Not every Barn Find has to be a big block muscle car, and sometimes the most fun cars are the ones you can buy for pocket change. This 1988 Volkswagen Scirocco has nearly 300,000 kilometers on it, but the seller says it still runs and drives well. It is located in the Dunbar neighborhood of Vancouver, British Columbia, and the asking price is just $2,000 Canadian, with the seller open to offers. I guess Curvette likes all kinds of cars because he submitted this VW listing. It has been listed for about two weeks, and you can find it here on Craigslist.
By 1988, the standard Scirocco in North America was powered by a fuel injected 1.8 liter 8 valve four cylinder rated at 90 horsepower. Starting in 1986, Volkswagen also offered the Scirocco 16V, with a twin cam 16 valve 1.8 liter rated at 123 horsepower, along with Recaro seats, fender flares, an aero kit, bigger brakes and teardrop alloy wheels. The 16V was only offered with a five speed manual. Canada also got a special Slegato edition for 1988. There is not much information in the listing on the particulars on this car.
Volkswagen introduced the Scirocco in 1974 as the replacement for the aging Karmann Ghia, and like the Karmann Ghia, it was built by Karmann in Osnabrück, Germany. The first Scirocco was based on the Golf and actually went into production in GTI form before the Golf GTI did. The second generation arrived in 1981 with a more aerodynamic body, but it still rode on the same platform. Volkswagen and Karmann built 291,497 second generation Sciroccos, and sales ended after 1988 in the United States and 1989 in Canada, while production continued in Europe until 1992. The Corrado eventually took its place.
This Scirocco is finished in a bronze metallic color with a tan cloth interior, and it rides on steel wheels with hubcaps. The seller bought it from a friend in August to learn how to drive a manual transmission, and now that it has served its purpose, they need something more practical and do not have room for two cars. They are asking what they paid for it. The seller is upfront that this is more of a project than a finished car. The paint is faded, the driver’s seat has some tears and wear, and the photos show surface rust underneath. The odometer shows just under 300,000 kilometers, which works out to about 186,000 miles, and it has a clean title.
Cheap wheels from a high rent area. I’ve always wanted a Scirocco, but mid November is not the right time to acquire more cars in Edmonton.
It has Corrado steelies on it. Worth what the car is…
I learned how to drive a stick shift on the steepest hills of San Francisco, without rolling back!