Any euro car enthusiasts? or just car enthusiasts?

[hamradio]

Anyone around here into european cars? (saab, volvo, bmw, vw, mercedes, etc, etc, etc) Or just cars, for that matter?

I own-
1982 VW Rabbit diesel (5 speed)
1988 VW Scirocco 16v (5 speed)

The rabbit was my daily driver until it blew its head gasket last week (have to get around to that), the scirocco is my project. I almost bought a '91 Isuzu pickup today, for a vehicle to drive. The scirocco should be fun when I put the clutch and new transmission in, I intend on autocrossing it. If anyone cares, I can post up pics of both. The rabbit is soon to be a turbodiesel.

So, any other car enthusiasts?

[nate]

I'm not a car enthusiast, but i like to look at pictures :D

[hamradio]

Pics it is!
'82 diesel rabbit, mega slow, but fun as hell. Love hearing the little engine scream when I'm running 3rd gear up to like 55 (which is a lot with this thing, it seems)
http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb280/kc0kbh/rabbit/P1010843.jpg
http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb280/kc0kbh/rabbit/P1010846.jpg
I also have a thing for cassette tapes-
http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb280/kc0kbh/P1010824.jpg

[hamradio]

'88 VW scirocco- faster than the rabbit, should be mega fun to drive-
http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb280/kc0kbh/P1010549.jpg
http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb280/kc0kbh/P1010550.jpg
http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb280/kc0kbh/4tu27vk.jpg

I like pics. :p

[nate]

nice:D

[dcox20]

I figured this would count

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a170/dcox20/image046.jpg

our new baby - Audi TT '08

[ZwingZ]

German cars are the best...our family is kind of into them.

Right now we have a 2001 BMW 330 convertable and a 2000 porsche boxster.

Hopefully soon I will be getting a Porsche 944 s2. They are my favorite.

I know its not german but my car right now is a 96 maxima...

http://img1.putfile.com/main/3/8418434363.jpg

with revel8 and sbol stickers of course

[Manlenium]

VWs rock long life span. Minus parts cost. I am driving a 96 jetta 2.0 ....500,000 clicks. The odometer resets to 0 after 350,000

I dont know why people bother putting $20,000 into their $5,000 dollar car.....:p Yeah it looks nice and the cops like you. But a car is for traveling point a----b and hauling skiboard gear..

[hamradio]

Well, old vw parts aren't that expensive. Parts for your jetta seem to be more than parts for a rabbit. For instance, a clutch kit for the rabbit or scirocco is about 90 bucks. Clutch kit for your jetta is $150 or more.

219k miles on the rabbit, 189k miles on the scirocco.

[tyberesk]

2004 VW Jetta Turbo Diesel (5 speed) just hit 100k miles with it.

Edit: Scratch that i totaled it:eek:

[JoeyAncz]

1998 VW Jetta Turbo Diesel,
With a greasecar kit installed so it runs on used vegetable oil. :cool: FREE FULE


http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a87/Xstooge9/830279417_Volkswagen_JettaTDI_1998.jpg

[Greco]

that's awesome!


http://www.greasecar.com/

[tyberesk]

V-Dub is the way to go....my parents wouldnt let me convert mine to grease.

[Manlenium]

That would be sweet to do. mmmm fries and chicken wings.

I had an old diesel golf and the floor caved through with rust. ...RIP

Its nice when you have the Fred Flinstone thing going.. :p

[hamradio]

Tyberesk, In my opinion, it is actually good that you don't convert to grease. Vegetable oil is really hard on injection pumps. I am all for grease cars, but not crazy about what it does to the inside of the bosch ve pumps. If you want to run veggie fuel, run biodiesel. I intend on running my rabbit on biod next summer.

Great decision with the TDI! TDI pwns hybrid, IMO.

[tyberesk]

tdis with 100 grand miles still retail for like 20k...they hold their value like crazy....i wish vdub would have stuck with the old jettas instead of making them a bigger more family oriented car. The jetta was perfect as it was (well only the tdi)

[hamradio]

I do wish tdi's weren't quite so expensive. Even like a '98 with 250k miles is $5k plus.

My realistic dream diesel vw would be a black '91 or '92 Jetta Turbodiesel (not tdi)l

[JoeyAncz]

mine only has 65 thousand miles. so i has a long life left. n the grease gets heated so it goes through the injectors better. i dont know much about cars, but it seams that greasecar has a pretty good system they sell. put 10 thousand miles of grease on it so far with no problems.

filtering the used oil can get a little greasy but in my eyes and my dads eyes its worth the little work.

my dad drives a old ford F250 with a greasecar kit instaled
he also heats a few of the appartments he rents out with a used Vegetable oil burner.

Grease is the way to go.:)

[hamradio]

Ok. Just heard that the tdi pump is not the most veg oil friendly thing in the world. How true that is, I do not know. I've seen some instances where guys have put tons of miles on with veg oil in a tdi.

As for my old rabbit, I'm not going to run veg oil. Not practical for me, as my commute to school is about 5 mi, and I'd almost be there by the time the oil is warmed up. Biodiesel, though, I will run, in summer. I'll make it myself.

As for used oil burners, another one of my projects has been messing with oil burners, converting them to run on used veg oil, motor oil, etc.

Anyone any out around tdiclub.com or vwvortex.com?

[hamradio]

I do think it is so cool to see the euro car owners are here. Audi/vw is my favorite, for sure.

Nice TT, as well.

