Faults:

Replaced front springs/struts with good used parts after one of the lower spring supports rusted out. The other one wasn't too far off.

Fuel tanks has sprung several leaks and cannot be filled more than halfway. Will have to drop the axle to replace tank.

Only rust on entire body is around the door handles.

Lowest and highest fan speeds on blower motor stopped working.

Motor mounts need replaced.

Rear calipers not the greatest design.

A/C hasn't worked since before I bought the car.

General Comments:

I'm the second owner of this Flash Silver Metallic 'rocco. The previous owner saved every last receipt for every part or service that he paid for. I constantly get asked if I drive a DeLorean (one of my favorite cars). Oddly enough, the Scirocco was designed by the same guy who designed the DMC-12! DeLorean looks, VW price! Despite the above troubles, I keep going back to the fact that any newer car that I can afford wouldn't be nearly as nice as this one. It handles great and is simply a blast to drive. Tilt the Recaro seats back a bit and it's perfectly comfortable for someone over 6' such as myself. Despite seemingly expensive parts costs, this car is well-designed and (aside from the affects of salt and winter) should last me another several hundred thousand miles. Of course, I'd still have my '64 Plymouth Valiant if it weren't for body rust. Still, I feel bad whenever I think about getting another car. I know I'd immediately regret parting with this one.

Faults:

Many problems, but since this car was rescued from a car lot with NO salesmen, I expected to do a lot of restoring...

A/C, clutch, radiator, tires, axles, all replaced or repaired... about $3000 to put it into running shape.

General Comments:

I got this car because my daughter had the 1982 8V version and it was very responsive and fun to drive. The statistics on this car stated that its power-to-weight ratio was over 120 hp per ton, and it has proven that from the very start. It is a ball to drive, and I can't wait to get back in it all day at work...

Handling is awesome, as I love curvy roads already, and this car takes them on like no other I've ever had...

I'm glad I got it and resurrected it for it is the funnest car to drive... too bad Volkswagen hasn't seen fit to bring it back!!!

Faults:

Clutch cable broke due to wear.

Speedometer cable broke due to my tinkering behind the dash to fix a rattle.

Cracked dash due to sun damage.

Very faded paint due to age and not being taken care of.

Drivers seat wearing out due to age.

General Comments:

Car is very quick for a car of this age.

I love the 80's style dash.

Could use better headlights, U.S. are horrible.

The guy who owned this car before me took decent care of it until about two years ago, when he decided to let it sit in his driveway. I saw it for sale in the newspaper and had to have it. When I got the car looked in bad shape, covered in dirt, paint look like it was matte, and the inside looked like it had been coated in dust for protection. The car ran good so I bought it and cleaned it up. Now it looks could except for the dash and some wear on the paint. As for driving the car is really fast for a four banger, but you have to rev it up to get any speed as it has almost no torque. It's great to see the looks people give this car. I even had one guy tell me a had his old dream car.