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Meiang Samba Member
Joined: September 27, 2016 Posts: 656 Location: Perth, Western Australia
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Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2016 3:32 am Post subject: Water Cooled VW's Not So Cool These Days |
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It was easy to drive a really cool water cooled VW in the early 1980's.
Todays VW's just can't be made to stand out from the crowd no matter what you do to them - everything looks the same now.
Here is me with my Golf back in 1984 (I'm on the left).
My Golf was a 1980 model with the following mods:
- BBS Full Flare Kit.
- RIAL 15x6 Rims with Yokohama 205/60 A008 Tyres.
- Bilstein shock absorbers.
- Pioneer Centrate Audio System (With CD Player - Remember this is 1984 - CD's released just the year before - I still have the original receipt more than US$1200 for the head unit).
- Boston Accoustics split system speakers at the front.
- Jenson 6x9 speakers at the rear.
- Nakamichi amps front and rear.
- Recaro front seats.
- Momo steering wheel and gear lever knob.
- GTI fill in reflector between the tail lights.
- Car repainted an Audi colour - Indiana Metalic Red
Oh to be a student again with nothing to spend money on other than cars and going out having fun. |
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TDCTDI Samba Advocatus Diaboli
Joined: August 31, 2013 Posts: 12850 Location: North Carolina
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Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2016 7:36 am Post subject: Re: Water Cooled VW's Not So Cool These Days |
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That one would be really cool today (especially in this country with RHD). Just recreate it (unless you still have it) & don't worry about the current crap. _________________ Everybody born before 1975 has a story, good, bad, or indifferent, about a VW.
GOFUNDYOURSELF, quit asking everyone to do it for you!
An air cooled VW will make you a hoarder.
Do something, anything, to your project every day, and you will eventually complete it. |
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vwjunkie3 Samba Member
Joined: April 22, 2010 Posts: 68 Location: Michigan
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Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2016 10:14 am Post subject: Re: Water Cooled VW's Not So Cool These Days |
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Very cool Golf sir!!
Love the look of it!! Had a Royal Red 84 GTI with a BBS body kit (still have)
and 15x7 Gold BBS wheels (still have these also) Alpine head unit, Nakamichi amps and old school alarm system.
Will create the car again someday!!
Again VERY COOL!! |
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ps2375 Samba Member
Joined: April 24, 2014 Posts: 2471 Location: Meridian,ID
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Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2016 1:57 pm Post subject: Re: Water Cooled VW's Not So Cool These Days |
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Too bad no real speed parts on it. Take the excess wight out of it, drop it an inch and those seats will be worth it.
I drove my 1980 Rabbit from 92' till 2014 when it was rear-ended. It was more work and less show, but had some nice stuff under the hood. |
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HeidelbergJohn4.0 Samba Member
Joined: March 01, 2004 Posts: 1199 Location: Havre de Grace, MD
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Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2016 7:48 am Post subject: Re: Water Cooled VW's Not So Cool These Days |
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In 1980, a Golf/ GTI like that certainly didn't stand out from the crowd around here. Those kits and wheels were dime a dozen.
There's plenty to be done to Passats, Jettas and Golfs. Is it as easy as bolting on flares and wheels, no, but that's not exclusive to VW's.
The 80 golf was a box. It was kinda hard to find something bolt on that didn't fit at least ok. _________________ 71 LWB Manx style dunebuggy
71 Beetle
71 Volksrod
Machette Speedster
2012 Passat TDI SE (sadly sitting in a buyback parking lot somewhere waiting for it's heart to be ripped out.) |
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59RAIDER Samba Member
Joined: April 24, 2013 Posts: 83 Location: Alamogordo NM
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Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2016 8:52 am Post subject: Re: Water Cooled VW's Not So Cool These Days |
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Holy Shit its Napoleon and Pedro with the Canned Heat Mobile ! |
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crsmp5 Samba Member
Joined: February 14, 2013 Posts: 301 Location: ohio
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Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2016 5:31 am Post subject: Re: Water Cooled VW's Not So Cool These Days |
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mine 1990-1993... used it to build my caddy in 94... had full gti interior and all.. was a 1.6na diesel though.. 91k on clock in fall 90.. 256k in 93.. had lotsa good time in high school.. parts off it are still in use on my cars today.. _________________ [url=http://cdn2.driiive.com/7037.jpg]Click to view image[/url] |
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TDCTDI Samba Advocatus Diaboli
Joined: August 31, 2013 Posts: 12850 Location: North Carolina
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Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2016 7:22 am Post subject: Re: Water Cooled VW's Not So Cool These Days |
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My '77 diesel, now TDI.
