Title: Put the bird away for winter and heres the new car
Post by: Dansbirds on October 29, 2011, 07:30:23 PM
Post by: Dansbirds on October 29, 2011, 07:30:23 PM
Spent this morning washing my Bird(in the snow) to put away for winter. My son has my Jeep at school down in FL so went and bought a new car which I will give to him as 4WD isnt much use where he is. Its a '12 GTI pretty peppy little car
Title: Put the bird away for winter and heres the new car
Post by: thewestie on October 29, 2011, 07:33:21 PM
Post by: thewestie on October 29, 2011, 07:33:21 PM
Sounds like a road trip to a warmer climate
Title: Put the bird away for winter and heres the new car
Post by: Chuck W on October 31, 2011, 12:01:23 PM
Post by: Chuck W on October 31, 2011, 12:01:23 PM
I like the homage to the interior of the early cars with the plaid inserts on the seats.
Title: Put the bird away for winter and heres the new car
Post by: thunderjet302 on November 01, 2011, 02:54:17 PM
Post by: thunderjet302 on November 01, 2011, 02:54:17 PM
Nice car :).
Title: Put the bird away for winter and heres the new car
Post by: bhazard on November 01, 2011, 03:27:42 PM
Post by: bhazard on November 01, 2011, 03:27:42 PM
Auto...DSG?
Title: Put the bird away for winter and heres the new car
Post by: Dansbirds on November 01, 2011, 05:09:29 PM
Post by: Dansbirds on November 01, 2011, 05:09:29 PM
Quote from: bhazard;371685
Auto...DSG?
Yes it is.
Title: Put the bird away for winter and heres the new car
Post by: flylear45 on November 01, 2011, 06:19:43 PM
Post by: flylear45 on November 01, 2011, 06:19:43 PM
Quote from: Chuck W;371601
I like the homage to the interior of the early cars with the plaid inserts on the seats.
My 1977 TR7 had a red plaid interior. SWEET!
Title: Put the bird away for winter and heres the new car
Post by: tirefryr on November 02, 2011, 08:16:00 PM
Post by: tirefryr on November 02, 2011, 08:16:00 PM
I like it!
Title: Put the bird away for winter and heres the new car
Post by: Shadow on November 02, 2011, 08:51:52 PM
Post by: Shadow on November 02, 2011, 08:51:52 PM
i so badly want to molest 1 of these.. a simple little diode and the boost goes uuuuuuuuuup hahah.. nice car! SUPER expensive to fix, when it eventually breaks, though
Title: Put the bird away for winter and heres the new car
Post by: 50tbrd88 on November 03, 2011, 01:07:48 PM
Post by: 50tbrd88 on November 03, 2011, 01:07:48 PM
Nice little VW. If I had to buy a foreign made car, a VW would be my 1st choice. They make some really nice looking cars IMO.
Title: Put the bird away for winter and heres the new car
Post by: Thunder Chicken on November 03, 2011, 03:11:08 PM
Post by: Thunder Chicken on November 03, 2011, 03:11:08 PM
Nice. The only VW's I'd consider are the Golf/Rabbit and Jetta (in fact I had a diesel Jetta and loved it). They're simple cars that are no more complicated to fix than domestics or puppiesanese, and while the GTI it isn't the fastest pocket rocket, it is definitely the most fun to drive. That being said, make sure you heed the warnings you'll almost certainly hear about using VW-approved synthetic oil in that engine (not all synthetics meet this standard, you need Euro-synthetic). They WILL eat themselves with lesser oils. In particular the cam driven fuel pump will eat the cam.
I'm sure my shaguality will be questioned for saying this, but I rather like the looks of the 2012 Beetle, too. VW took all the girlieness out of it with the redesign. Lower, flatter roof, longer hood, and nicer interior, with the GTI drivetrain available and some really cool retro-looking rims. Once you get into the Passat and higher models they become over complicated nightmares though...
I'm sure my shaguality will be questioned for saying this, but I rather like the looks of the 2012 Beetle, too. VW took all the girlieness out of it with the redesign. Lower, flatter roof, longer hood, and nicer interior, with the GTI drivetrain available and some really cool retro-looking rims. Once you get into the Passat and higher models they become over complicated nightmares though...
Title: Put the bird away for winter and heres the new car
Post by: Shadow on November 03, 2011, 06:37:47 PM
Post by: Shadow on November 03, 2011, 06:37:47 PM
Quote from: Thunder Chicken;371864
I'm sure my shaguality will be questioned for saying this, but I rather like the looks of the 2012 Beetle, too.
you said it, not me :giggle: