1988 Volkswagen Scirocco User Reviews

I'm Incredibly Sorry I Sold It... — I wasn't in the market for a new car until early in 1989, and VW stopped importing them in late-1988. Locating one wasn't as easy as a Google search back then - I had a hell of a time finding a "flash silver metallic" 16V with leather and sunroof. Probably the best car I've ever owned (for 12+ years), but with a family of 4, I had to let it go. I've been kicking myself ever since. There were tons of high-quality aftermarket parts available, and the car was cheap and easy to work on. Good looking, of course, but the real payoff was the incredible performance and handling - definitely thanks to a strong engine, very light weight, and solid German engineering. How many very low-volume, practically hand-built at Karmann Coachworks, German sports coupes can you find for a Honda Accord price when new? And you rarely saw another one on the road - owning a Scirocco 16V was truly something special. Actually, Barrett-Jackson sold one at their flagship Scottsdale auction in 2008 (no kidding).

Quick Lil Car. Super Fun While Zigging Or Zaging. — torque of the 16v come on pretty early. pulls hard for only having 125ish hp/tq. but its prolly cause it weighs less than a miata. and is not geared for freeway driveing. 75mph @ 4k rpm = madness

A Marmite Car But If U Like It You'll Really Love It. —

The eighties, pet shop boys, Human League, Duran Duran, Stone Roses, The Smiths.ALF, Atari's, Roland Rat, a truly great era!, Then of course comes Lipps Inc, Steve Forbert, Terri Gibbs. Truly Truly awful. Then There are the cars Acura Legend, BMW M1, Delorean, Lamborghini Countach, Ferrari Testarossa the golf and some not so good! The Sinclair C5, Yugo, And pretty anything from The brazier huggers at Leyland! Fortunately, for me buying on a whim this comes well and truly in the first list. This car is marmite, fair enough, but this car from the second you sit in it you are aware you are in a solid well built Germanic masterpiece! the second I started it up it I was rewarded with a raw I'd never heard from a 4 cylinder engine, Outside of an Alfa anyways, and take it past 4 thousand and wow! I love every second behind the wheel. Then threes the handling, it’s a very low car that corners like its on rails but when it does let go its very manageable. And I simply love walking to this car in a car park from every angle this car just hits the right buttons! That boot is somewhat huge too, could easily hide 3 bodies in there, 4 if u cut them up properly! Yes the gear change is hard, the clutch a bit too heavy and the standard bakes woefully inadequate and the dash which could never be described as attractive, conceder it perhaps Raisins in a good curry wrong but kind of right at the same time! In conclusion, if u like it I see no real reason not to snap one up! If u don't like its looks then u probably didn't bother reading this so there u go!