad, just a little bland. But the car lost its' soul and identity. When the next redesign came up, they went back to the original shape. Look carefully at the early car and the Corrado, the profile is very similar, but the Corrado is bigger. Senor Giugiaro's sense of sculpture is vindicated!! Joe
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Re: Ai no Corrado!
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Ryan
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Re: Re: Ai no Corrado!
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For someone who makes a virtue out of stupidity in your signature byline, you are a man of taste, and erudite in all things pertaining to automobilia. What did you think of the Van/minibus [you might call them microbuses?] with the SVX engine? Cute, eh?? A friend who hailed from South Africa told me VW minibuses over there had the VR6 engine. I have never seen those on sale in Ireland or England. Would make an interesting mobile brick. Joe
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81 Rabbit 81 Jetta 4dr 83 Rabbit GTi 82 Jetta 2dr 82 Scirroco After the Scirroco crapped out mid rally race, I decided to stop buying them for a bit. You can go to the scrapyard looking for VW parts just so many times. Ryan
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Import - ant cars
Good line-up Ryan.
Never had a VW myself, I find them spartan, and tend to go for French cars. My dad had a Golf though, [your Rabbit] till one of my brothers totalled it for him. Almost bought a Mk I Scirocco though. Your '82 would have been a MkII, the VW designed one. Have not had a long list of cars, tend to fall in love with them and not divorce for a while. Among the more interesting ones I remember was a Fiat 128, lovely handling, a Hillman Imp, lovable car, handling for the hairy of chest, and a Renault 5 GT Turbo, 120 hp and 800kgs, a blast to drive. Currently I have the SVX, a rarity in itself. Also I have a red Matra Murena 3 seater mid-engined car, photos in my locker. If this is not mad enough, I am restoring a Matra Bagheera X 1978 in black with wonderful lurid acid green upholstery. There are photos in my locker, but not of mine, which is stripped down for work. I am in the process of buying a second silver Bagheera also. Oh, almost forgot, there are two special photos there for Randy also. Joe
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The two most unique ones besides the SVX were a 1973 AMC Hornet Hatchback (The Green Hornet), with a 360 CI V8, 727 Torqueflite auto tranny, and a modifed Dodge Charger rearend. What a sleeper. Too many tickets, too early in my driving career. Had to sell it. Best 1/4 mile time was a 12.19, can't remember the speed. Not much over 100, though.
The other one was a 1977 Renault Gordini. Very unique, very cool. Not fast or anything, but pretty rare. The whole top opened up as a sunroof. That was another car that nobody could figure out what it was. Rich |
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Uhm, would a '67 VW Fastback count?
How about a '69 BMW 2002 (lowered, stiffened, flared, rubbered, and um, massaged)? '76 Capri II, 'Le Cat Black'? Also had a Toyota Nova, and an Isuzu Luv. (?) Hmm. My list doesn't look so special by comparison. Steve
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My SVX is my 13th car.
1985 Plymouth Colt E 1984 Chrysler Laser XE Turbo(with the digital dash, THAT was cool) 1991 Eagle Summit 1988 Subaru XT (ex-wife killed it, hit an oak tree head on, unfortunately, she lived) 1993 Mitsubishi Mirage LS 1989 Plymouth Colt Wagon 4x4(loved that thing) 1991 Mitsubishi Galant VR4 #1584-2000 1995 Chevy Camaro 1988 Plymouth Colt 1995 Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX (beautiful car, but a POS) 1986 Toyota MR2(gt model-spoiler package and bigger clutch and flywheel) 1996 Mitsubishi Eclipse GS(a work horse, would not hesitate to get one again if I wanted one) ...and finally, after trading in the MR2 and the Eclipse GS, I have the SVX.
