European Car Enthusiasts

[2nsane]

So yup its final. Cali has turned me into something I never thought possible.
a VW owner:laughing

2004 Jetta GLI 200hp VR6 6sp man
2006 Passat 3.6 Lux 280hp VR6 6sp auto

WTF is going on here??? wife talks me into not one but TWO VW'S:wtf

[VFRrider]

So yup its final. Cali has turned me into something I never thought possible.
a VW owner:laughing

2004 Jetta GLI 200hp VR6 6sp man
2006 Passat 3.6 Lux 280hp VR6 6sp auto

WTF is going on here??? wife talks me into not one but TWO VW'S:wtf

Call me when you're on your fourth:twofinger

1. 86 Jetta Wolfsburg - good times in high school, those big rubber bumpers did a number on trash cans in my town :Party

2. 97 Gti 2.0 was my college car

3. 03 Gti 1.8t was my after college car that I modified quite a bit and was pretty quick

4. 07 Rabbit 2.5 - the first automatic transmission i've bought. My gf told me if I got an automatic she would drive more often. She's driven it twice and I'm stuck with an automatic.:mad

Sprinkled in between was an 88 mazda 626 and a 06 mini cooper. The mini was a super fun car, manual, but it was sloooooooooooow. I shouldve gotten an S in hindsight, but at the time I needed new wheels (I had just moved out here, my uncle let me drive an old beat up pickup he owned and wasnt even street legal).

So yes, I love me some european cars. Have you visited VWVortex?

[Kornholio]

Me too!

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y111/ch47dmechanic/1.jpg

My second GTI...I love them!

[Rick T.]

Hmmm...

VW for LIFE.
OLD Skool:
1957 Oval Window Rag Top
1966 Beetle
1965 Type 34 Karmann Ghia
1972 Type 1 Karmann Ghia Coupe
1972 Square Back 1600
1968 Bus

H20:
1995 Golf K2
2002 "Bora" 1.8T (Current)

"In the family":
1984 Porsche 911 3.2 Carrera Coupe (Euro Spec)
2004 Avant 1.8T Quattro (Current)

Coming:
MKII 16V GTI

:teeth

Yeah... I kinda like these cars.

[Kornholio]

Hmmm...

VW for LIFE.
OLD Skool:
1957 Oval Window Rag Top
1966 Beetle
1965 Type 34 Karmann Ghia
1972 Type 1 Karmann Ghia Coupe
1972 Square Back 1600
1968 Bus

H20:
1995 Golf K2
2002 "Bora" 1.8T (Current)

"In the family":
1984 Porsche 911 3.2 Carrera Coupe (Euro Spec)
2004 Avant 1.8T Quattro (Current)

Coming:
MKII 16V GTI

:teeth

Yeah... I kinda like these cars.

You need to be my neighbor! :laughing

[smokin_R6]

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b205/greasybenz/untitled3-1.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b205/greasybenz/AAAA0204.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b205/greasybenz/AAAA0212.jpg

I had a jetta TDI and a passat TDI. The jetta averaged 50mpg and the passat averaged 42mpg. Great cars to bad VW doesnt know how to make reliable electrical systems otherwise i wouldnt have got rid of the cars.

[VFRrider]

Rick T: pics of the air cooleds, immediately!

[Rick T.]

Rick T: pics of the air cooleds, immediately!

My GOD you had to ask... now I gotta dig them up (pre-digital camera!!). Here's one for now... ya said Aircooled!


http://www.bayarearidersforum.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=256144&d=1210624143/carrera9.jpg

[VFRrider]

That's good for now....but I demand moar! I'm an air cooled VW junkie. Someday I will have a 23 window :)

[VFRrider]

and Smokin - is that an old school alternate Terrell Owens niners jersey I spy?

[Kornholio]

That's good for now....but I demand moar! I'm an air cooled VW junkie. Someday I will have a 23 window :)

An old 23 window would be sick!

[deathbug74]

That's good for now....but I demand moar! I'm an air cooled VW junkie. Someday I will have a 23 window :)

aircooled ftw

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v507/deathbug_74/the%20bug/IMG_0202.jpg

[auntiebling]

2006 Passat 3.6 Lux 280hp VR6 6sp auto


when did they start putting the vr6 in passats again?

VWs are great till the warranty is up unless they've gotten better in the last few years

[wilit]

My first car was a '72 Squareback, and I have dated a couple of girls with V-Dubs. My 2nd ex had a '81 Scirocco then an '88 Jetta 16v GLI (loved that car). 3rd ex had a '00 Jetta GLS, and current wife had an '01 Jetta GLS. My dad and bro have had a plethora of Type I and Type III's. I'd love to have a pre-'68 Notchback.

[Mike T]

Me too!

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y111/ch47dmechanic/1.jpg

My second GTI...I love them!

i actually wouldnt mind driving one of those....when i first saw them, they actually looked nice...

