Watch: The Smoking Tire Drive an ‘86 Scirocco

Matt Farah’s been on a bit of a VW kick recently. He recently featured a Westy Rabbit, then a 914 (that struggled at altitude) and now he’s driving a 16V Scirocco.

The Scirocco has undergone some maintenance work, but with 340,000 miles covered in its life, this is the automotive equivalent of Bill Shatner: much older than it looks.

The owner, Steven, says that he gave up his Mk3 VR6 Golf to buy the Scirroco and doesn’t regret it. Although the VR6 made more power, the weight gain made it less fun in the corners than this 2,300 lb car.

“This car is really cool, though,” says Farah. “I really get this car,” he adds, saying that it handles well and is light on its feet.

Read a bit more on this Scirocco at wheelwell.com.

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