[s-cars] Sciroccos (and GTi's) and Audis

[Bill Noland]

Of course, A2 GTi's count. I drove an A1 and an A2. The A2 was heavily 
modded -- short shift-kitted, lowered, locked and loaded. After losing the 
original motor, bought a new 2 liter long block and promptly had it ripped 
apart and balanced. Work on the intake side and aftermarket exhaust sans 
cats and the motor was putting out about 150hp. Thing was a torque 
monster -- you could (legally) drive thru school zones in 5th gear, stand on 
it and it would just go.

A 2300 lb. car with 150hp in the mid 80's was not too be ignored and it 
pulled many a higher priced car. The handling was pretty amazing, too --  
stable, never squirrely and always catchable in the dry, wet and snow. Well, 
there was that one time I ended up in the snow bank..........

Bill


> While having never "owned" a Scirocco, does an A2 GTi count?
> Probably still one of the most fun cars I've ever owned, even though
> it wasn't exactly "fast". It 'twas fast as an Autocrosser, did quite
> well with it, even in stock class through 1995 (10 years on) mostly
> because you could "feel" everything it was doing. Just missed the
> trophies in 5 Divisionals, back when the class had 16+ cars.