German Cars! Where are you??

[nickmahhh]

This European section is slowing down! I need to read more about other people who have cool German cars here. Anyone selling a VW Jetta turbo? Anyone have anything to say here? :sleep:

[WhiteXFire]

OOH, OOH, my car is German! If anyone knows German, you can translate all the writing under my hood.

[DoubleA18]

shut up you drive a chrysler.. i dont care if theres german under your hood

[WhiteXFire]

Still 100% German :finga:
What counts more...the name, or where it's built and all the parts come from??

[DoubleA18]

more "american" cars are built in other countries then in america.. but you knew that right?

[20th1519]

I'm here.

[WhiteXFire]

more "american" cars are built in other countries then in america.. but you knew that right?

Of course I know that, but find me another Chrysler not built partially in the US. For the last time, I'm not arguing that it's not an American branded car...Chrysler (even though they're now Daimler Chrysler and their parent company is now German). But it's unique for the fact that it's built on the same production line in the same factory that builds the better version of Hopper's mom's car, the SLK320. Built entirely in Germany, imported from Germany, parts come from Germany, so why argue over me responding to a thread about German cars...

[nickmahhh]

ok people, i just wanted people to start talking more on this thread so lets try to get a grip. if your car is built in Germany and has German parts, but has a different name than a German car, its not German. Why? Cause, the name is where they get their money. Am I wrong? Could be cause Im just BSing cause it sounded good. hehe. If its made with anything German, your car equals good! most people will complain about that on this forum due to the mainly Subarus on here. psssh. Subaru.

[20th1519]

Eh german shurman. I dont care as long as it runs and is built like a tank.

[LSHatch]

But it's unique for the fact that it's built on the same production line in the same factory that builds the better version of Hopper's mom's car, the SLK320.

Nothing the Slk320 has that my Mom's car doesn't. Other then the larger motor, but the cars are similar in performance.

I sometimes drive a German car, does that count?

[WhiteXFire]

But it's unique for the fact that it's built on the same production line in the same factory that builds the better version of Hopper's mom's car, the SLK320.

Nothing the Slk320 has that my Mom's car doesn't. Other then the larger motor, but the cars are similar in performance.

I sometimes drive a German car, does that count?

Yes, sorry, I just meant bigger engine. I still like yours! :thumbup:

[20th1519]

Recently i was about to close a deal on a 2002 S2000. It handled better and felt tighter than my GTI. I was of course expecting it to handle better but i was surprised at the quality of the build. Im in love with the dash. All business. Maybe next spring ill pick one up. :thumbup:

[LSHatch]

I was of course expecting it to handle better but i was surprised at the quality of the build.

It's not an easy car to drive fast. Just wait until I have mine back out. :lol:

[20th1519]

I have read up on them and that seems to be a recuring theme amung the people that drive them hard. Honestly i want it becuase its a 2 seat roadster that is going to run forever has decent power and looks good. I will be the first to admit that I dont know how to drive a car at its limits with out hitting something. If i got a S2000 i would sign up for a driving class and learn the right way to handle the car at the limits. Or i could use yours hopper. :mrgreen:

[LSHatch]

I have read up on them and that seems to be a recuring theme amung the people that drive them hard. Honestly i want it becuase its a 2 seat roadster that is going to run forever has decent power and looks good. I will be the first to admit that I dont know how to drive a car at its limits with out hitting something. If i got a S2000 i would sign up for a driving class and learn the right way to handle the car at the limits. Or i could use yours hopper. :mrgreen:

One thing that you need to never believe from anyone, they don't oversteer that bad. The oversteer comes from people letting off the gas when they push hard, then they get lift throttle oversteer and boom, the back end comes flinging around. The S will understeer a little if you really push it and keep on the gas the whole time.

Definitely do some HPDE's and some AutoX's in the car. It's so much more fun driving it that way. I'll take you for a hard ride in it, driving it....we'll see.

[20th1519]

Sounds good. Now all i need to do is win that stinking power ball. It never picks my number. :furious:

[nickmahhh]

Eh german shurman. I dont care as long as it runs and is built like a tank.

German shurman? :screwy: hehe just kiddin. i thought it was funny

[WhiteXFire]

Eh german shurman. I dont care as long as it runs and is built like a tank.

German shurman? :screwy: hehe just kiddin. i thought it was funny

Like a Sherman Tank!

