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 Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2017 8:12 pm Post subject: 1996 Passat Wagon TDi road trip! |
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Hello all!
Taking this baby round the country it looks like!
1996 Passat B4 avant, 5 speed with a AFN swap and a VNT 17 turbo. Bilstien HD struts all around. Project car but getting around 40 mpg at 90-110mph for the last 3500 miles has been great...
Left Seattle Wednesday of last week, went south through Portland and saw Xevin, Jon fisher, and made it to LA California. From there ive spent New Year's Eve with Brian, Asaiab3, Emma and Sven, Cynthia, and Brian's Girlfriend. Woke up and took off to Ensenada Mexico, getting fish tacos, and seeing la bufabodra, taking a road less travelled and enjoying the Mexican sun.
From there came right back into the states, saw Gabbs, and then the next morning saw Aeromech. Thanks Gary for letting me wash my car!
Left Rialto California from grandpas place at 3 am today (wednesday) and passed through mesa AZ, saw Desertbusman, through to Prescott meeting borninabus on the way, and then to Prescott to see red fau vae. Passed out in the back of the car for a few hours and just now getting up to hit the road....and the real trip begins. Aiming for key west Florida just to find the warm weather. Had to avoid CO due to the snow storm  but I'm moving on!
More pics to follow!
EDIT: have to post pics later when I have Wifi!
I'll have to do better later but here's the car:
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| Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2017 11:01 pm Post subject: Re: 1996 Passat Wagon TDi road trip! |
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Nice! Gotta love the B4 TDI waggy. The only car that you you can't fill up & drive it until the next fill up without a couple of comfort breaks in between. Have you removed the filler neck vent valve? If not, you can get another 7 gallons in that beast if you do (as if 20 wasn't enough).
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| Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2017 11:09 pm Post subject: Re: 1996 Passat Wagon TDi road trip! |
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| TDCTDI wrote: |
| Nice! Gotta love the B4 TDI waggy. The only car that you you can't fill up & drive it until the next fill up without a couple of comfort breaks in between. Have you removed the filler neck vent valve? If not, you can get another 7 gallons in that beast if you do (as if 20 wasn't enough). |
Yes and I can cram in 25 gallons. 950 mile range at 110! Hahaha
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| Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2017 5:19 am Post subject: Re: 1996 Passat Wagon TDi road trip! |
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| Stuartzickefoose wrote: |
Yes and I can cram in 25 gallons. 950 mile range at 110! Hahaha |
If there was ever a reason not to buy an electric car, a road trip like this would be it.
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richparker
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| Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2017 7:33 am Post subject: Re: 1996 Passat Wagon TDi road trip! |
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Damn Stu, 400 miles in 4 hours? Slow it down buddy, respect the road. 
But...at those speeds you should be in Kansas by now unless you're in jail... 
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| Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2017 5:39 pm Post subject: Re: 1996 Passat Wagon TDi road trip! |
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i had the pleasure of meeting stu yesterday at a tourist trap bar/restaurant north of phoenix yesterday where i encouraged him to start this thread.
we shared some good conversation and lemonade.
drive safe, man.
where are these photos?
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| Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2017 6:03 pm Post subject: Re: 1996 Passat Wagon TDi road trip! |
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Working on it...gotta get wifi!!
Just landed at Tony's place with my bus...
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| Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2017 8:40 pm Post subject: Re: 1996 Passat Wagon TDi road trip! |
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Oh shit! The moderators are gonna have to move this tread to the Bay Window forum when you leave the TDI and drive Maisy the rest of the way.
Wad up Borninabus!
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| Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2017 8:52 pm Post subject: Re: 1996 Passat Wagon TDi road trip! |
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Pics so far:
Met Desertbusman^
Cool odometer number: (add 800 miles to it since pic was taken)
Met Terrance,
Sunrise in Arizona:
Great mileage...
Ensenada area:
And my tr7 in California I'm selling, had to clean out my grandpas garage to get to it.
I'll try and get more pics of the trip apparently I haven't taken very many ...
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| Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2017 8:58 pm Post subject: Re: 1996 Passat Wagon TDi road trip! |
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| richparker wrote: |
Oh shit! The moderators are gonna have to move this tread to the Bay Window forum when you leave the TDI and drive Maisy the rest of the way.
Wad up Borninabus! |
Shhhh it's as secret rescue mission!
I'm gonna quit texting you if you can't keep secrets! Hahaha
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| Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2017 9:45 am Post subject: Re: 1996 Passat Wagon TDi road trip! |
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Rescue mission?
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| Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2017 9:53 am Post subject: Re: 1996 Passat Wagon TDi road trip! |
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Ahhh......And so continues the adventures of the "Beige Bomber!"
 
I need a pic of you, the brown poo pail and any point of interest - wax museum, biggest ball of yarn, farthest southern point, at that diner you got diarrhea at, stuck in a ditch in Louisiana you know that kind of stuff.
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| Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2017 10:50 am Post subject: Re: 1996 Passat Wagon TDi road trip! |
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Will this work? I got some twins to pose with the bus in front of my big brother....
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