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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: omegod on 12 March 2016, 22:00:30
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Heard of an old VW Scirocco that was languishing as it's owner passed away 6 months ago and was put in touch with his wife who was happy for me to take it on at a reasonable price. It's got water in the cabin which is getting sorted first then a major polishing session. Surprised how well it drives to be honest and is quite nippy, anyone a fan of these ?
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A mornings work and leak being traced
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My dad had one out on demo when they were new, think the one he demo'd was a 2.5 but it was called a 'Storm' if I remember correctly.
It went well but he didn't buy it in the end. Quite a quick car in its day. :y
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Fitted loads of windscreens in them... Its one of the tightest out there in its day ..Hit Too hard and its all over :y
So tell us what you paid for it ;D ;D ;D
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Fitted loads of windscreens in them... Its one of the tightest out there in its day ..Hit Too hard and its all over :y
So tell us what you paid for it ;D ;D ;D
Nope! :)
There was someone else local interested but he upset the owner somehow and she told him where to go, strangely when I went to pick it up it was covered in something very like brake fluid >:( Fortunately the modern stuff isn't that corrosive and I caught it in time.
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Had a Mk1 for a short while many years ago.Think it was a 1.6?Not too bad comfort wise and felt pretty quick-although probably wasn't that quick in reality-handled well.Didn't have it long as it very rarely started on key-tried all sorts to cure it but no joy-although it'd bump start within acouple of yards.Finished up swapping it for an Austin Ambassador.
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Finished up swapping it for an Austin Ambassador.
I'd have bump started the Scirocco every time ;)
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I was thinking that too ;D
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The Ambassador was actually a very comfy car acres of room and at least it started on the key!Scirroco much better build quality of course!But then what didn't have better build quality than a BL/Austin Rover/whatever they were called that week? ;D
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The Ambassador was actually a very comfy car acres of room and at least it started on the key!Scirroco much better build quality of course!But then what didn't have better build quality than a BL/Austin Rover/whatever they were called that week? ;D
I once owned a 1981(X) Princess 1.7.
Whenever I want to attract a woman I drop it into the conversation. ::) ::) ::) :)
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A friend had one years ago , i was quite impressed how well it went and handled . Nice little classic now . Still like the Golf though and the Corrado VR6 :y
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A friend had one years ago , i was quite impressed how well it went and handled . Nice little classic now . Still like the Golf though and the Corrado VR6 :y
Future classic. :y
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A friend had one years ago , i was quite impressed how well it went and handled . Nice little classic now . Still like the Golf though and the Corrado VR6 :y
Future classic. :y
If only i'd kept the Carlton the Capri and Granadas and sri's from years ago :'( Vw's do seem to have better bodywork that outlasts many .
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A friend had one years ago , i was quite impressed how well it went and handled . Nice little classic now . Still like the Golf though and the Corrado VR6 :y
Future classic. :y
If only i'd kept the Carlton the Capri and Granadas and sri's from years ago :'( Vw's do seem to have better bodywork that outlasts many .
Some barsteward would only steal it :o http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-35716456
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Last new car I bought was a VW Passat, in 1978, similar I think to the Scirocco. Disappointing, quite unreliable and awful brakes, very prone to fade. I traded in my Morris 1800 HL for it, is that similar to the Ambassador? 1800 was very roomy and quite nice to drive, though with a woolly cable operated gearchange.
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Last new car I bought was a VW Passat, in 1978, similar I think to the Scirocco. Disappointing, quite unreliable and awful brakes, very prone to fade. I traded in my Morris 1800 HL for it, is that similar to the Ambassador? 1800 was very roomy and quite nice to drive, though with a woolly cable operated gearchange.
Shared with the Maxi?
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..... I traded in my Morris 1800 HL for it, is that similar to the Ambassador? .....
The Morris 1800 HL was a badge engineered Austin Princess and had a boot. The Ambassador was the replacement for the Princess & had a hatchback.