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silver 92 SVX-"Hannah" -R.I.P. NOV. 1991-jAN. 17, 2003 red white and blue 2000 Suzuki TL1000-r-"Bethany" This grips me more than a muddy old river or reclining Buddha.(now running Metzlers! black 1987 Toyota MR2-"Helga" -Turbo conversion will now commence. 1996 Legacy Outback-"Gilda" white with brown trim Last edited by 249SVX; 09-25-2001 at 12:04 AM. |
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Renault fan
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People still care for them in England, with a club there. The English are really excellent at minding and caring for cars. French and Irish drivers are what I call "users". They use up a car and scrap it. May have a bit to do with Irish and French roads having crap surfaces. In England, if you found a pothole, you could claim a prize. You just reminded me, I had a Renault 16 TS. Magic car for trysting the night away. Must get another one. You would need to be a gymnast to do anything friendly in an SVX, or any of these small sportscars. Maybe that's why we never had sports cars when we were young and on the prowl. Joe
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Fourty-some-odd cars
I've looked at this thread a few times now, and don't want to put my fingers through typing up 40-something cars, so I'll list a few favorites
My first car was a 1973 Pontiac Trans Am 455 SD, it was pretty trashed, but boy did it run! Second car (the car I drove thrugh most of school) was a 1974 Firebird 400 4-Speed with Ram-Air induction(the last year Ram-Air was offered till recently) It was a great car, many stoplight race wins in that one. Was pretty stuck on Pontiac's most of my life, some other notable ones, 1968 400 HO GTO 1974 GTO (only 1,700 produced, the last year for the Goat, and yes that was the nova looking year, hence the low production figure) Got hooked on Subaru's about 8 years ago First Subie was a 1987 RX Turbo AWD 5-Speed (cool odd car) A few more were 1985 XT Turbo 4WD 5-Speed 1988 XT-6 AWD Auto (I really liked this car, had it been a 5-Speed would probally still have it, it'd turn all 4 tires over on dry pavement!) I believe it was much faster than the SVX(at least 0-60) 1990 Legacy AWD Auto 1991 Legacy AWD 5-Speed 1991 Legacy AWD Wagon(still have) 1992 SVX LS-Tour (still have-putting in a 5-Speed) 1996 Outback Sport(still have) 1994 SVX-L(still have) I also have a 1995 Impreza 2-door I'm going to turn into a mock RS. Shew! Gotta go to work!!
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I find it interesting that people own so many cars. I've been driving for 30 years and have only had a "handful" of cars in comparison. I mean, when I buy a car, it's generally, til it dies! Here's my lineup.
1964 Ford Fairlaine 4-door (bought in '73) Sold for the price of a plane ticket to Omaha, NE -- where I met my wife. (Drove it 'til Dec. 75) 1972 Gran Torino Sport (Formal Roof -- 351 Cleveland) Totalled, ran through a fence, three cows and a tree. (Had it for 6 Months) 1974 Mercury Capri 1600 -- Front end was going out, sold it for 200.00. (Drove it from 77 - 82) 1980 Mercury Capri R/S Turbo -- Blew the engine, replaced it, blew the second one, sold for salvage. (Drove it from 82-90) 1986 Peugeot 505 STi -- Engine ruined after being starved of oil. The silly thing would check fine one day and be bone dry the next. Also had some electrical gremlins -- sold for salvage. (90-94) 1980 Triumph Spitfire -- Totalled when alzheimer's patient pulled in front of me. (94-96) 1989 Suzuki Sidekick JX -- fell in love with another car while driving it down the street -- traded the Sidekick for the car I fell in love with. (96-99) 1992 Subaru SVX LS-L -- The car I fell in love with that I traded the Sidekick for. (99 - Present) Of course this doesn't count the cars that my wife has had -- these are just my personal cars.
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Randy Johnson 3rd Registered Member 02-21-2001 First Member to Reach 10,000 Posts First to arrive at the very first Reading Meet Subaru Ambassador 1992 SVX PPG Pace Car Replica 110+k 1993 White Impreza L 240+K miles 2001 Legacy Outback Limited Sedan 250+K miles 2013 Deep Indigo Pearl Legacy 3.6R 49+K miles "Reading is my favorite Holiday" Mike Davis -- at Reading VI |
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Actually when I really get down to thinking about it. I've only sold one car, my 88 Dodge Daytona. Every other vehicle has met some impending doom, either from crazy women turning lefts in front of me, to large pine trees out in the forest. The best probably being my Jetta 4dr that through a pin and shot my #2 piston out of my hood. Now if I had to pick my favorite vehicles that would be easy: 84 Merkur XR4 - like I said tons of fun with 18psi, scared lots of Mustang owners 69 MG Midget - fun but 12V neg electrical is a pain in the rear 82 Scirroco - best rally car I've ever had, and also crazy fast for a little car and of course last but not least my 92 SVX LS-L Ryan
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This has been fun to watch
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Re: This has been fun to watch
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