_________________ Everybody born before 1975 has a story, good, bad, or indifferent, about a VW.
GOFUNDYOURSELF, quit asking everyone to do it for you!
An air cooled VW will make you a hoarder.
Do something, anything, to your project every day, and you will eventually complete it. |
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crsmp5 Samba Member
Joined: February 14, 2013 Posts: 301 Location: ohio
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Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2016 11:58 pm Post subject: Re: Water Cooled VW's Not So Cool These Days |
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but thats a new pic.. i figured a nice 90/91 photo helped topic...
my coupe in 98...
how i ran it this year... and the tdi swap i got for it in 2010 went to my kubvan.. but i have all the pieces to build a tdi for it this season..
yes the shit i drive has character vs boring _________________ [url=http://cdn2.driiive.com/7037.jpg]Click to view image[/url] |
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TDCTDI Samba Advocatus Diaboli
Joined: August 31, 2013 Posts: 12850 Location: North Carolina
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Posted: Sat Dec 24, 2016 5:35 am Post subject: Re: Water Cooled VW's Not So Cool These Days |
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Ooh, I wants both! _________________ Everybody born before 1975 has a story, good, bad, or indifferent, about a VW.
GOFUNDYOURSELF, quit asking everyone to do it for you!
An air cooled VW will make you a hoarder.
Do something, anything, to your project every day, and you will eventually complete it. |
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Volktales Samba Member
Joined: June 21, 2013 Posts: 545 Location: Nanaimo, B.C. CANADA
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Posted: Mon Dec 26, 2016 10:18 am Post subject: Re: Water Cooled VW's Not So Cool These Days |
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The new ones don't do much for me at this time. Back in 1992 I couldn't care less about the new ones then either. But my friend did and I spent a lot of time in his Tornado Red 8 valve GTI. So for some reason, years later I bought one of these...
Another friend had it sitting around, so I bought it and did a mechanical restoration on it. Haven't used it since 2008, but that will change as it will be officially 25 years old in a few days and qualify for collector plate status! Then it is time to hit the car shows with one of the last remaining unmodified Mk 2's in original Canadian specification... It will be fun again... _________________ 1974 "Restfalia" Camper 2000 cc EFI 2001-
1970 Beetle first car, rotten, yard art 1985-
1966 Sunroof Beetle, restored 1998-
1964 Ghia, ongoing project 2007-
1962 Beetle Beryl,original paint survivor 2012-
1970 Savannah Beige Beetle 2012-
1992 16v GTI, 100% stock 2006-
1991 "Terseo", wife's old daily 1995-
1969 Chevrolet CST/10 (family owned since new)
1965 Gold Corvair Monza 2021-
1966 and 1965 Monza 2022- |
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ach60 Samba Member
Joined: May 14, 2001 Posts: 4139 Location: Santa Maria
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Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2017 3:51 pm Post subject: Re: Water Cooled VW's Not So Cool These Days |
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I did the whole Mk1, Mk2 mod thing, I went back to Aircooled.
I waited a extra year for the 1.8t in a New Beetle
My NB is 2nd left, God I loved that car. Photo is at the VW Classic
I put all the bad ass parts on it, and I was really fun!
It was the last water cooled car I modified. _________________ Good Luck
Al |
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cub Samba Member
Joined: February 10, 2004 Posts: 121 Location: DFW
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Omaha Samba Member
Joined: August 16, 2008 Posts: 5 Location: Nebraska
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Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2017 5:10 pm Post subject: Re: Water Cooled VW's Not So Cool These Days |
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Some can look good. This was my NB TDI a couple summers ago, thought it looked OK. Got a new wheel/tire combo coming this Spring
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runamoc Samba Member
Joined: June 19, 2006 Posts: 5600 Location: 37.5N 77.1W
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Posted: Tue Mar 28, 2017 3:30 pm Post subject: Re: Water Cooled VW's Not So Cool These Days |
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Nobody mistakes my Mk1 Rabbit Diesel Deluxe as a new car.
