[ckissick]

I bought a 1981 Scirocco new, and drove it for 16 years. I put well over 200K on it, and it had to be towed only one time. It was a little under-powered, but super fun to drive, anyway. It handled great. I lived at the top of a very twisty road, La Honda Road. (Corner of Highways 84 and 35 above Woodside, CA, if you're curious.)

You could drive one of these cars right on the edge, but still stay in control very easily. I used to race people on that road, and only lost once, to a long-hood 911 that a pony-tailed neighbor drove. He was very fast.