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Professor
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Loc: NW Philadelphia
Reg: 11-21-04
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03-05-18 09:47 AM - Post#250877
In response to LyleGold
Oh, the memories this discussion brings back. I began the 90s driving a really poor example of a US made VW Rabbit, all the while lusting after a 1st gen Scirocco from the early 80s with fuel injection, the 5 speed and the cool single wiper blade. I finally got my hands on one. It was a lot of things, but overpowered (although this was the most powerful version sold globally) wasn’t really one of them. Mine was fine in the snow as long as you had good snow tires up front. It was pretty reliable mechanically, but the electrics and the A/C were enough of a frustration that I sold it in favor of the new and really amazing for its day Acura Integra. Second gen Sciroccos were really crap as VW couldn’t figure out how to handle US emissions/safety regs. Eventually, the US got the really good VW Corrado that I was all set to buy when the arrival of our first daughter made 4 doors a priority. Those Corrados have become collector cars now and good ones fetch a nice price.
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