_________________ Daily driver: '69 Baja owned 44 yrs - Plan B: '81 Rabbit Diesel LS Deluxe - Plan C: '72 Ghia
Yard Art: 2 Sandrails
Outback: '69 Ghia - '68,'69,'70,'72 Beetle - '84 Scirocco, GTI - Pair of '02 Golfs-
VW Wiring = It's just wires |
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TDCTDI Samba Advocatus Diaboli
Joined: August 31, 2013 Posts: 12850 Location: North Carolina
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Posted: Tue Mar 28, 2017 4:20 pm Post subject: Re: Water Cooled VW's Not So Cool These Days |
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Apparently something happened to my Rabbit pic, so here it is, again.
_________________ Everybody born before 1975 has a story, good, bad, or indifferent, about a VW.
GOFUNDYOURSELF, quit asking everyone to do it for you!
An air cooled VW will make you a hoarder.
Do something, anything, to your project every day, and you will eventually complete it. |
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Karmannut Samba Member
Joined: August 05, 2007 Posts: 139 Location: North Canton Ohio
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Posted: Sun Apr 02, 2017 7:04 am Post subject: Re: Water Cooled VW's Not So Cool These Days |
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I doubt my 17 Habanero Orange Beetle will be mistaken for any other car but the Jetta and Passat (YAWN) another story! I parked beside a Passat awhile back called it an Impala till i got out of the car couldn't believe it was a VW _________________ Rupert- 64 Sea Blue Beetle with 66 Dove Lodgette tent
Bunny- 84 grey Rabbit Convertible
Pepper-18 Habanero Orange Beetle SE Premium
Air and Water do mix! |
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kingkarmann Samba Member
Joined: November 05, 2003 Posts: 4111
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Posted: Mon Apr 10, 2017 8:38 am Post subject: Re: Water Cooled VW's Not So Cool These Days |
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I still think VW makes a stand out Water Pumper.
Here's my GTI Autobahn posing with her sister.
And......
I've kept the GTI totally stock!
_________________ "Depression is a malfunction of the instrument we use to determine reality.”
Mike Gerson
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Glenn Mr. 010
Joined: December 25, 2001 Posts: 76907 Location: Sneaking up behind you
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Posted: Mon Apr 10, 2017 8:45 am Post subject: Re: Water Cooled VW's Not So Cool These Days |
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I tried a watercooled VW when it was time to replace my Audi 5000. But it proved unreliable with constant leaks every every hose and seal. I can tell you I used my extended warranty to its fullest. I don't think it went more than 6 months over 12 years without being in a shop. I replaced it with a Accord and in the 13 years since getting it its not had a single repair related to a broken or non-wear item.
The Passat was a great looking and handling car... just not reliable.
The day I sold it... not bad looking for a12 year old car that was never garaged.
_________________ Glenn
74 Beetle Specs | 74 Beetle Restoration | 2180cc Engine
"You may not get what you pay for, but you always pay for what you get"
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Chris Walden Samba Member
Joined: June 03, 2010 Posts: 147 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
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Posted: Mon Apr 10, 2017 6:59 pm Post subject: Re: Water Cooled VW's Not So Cool These Days |
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I had an '86 Quantum GL5 (used) with the Audi 2.1 liter 5 cylinder and manual trans. Nice car. Fairly reliable as I recall. And, as with the Type 4 before it, it loved to have a curve thrown in its path. Unfortunately it ran over a bridge abutment (ahem) and that was the end of that. Then I bought a (pre-owned) '99 passat. Audi V6 and tiptronic (never mind; just leave it in auto) Beautiful car. Elegant interior and a very comfortable place to sit while attacking my favorite back roads. But, as Glenn noted, terminally flawed. We estimated later that it was in the shop on average every 3 months for EXPENSIVE repairs. We probably spent over 6 grand in unscheduled maintenance in the less than 2 rears that we owned it. I swore off VW's FOREVER! Then, 3 years ago I got the bug (sorry) again and purchased a '12 Golf 2 dr. 5 cylinder, 5 speed. 50 thousand miles later and it has not only proven completely reliable (one check engine light--a sensor replaced under warranty), but also reliably puts a smile on my face while carving up my favorite back roads. |
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