Comments on: Car Beat: Decidedly ’80s Volkswagen Scirocco

By: G Sable

G Sable — Sat, 14 Dec 2013 15:24:19 +0000

Tico: You are completely wrong and too stubborn to admit it. The Dasher is the U.S. name for the VW Passat, which is the twin to the Audi Fox/4000 (Audi 80 in Europe). The Scirocco is based on the Golf platform (Rabbit in the U.S.). The Dasher and the Scirocco are completely different cars that don’t even look similar. I admit they both have a VW logo on the grille!

By: Bill T

Bill T — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 23:15:26 +0000

Where can I find one for sale?

By: ej

ej — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 18:32:49 +0000

The dasher has a longitudinal, not a transverse mounted engine. Nothing in the suspension is the same. The interior is not even close to similar. The scirocco is a completely different platform and is full of awsomeness. The dasher, on the other hand is cool and quirky.

By: Tico

Tico — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 19:33:53 +0000

This may not be a Dasher – my Dasher was a ’79 – but the body design is exactly the same, and with a few updates, so was the interior. Knowing the way car companies economize by slightly altering existing templates for different models, I’ll still maintain that the Dasher and the Scirocco are basically the same car, with some engine performance upgrades on the Scirocco models.

By: Bilbo

Bilbo — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 18:28:29 +0000

it would be courteous, but isn’t legally necessary.

By: OPT

OPT — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 06:05:49 +0000

@sfalfa:

That’s some in depth VW knowledge right there.

…and I love the teardrop wheels.

Eric

By: OPT

OPT — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 06:04:14 +0000

@ moto-waki:

Jalopnik sums it up pretty well here:

http://jalopnik.com/5941797/should-you-bother-obscuring-your-license-plates-in-photos

While there is some information that could be obtained from the plates, I am of the belief that if you leave your car on the street it’s fair game.

-Eric

By: sfalfa

sfalfa — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 00:50:33 +0000

This is NOT a Dasher – that was a separate model that shared platforms with the Audi Fox of the time. This is an 1986.5 Scirocco 8V, the latter half of ’86 introduced the 16V version with wheel flares and teardrop wheels.
My first car was this exact car, same year, different color. A great ride.

By: moto-waki

moto-waki — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 23:35:04 +0000

(arnt)

By: moto-waki

moto-waki — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 23:34:32 +0000

(aren’t)

By: moto-waki

moto-waki — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 23:34:10 +0000

arne’t you supposed to blur the plate # to protect the innocent or something?

By: Kidlet

Kidlet — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 23:05:20 +0000

Sweet ride. First car i ever did a hundred in.

By: Tico

Tico — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 21:45:33 +0000

These were great cars. My first car was one of these, but back then they were still called Dashers. It was like a bigger, tougher version of the Rabbit with way more cargo space.