I had the Sirocco coupe version; a ‘75. So much fun. Not really fast but quick. Small but I could pack a surprising about into that big hatch. Of course it wa

I had the Sirocco coupe version; a ‘75. So much fun. Not really fast but quick. Small but I could pack a surprising about into that big hatch. Of course it was not reliable. Main problem was heat induced vapor lock of the fuel pump. A third-party electric fuel pump eventually solved that problem. It was dramatic the day the bolts for the A/C unit sheared off while I was driving through west Texas in the summer. Still it was the seventies and most vehicles were unreliable. My previous call was a ‘72 Corolla Coupé and that one was not really any more reliable. The Sirocco was just so much more fun to drive that I was willing to put up with it. When the rust ate the door sills, it was eventually replaced by an ‘85 GTI that actually was reliable and much much more refined.