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About Author: Eric Trowbridge
Posts by Eric Trowbridge
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My 1989 Acura Integra – Something Tells Me I’m (Finally) Into Something Good
Posted on September 19, 2026 | 16 CommentsWhen my second Scirocco left me stranded after a major component failure that followed a series of many smaller failures, I knew I needed a new car. But as a […] -
My 1982 VW (Gen II) Scirocco – This Ain’t No Outer Space Ship
Posted on August 29, 2026 | 18 CommentsAfter about nine months with my first gen Scirocco, never-ending repairs and insoluble electrical problems led me to search for a replacement. As a college student, I was tired of […] -
My 1979 VW Scirocco – Aspiring to an Empty Bank Account
Posted on August 22, 2026 | 25 CommentsUpon graduating from high school in the spring of 1985, I eagerly anticipated getting my first car. But not the Mustang II my mother had held onto for me after […]
![My 1989 Acura Integra – Something Tells Me I’m (Finally) Into Something Good When my second Scirocco left me stranded after a major component failure that followed a series of many smaller failures, I knew I needed a new car. But as a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Integra-4-89-115x115.jpeg)
![My 1982 VW (Gen II) Scirocco – This Ain’t No Outer Space Ship After about nine months with my first gen Scirocco, never-ending repairs and insoluble electrical problems led me to search for a replacement. As a college student, I was tired of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/1982-VW-Scirocco-Ad-2-115x115.jpg)
![My 1979 VW Scirocco – Aspiring to an Empty Bank Account Upon graduating from high school in the spring of 1985, I eagerly anticipated getting my first car. But not the Mustang II my mother had held onto for me after […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Scirocco-Me-115x115.jpeg)


