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Jun 16, 2012 12:14:51 GMT
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ive started striping down my mk2 rocco to have a 20vt put in and found out its had a back end smash at some point and the repair job hasnt been great (should have seen when i got it but i was 18 and inexperienced...  ) told a mate about this and hes offered me his mk1 golf shell for £300 needs a respray but is 100% solid. so do get the rocco dipped/blasted and see how bad it really is or do i get the mk1 shell and build that up? if i get the golf shell what do i do with the rocco? bin it and cry for a week? keep it to do it up at a later date? |
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Jun 16, 2012 12:37:22 GMT
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the golf is a fair bit lighter, is it for track? as a golf it'd be worth alot more if you came to sell it too.
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crazymonkey
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Jun 16, 2012 13:01:31 GMT
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for me it would depend on how bad the repair was on the rocco. if its easily fixable I would be tempted to fix it up. but the golf would be worth more in the long run and if its 100% solid it means less work for you as well.
I suppose it all depends on how much you love the rocco.
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whoever said dogs were man's best friend....obviously never heard of cable ties
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Jun 16, 2012 13:30:44 GMT
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well the plan was to keep the rocco for years but if i got the golf id probs get rid after a few months.
i suppose it makes seance to get the golf, do it to a good standard and sell it? as you guys said the golf will be worth a bit.
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Jun 16, 2012 14:36:03 GMT
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well the plan was to keep the rocco for years but if I got the golf id probs get rid after a few months. You've sort of answered your own question. Could you sell it on and get another Scirocco to use? If you've got your heart set on a Rocco, then do it  |
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RobinJI
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Jun 16, 2012 14:59:04 GMT
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Personally I think the fact you wouldn't even want to keep the Golf says it all, I wouldn't want to put a load of time and effort into a car only to sell it on again unless that time and effort was getting paid a decent amount per hour!
I'm not so convinced that golfs make a better track car, the Scirocco's much lower slung, and the lower centre of gravity's definitely an advantage, the shells also stiffer, and I've got a feeling there's more weight to shed from a Scirocco than a Golf. I expect mine will be getting a tarmac-rally/track makeover at some stage, I'll be interested to see how it fares against Golfs, I doubt there's much in it though.
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Jun 16, 2012 15:13:39 GMT
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Yer I have really lol Well the 20vt engine i have is running 200bhp atm so that will do for a striped out mk1 Sorry if this sounds mad but with the money from selling the golf I could get a mk1 tt 1.8 20vt Quattro and perform a transplant? The rocco does need a bit of back end work so why not? |
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Jun 16, 2012 16:52:46 GMT
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Personally I think the fact you wouldn't even want to keep the Golf says it all, I wouldn't want to put a load of time and effort into a car only to sell it on again unless that time and effort was getting paid a decent amount per hour! I'm not so convinced that golfs make a better track car, the Scirocco's much lower slung, and the lower centre of gravity's definitely an advantage, the shells also stiffer, and I've got a feeling there's more weight to shed from a Scirocco than a Golf. I expect mine will be getting a tarmac-rally/track makeover at some stage, I'll be interested to see how it fares against Golfs, I doubt there's much in it though. You have a point, I do want a mk1 golf but I want my rocco and as I won't be using the car every day I can't justify having 2 "track " cars I also can't afford it lol |
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