If it wasn't for something self-destructing on a weekly basis, I wouldn't be here. I attended 7 autocrosses with my '91 Jetta GLi. Now sits abandoned in the back yard.

 

mini-mizer, those are AMAZING.

914's definitely count, as do Audis (heck, my 2000 Passat 1.8t 5-sp wagon was a stretched Audi A4, on the Audi/VW B5 platform).

Funny, but reflects some of my VW experiences as well:

 

Damn ScuderiaMini! I thought u got a white one? This one is freaking nice!


We love VW and AUDI. Here are just a few that I have taken some pictures.

My Stock MK3 GTI



My Sister TURBO S Beetle before she bought a MCS.



My Wife A3 and My MCS




My S4



My Fast...hehe

 

Heard about a 225 HP, Turbo Charged VB Rabbit being shown at SEMA this year.
http://www.vwvortex.com/artman/publi...cle_1858.shtml

 

I could not agree with you more. Creature comforts, looks, realiable daily driver, very fun, and A/C!!!!! thats the whole reason i bought my MINI. and i love it! But as soon as i can afford another project car/weekend warrior im gonna get me another bug. That way i dont HAVE to go without A/C and other things if i dont want to.

MINI + VW BUG drag car, could life get any better!? ....ok maybe it could, but that would still be schweeeeet!

Side Note: what engine setup were you running in your bug? I wanted to make my Notchback a drag car, but i didnt, because the car was too nice to chop up. One of the major reasons i sold it.

 

97 cabrio, green and tan, and a 2002 cabrio, silver and gray top. Great cars, but the mini takes the cake!!!

 

thx, yeah it was an 06 cw, long story... gotta post my wife's Jetta TDI too here is an older pic that shows how VAG crazy my family is:

 

Dude, the new RS4 is a MONSTER It's wasted here in the States though

 

So many cars are wasted in the states.

 

I personally have not had a VW before, and the husband had a horrible time with a bad quality Jetta and terrible service, but I thinkg that I've had it with BMWs at this point and am hoping VW/Audi has improved. That Scirocco concept has potential...

 

it will be available in 2008...

 

I love GTIs... Audis.. etc.. but my ultimate obsession is always with bmws..
anyways,
That's why I got my friend to get one of the last Mk4 gti available... he got convinced

 

i've always loved euros....after i had the MINI i got my dream car. '06 Carbon Black/Black E46 M3

 

great line up! everytime I see RS4 it's just get my heart pumping just only by looking...every thing about the car is just perfect!

 

i had an 86 8v gti from 95-96 till someone hit me.

then i got an 88 16v from 96-98.



in 98 i got a 91 2.0l 16v that i still have.









ive put a lot of work into it >.>



2001 i picked up 98 1.8t passat as a daily driver.



the mini is my first time not owning a vw

 

my dad got one a few weeks before i got my mini





i haven't gotten to drive it yet

 

Hmmm,

Currently only four cars in the stable, all Euro. I have actually owned one piece of Detroit Iron, and two products from the Land of the Rising Sun, but Euro is really how I go. What are they?

2 MGs, 1 Audi, 1 MINI

 

Here's my 2000 GLX 1.8T New Beetle, well now my daughters. I LOVED driving this car! The Turbo made it very quick out the gate and great for passing. Great at hugging curves too. When shopping for me a new car this past summer I test drove an '06 TDI and was most dissappointed, I was spoiled with the Turbo. And I had my heart set on a Mini anyway.
This Bug is fully loaded and still driving like a new one.
VW's are

Real Rainbow shot on the Gulf Coast in 2004, Kodak 400film



Kodak HIE IR film, Pentax K1000, Sepia Toned


Another IR

and one more....I love shooting IR




New Owner...New Name....SIOSAMA

 

I love VW (87 golf/2000 Jetta GLS/VR6) but had to say goodbye to my 2002 1.8t Jetta GLS. It was a fun car but I had WAY too many problems.

The absurdity of following the tow truck to the dealer to sign paperwork in my 83 Jeep and thinking, "I'm making payments on that." got a little too much for me. I began to joke with friends that my car liked taking a ride on the back of a tow truck every once in a while.

Prior to VW acknowledging there was a problem with their regulators, I remember my windows falling into the door and not rising again... This was great during finals when I shrugged my shoulders and left the car wide open hoping someone would take it. Also was fun showing the car to a friend and having the window fall as I showed them the inside.

I had strange small springs appear out of nowhere under my seats (both front seats).

I was on a first name basis with my service advisor.

My cd changer died and had to be sent to HQ (their explanation, not mine) to have my cd's removed and returned to me 4 months later via fedex.

Coil packs died several times before a recall was put into effect.

A friend of mine got his 1.8T about 3 days before me and his car would turn off at random. Dealer saw no codes and could not replicate problem. He moved to Subaru though he is considering a GTI now.

Memories.... Sigh... Despite my whining, I am a big VW fan and briefly considered them prior to making my move on my MCS this past Feb. When my car WAS running, it was great and I'm sure I just got a bad apple or something. Still though, it will take me some years to get rid of the bad taste that got left in my mouth.

 

i have a love VW's

but never owned one..........the car in my sig is what replaced my MCS.





EURO FOR LIFE BABY!!!

 

Hmmm... I saw 5x100s on that red GTI . Do you have the 2 extra cylinders that sometimes goes with that? My SSB 2.0 GTI was that same red, with BBSs then Borbet E's. Takes me back... nice 16v wheel too, those are hard to find now, and spendy!

I do like that the Mini drives like a *perfect* (read "never available") GTI, but with reliability and comfort the GTI could only hope for!

 

I've always liked VWs too, just picked one up last summer as a beater / car to take to Mexico. It's a Mk. 1 Cabriolet with the following:

2.0L stroker with techtonics head/cam/pistons/full exhaust, neuspeed throttle body, bilstein shocks and eibach springs, Quaiffe LSD, shortened gearbox, Neuspeed upper STB, homemade lower tie-bar and front engine-mount reinforcment. Momo steering wheel, Rota wheels / Yokohama tires.



It's for sale if anyone's interested for $1K obo. Looking to get into an A2 and do a VR6 conversion.

 

The MCS in my mind has a lot of the very good qualities of the 1991-92 GTi 16v.

My very first car:
http://www.kurtcollins.com/83gti.html

And then other assorted VWs and Audi's I've owned.

http://www.kurtcollins.com/91gti.html (my Lemon-law'd VW)
http://www.kurtcollins.com/92gti.html (my replacement that was then stolen)
http://www.kurtcollins.com/69porsche.html (a random Porsche 912 I restored)
http://www.kurtcollins.com/new97.html (my most-mod'd VW)
and my last VW before falling into the Audi S4 fray.