[Manlenium]

Originally posted by tyberesk
tdis with 100 grand miles still retail for like 20k...they hold their value like crazy....i wish vdub would have stuck with the old jettas instead of making them a bigger more family oriented car. The jetta was perfect as it was (well only the tdi)

Yeah the new jettas look like crap. I like the look of the 2000 era TDIs. I like the interior better too. I do hate the damn cup holders in the older Vdubs. Only fits a can of pop or med coffee.....Barely.:mad:

[hamradio]

Hey...be thankful you have cupholders. :o

[Branden]

nope im an import guy...

http://i5.tinypic.com/6sqt0ts.jpg

[tyberesk]

Originally posted by Branden
nope im an import guy...

http://i5.tinypic.com/6sqt0ts.jpg

after you and joey were getting intimate in the greasecar jetta......only god knows what kind of guy you are now:rolleyes:

[BrklynCarver]

speed bump

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[ax1um]

I like anything aston martin. And some VWs like the older jettas. And apparently that scorpo-thingy you got there. That looks pretty cool.

[Manlenium]

I am liking the new Audi R8....

I found this sweet interactive movie thing too....

http://microsites.audi.com/audir8/html/index.php

[Abearonskis]

I like cars not much of a big fanatic but I do own a 1969 Chevrolet Camaro Z28. It was my Grandfather's toy in the the late 60s that he told me grandmother he sold in 1971. He stored it away and my uncle and I restored it after it sat in storage for 35 years. It's currently blue with white racing stripes. Classic color.

[dcox20]

Originally posted by Abearonskis
I like cars not much of a big fanatic but I do own a 1969 Chevrolet Camaro Z28. It was my Grandfather's toy in the the late 60s that he told me grandmother he sold in 1971. He stored it away and my uncle and I restored it after it sat in storage for 35 years. It's currently blue with white racing stripes. Classic color.

gotta love american muscle - one of my first cars was a '65 Chevy Malibu, Viper blue with white racing stripes - sick ass ride.

the R8s are cool too but I can think of better ways to spend $130k+ like a nice slightly used Ferrari or Lambo

[hamradio]

Maybe its just the vw/audi freak in me, but I'd rather have an r8 than a ferrari/lambo.

[hamradio]

Or above both, an rs4. Yeah, not as fast, etc, etc, but a lot better looking, IMO.

[jessincase]

I drive a subaru impreza awd and hella fun to play in, and my gf has a jetta, say what u want about the 08's, but hers has heated seats, an 8 speaker satellite stereo system and sh*t hot wheels.... don't hate Man... lol

[tyberesk]

Originally posted by jessincase
I drive a subaru impreza awd and hella fun to play in, and my gf has a jetta, say what u want about the 08's, but hers has heated seats, an 8 speaker satellite stereo system and sh*t hot wheels.... don't hate Man... lol

the only thing i dont like about the new ones is the gas milege went down when they made them bigger and heavier.

[jessincase]

yeah, youd think that ty, but she and i each avg 28-30 city and 36-40 hwy, ya just cant drive like an a**hole

[tyberesk]

lol before mine died i would get 50ish on my way up to skiin\


ugh just a distant memory now:(

[Manlenium]

Originally posted by hamradio
Maybe its just the vw/audi freak in me, but I'd rather have an r8 than a ferrari/lambo.

Preach it brother!!:D

[TheJakeR]

Cmon wheres the bimma love!!!!!<3
heres my baby! 328i 5spd My pride and joy.

Even moreso than my skiboardzz:
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k77/thejaker/For%20Sale%20Pics/IMG_3018Medium.jpg
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bf.c member: thejaker

www.bimmerforums.com

[Warbird]

I own a Peugeot 206 Diesel. I wish I could own a Subaru Impreza WRX, but it`s too expensive..

My favorite old car is a 68 Shelby Mustang..:D

[skater1078]

I admit I do like some of the bmw and vw cars but i'm kinda partial to mazda

http://www.projectmx.net

that is the AWD mx-3 i'm building

my daily driver is just a hyundai accent gets about 30-36 mpg with a broken O2 sensor (depending on how i'm driving also lol)

[Stoner]

its all about the audi a4 1.8

[93PONY]

My DD is an '01 Ford PSD SuperDuty. Love that damn thing. Minor mods & it gets 17+MPG & runs strong.

But here's my weekend toy:
It's a low 10 second street setup.....but you won't know by looking at it.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v662/91PONY/DSC00005-1.jpg

[Android9978]

STI's are the jammy jams

[Android9978]

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[dig]

i rock an 05 acura tsx black on black. ill post up some pics after the next wax.

[Lineman]

2000 vw passat 2.8

[mariusgeo]

Talking about euro cars ...
one of the sponsors for Euro & Romania 2008 is Audi

[dcox20]

Originally posted by mariusgeo
Talking about euro cars ...
one of the sponsors for Euro & Romania 2008 is Audi

They should pay for me to come over...

[taimos]

my father's got EXCLAIM! SKIBOARDS all over his car and motorike.

i hope audi hand out free cars, thatd be really good...or just a competition to win one!

[Filnominal]

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MY truck and MY boat the Asstracker aka Basstracker but i took off the B

[JaskulaR]

Originally posted by TheJakeR
Cmon wheres the bimma love!!!!!<3
heres my baby! 328i 5spd My pride and joy.

Even moreso than my skiboardzz:


bf.c member: thejaker

www.bimmerforums.com

YES! I'm on my tenth car in six years but I think this one is here to stay, my '95 M3 in dakar yellow...I'll snap some pictures out in the garage later. One of my favorite cars I've had.

As far as German cars go, I had a 95 SL600 before (couldn't afford to keep it an I over-extended on buying it in the first place) and before that had a pair of Porsche 944's - an '83 and an '86 turbo.