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Tuesday, October 24, 2006
Now I always wanted a VW Scirocco, but...
Back in the late 70s, early 80s I hankered after a car that never made it to Oz... the VW Scirocco. A swoopy coupe, it was the better looking alternative to the boxy Golf Gti. Which we also couldn't get here, so I souped up a Golf GLS instead. (Honda ripped the Scirocco styling off for the original Accord, IMHO). Anyway, via the CarConnection.com - the new Scirocco? Maybe. It's looks OK but my heart still says 'Alfa'...