[2nsane]

Just make sure you get the Auto 6sp DSG transmision:thumbup

[Kornholio]

Just make sure you get the Auto 6sp DSG transmision:thumbup

FAIL! :rofl :laughing


Yes, if you're a guy that is stuck in a lot of traffic, I'm sure the psuedo-manual would be a better choice, I just couldn't do it. I love my fully manual transmission car. I love having absolute 100% full control over the engine. No matter what Audi/VW says, the DSG will eventually take over if you try to do some outlandish crap with it. However those quick up-shifts are imposible to match with the regular 6-speed manual. :thumbup

Oh and another thing with the DSG, the maintenance costs suck royally! :thumbdown

[2nsane]

that DSG is one hell of a FAST Auto. if yoiu want to call it that. as for the manual trans- well a clutch is going to hit me in the $3000 mark all because the 6sp Is APITA to remove so many hrs to remove it:thumbdown. I have heard of several clutche's going boom but not one DSG. Cant be that bad.

[auntiebling]

that DSG is one hell of a FAST Auto. if yoiu want to call it that. as for the manual trans- well a clutch is going to hit me in the $3000 mark all because the 6sp Is APITA to remove so many hrs to remove it:thumbdown. I have heard of several clutche's going boom but not one DSG. Cant be that bad.

DSG has clutche(s) in it too. the difference is there is a computer actuating it instead of your foot. it's an automated manual, unlike 'tiptronic' and the other manualized autos with torque converters.

so, not only will you have to replace the friction parts at some point, you'll have to pay to replace the brain that will fail eventually. a regular manual trans, foot operated, is subject to human error thus you've heard of 6 speeds fail when johnny ricer blows a shift, or slips the clutch too much.

i'm with ch47dmechanic, gimmie full control, i know how to operate a clutch. i'm curious to see how long the computer can get a clutch to last vs a human that doesn't abuse the clutch.

[2nsane]

We have the 6sp and its nice and all, but after driving the with the DSG I love that trans- spendy to keep running??? that is what a Warranty is for:laughing

[Kornholio]

Warranty doesn't cover the services on that DSG! :thumbdown :laughing

[2nsane]

It does on the 09 cars:thumbup
all service paid by VW durring Warranty period

[Kornholio]

Still, it's a hefty premium. :thumbdown

[vato_loco]

My only cage is a 1983 Alfa Romeo GTV6 with 261K miles on the odometer.

[fraz]

My only cage is a 1983 Alfa Romeo GTV6 with 261K miles on the odometer.

I take it you've had a rebuild? My daily (when not riding my bikes) is an '88 Milano Verde. The motor died at 165k (factory bearing failure) and I had it rebuilt with "S" cams and "S" pistons. Running strong at 217k now.

[Networkerror]

This makes me wish I hadnt sold my 94 Corrado VR6 :(
http://www.omnesia.net/images/VW/IMG_4213.thumb.jpg (http://www.omnesia.net/images/VW/IMG_4213.JPG)

[Charles R]

Rick T: pics of the air cooleds, immediately!

http://www.fototime.com/4004F748B1F4103/orig.jpg

I rarely miss the chance to whore that pic out.:teeth

glamour shot!

http://www.fototime.com/2230E562B0BCB5F/orig.jpg

the watercooled ones can be fun too.:thumbup
http://www.fototime.com/C49A5064A3B801A/orig.jpg

[magyarbetyar]

Welcome to the VW family.

My VW history
1) '85 Scirocco 8V
2) '86 Scirocco 16V
3) '05 Jetta(Bora in Europe) GLI (current)

[JesasaurusRex]

Hmmm...

VW for LIFE.
OLD Skool:
1957 Oval Window Rag Top
1966 Beetle
1965 Type 34 Karmann Ghia
1972 Type 1 Karmann Ghia Coupe
1972 Square Back 1600
1968 Bus

H20:
1995 Golf K2
2002 "Bora" 1.8T (Current)



which comes out to like 38 horse power combined :rofl

[Butch]

air cooled 3.6 litre

[Kornholio]

which comes out to like 38 horse power combined :rofl

Boo! :x

[mlh1138]

My only cage is a 1983 Alfa Romeo GTV6 with 261K miles on the odometer.

That's what I expected to see in this thread. European car enthusiast means the classics: MG, Alfa, Porsche. I'm still sad I had to sell my gtv 1750.

The GTI works for transportation but still....

[m0t0g0th]

I was kinda hoping to see some Trabant.
T_T

[Kornholio]

VW=European

How does that not make me an enthusiast? :dunno

[m0t0g0th]

VW=European

How does that not make me an enthusiast? :dunno

Oh that's Euro, and it's not you. that was a general whine about the state of the world and, y'know, how the store always has everything except what one crazy person wants? i was hoping there'd be some sort of wacky variety (including of course and especially a Trabi).

... nothing ever includes a Trabi, though. i should know better. but i don't.

Not me! Oh! NM, still crazy though. WHEE!

[VFRrider]

VW=European

How does that not make me an enthusiast? :dunno

You on vwvortex?

[Kornholio]

You on vwvortex?

Yep :thumbup

[TeamZigen]

1045 W El Camino Real, Mt.View ask for Al, Darwin, or Justin. Awesome shop!!!
Tell'em I sent yah!!!...

[moomba]

Here's mine:

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm117/rsv916r/BMW%208-series/bmw-08.jpg

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm117/rsv916r/BMW%208-series/bmw-11.jpg

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm117/rsv916r/BMW%208-series/bmw-06.jpg

Does anyone here have a hook-up with a stereo shop?

[2nsane]

On the trip up here to Oregon we pulled 31mpg on this 3.6 Passat:thumbup
Not too schabby:cool