It was almost the same as making an Ital out of a Marina :y :y :y ie you set off with a crap car & ended up with a crap car ::) ::)
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I had an Austin 1100, an Austin maxi and an Austin princess. I was a glutton for punishment.
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Last new car I bought was a VW Passat, in 1978, similar I think to the Scirocco. Disappointing, quite unreliable and awful brakes, very prone to fade. I traded in my Morris 1800 HL for it, is that similar to the Ambassador? 1800 was very roomy and quite nice to drive, though with a woolly cable operated gearchange.
Shared with the Maxi?
I think so. I used to compete in autotests in those days, and I used the 1800 for that purpose. I think I won some class awards, but it's a long time ago. I used the Passat too, but it had an alarming habit of lifting wheels in flip turns. Happy days.
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The brother in law used to have a Scirocco Storm back in the day, he swapped it for a Mk1 Fiesta XR2... that went well until I showed him up in my Mini Turbo LOL it didn't last long after that....
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Oh good Christ don't let MrsGK see that... much as she loves the 190s and Omegas on the fleet, she still has the VW tattoo on her arm... :y
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Oh good Christ don't let MrsGK see that... much as she loves the 190s and Omegas on the fleet, she still has the VW tattoo on her arm... :y
Start sweating my friend, it's nearly finished and is looking rather dashing ;D Just a little bit more mopping and a glaze then it's going on the market
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I had an Austin 1100, an Austin maxi and an Austin princess. I was a glutton for punishment.
Yes. Your list of exciting cars is almost endless. ;)
I have to say that the Princess was a much maligned car. I actually quite liked mine.
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From memory the GT2 had the 16v engine as used in the Golf GTi at the time.
The GTs were the 8v but think there was a GTX as well.
Friend of mine had an 8v one (think on a B plate) which he had uprated the suspension to fully adjustable, cracking little car that cornered like it was on rails after that, he eventually 'modified' and ran it in the Slick 50 road saloon championships for a couple of seasons in the mid 90s
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From memory the GT2 had the 16v engine as used in the Golf GTi at the time.
The GTs were the 8v but think there was a GTX as well.
Friend of mine had an 8v one (think on a B plate) which he had uprated the suspension to fully adjustable, cracking little car that cornered like it was on rails after that, he eventually 'modified' and ran it in the Slick 50 road saloon championships for a couple of seasons in the mid 90s
1.8 carb'd 8v on this one, moves along quite nicely all the same
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I had an Austin 1100, an Austin maxi and an Austin princess. I was a glutton for punishment.
Yes. Your list of exciting cars is almost endless. ;)
I have to say that the Princess was a much maligned car. I actually quite liked mine.
I had its follow up,the Ambassador :-X
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I had an Austin 1100, an Austin maxi and an Austin princess. I was a glutton for punishment.
Yes. Your list of exciting cars is almost endless. ;)
I have to say that the Princess was a much maligned car. I actually quite liked mine.
I had its follow up,the Ambassador :-X
Pussy magnet. :y
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I went through a 6ft brick wall in an Allegro :'(
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I am so glad I started driving in the mid nineties... We actually had alternatives to BL rubbish... First car was a 1985 Mk2 Granada 8)
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I am so glad I started driving in the mid nineties... We actually had alternatives to BL rubbish... First car was a 1985 Mk2 Granada 8)
I started driving in the 90s too.. my first car was....
..an Austin Allegro 1100S ;D
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I am so glad I started driving in the mid nineties... We actually had alternatives to BL rubbish... First car was a 1985 Mk2 Granada 8)
I started driving in the 90s too.. my first car was....
..an Austin Allegro 1100S ;D
Girls can't get enough of an Allaggro. :-* :-* :-*
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Oh Man , the Scirocco :)
It was my first car , butt MK1 1.6 a little older than yours :)
great cars definitely future classic what will rise in value