[20th1519]

I would rather my car be built like a Tiger or Panzer than a Sherman. The Shermans carried a smaller bore main weapon and had thiner armor than either German tank. :banana:

[GTIivVR6]

more "american" cars are built in other countries then in america.. but you knew that right?

Of course I know that, but find me another Chrysler not built partially in the US. For the last time, I'm not arguing that it's not an American branded car...Chrysler (even though they're now Daimler Chrysler and their parent company is now German). But it's unique for the fact that it's built on the same production line in the same factory that builds the better version of Hopper's mom's car, the SLK320. Built entirely in Germany, imported from Germany, parts come from Germany, so why argue over me responding to a thread about German cars...



PT cruisers are built in mexico :thumbdow:

[quattro4evva]

checking in!

and to the dude in the blue r32 with porsche wheels... looks good man! saw your car at the meet last week...

[SurfGreenHatchgirl]

:partyman: Bier hier bier hier! Oder ich fallum johey! Bier hier bier hier, oder ich fallum....


I'm here, with my 2.slo goodness....and a lil' lo'n'slo Euro action.

-Jules

[themadhatter]

yo yo - another german car in the mix.

[nickmahhh]

i was just gonna post and ask for pics and then i realized the link below, im effin retarded. :rolleyes:

[themadhatter]

i was just gonna post and ask for pics and then i realized the link below, im effin retarded. :rolleyes:

no worries bud :thumbup:

[jsedlak]

I got a German.

325i. :D

[DropTopChevy]

Me too
I must have missed this thread.

Miller

[markley02]

2 germans and one that is half german half american.

too bad only 2 run at the moment

[WhiteXFire]

Yeah, when did this thread come back? To say better what I said before, I have an American branded German car. :thumbup:

[Blue32]

I must have missed this thread.


so did i

[DropTopChevy]

I got a German.

325i. :D
^this guy dusted this thread off. I must have not seen it since I got my passat last month.

[jsedlak]

^this guy dusted this thread off. I must have not seen it since I got my passat last month.

I swear it wasn't me!!!!! :-p

[IMPREZvWRX]

<--- Possibly getting an '02 A4.

[DropTopChevy]

^What motor?

[IMPREZvWRX]

1.8t

[blkbomber01]

picked up a 91 golf gl 4 door... got a motor lined up for it too, ill post pics in a couple days.

[ua///m3]

sorry, i sold my german, but an upgraded german is soon on its way. go german

[dolphinS4]

get out! Germans here?

[DropTopChevy]

1.8t
I had my fingers crossed for the V6 but the 1.8 is also fun. I would check it for sludge cause that is the main problem with the 1.8's oh and some coil pack problems too. Usually happens early and is fixed, but you should check it out. Check out forums about the car before you buy.

[themadhatter]

get out! Germans here?
where?!

[Porsche951]

4 germans here. Germany all the way

[vr6exy]

mine
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d69/vr6exxy/mk3_013-1.jpg

[den9]

my car is mexican, but the engine is german, and everything else is probaly from spain

[Action Park]

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vr6exy- Mulberry! My favorite mk3 color. Props.
2 Germans here(actually built in germany!)
'74 super beetle. 65k miles. 100% stock. l80z sahara beige and rust.
'74 standard beetle. 93k miles, 2.5k on motor. 1915 w/ to4. l20b brilliant orange(not so brilliant anymore).
No pictures, do'nt own camera. This thread is old.
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[NoseysCooper05]

I can consider mine to be German under BMW, but that's about all

[TROLL]

I picked up a 2000 Audi A4 1.8T Quattro thats Ebony Pearl last week! 89k miles and a sweet daily driver. Not posting photos till I fix a few things up on it, but she should clean up nicely with a little bit of love :)

[Vertabreaker]

I picked up a 2000 Audi A4 1.8T Quattro thats Ebony Pearl last week! 89k miles and a sweet daily driver. Not posting photos till I fix a few things up on it, but she should clean up nicely with a little bit of love :)

Woot! Go go Audi. I love my A4, hope you like yours as well.

[piknockout]

Audi A3 2.0T checking in. Still stock...for now. :wink:

[TROLL]

A3s are awesome... and the new A4s are sweet too... my little old 2000 isnt as baller as those :( but its nicer than the other cars i was looking at in the sub-$4000 pricerange.

[Jonny]

German V-dubb right here ... im actually thinking about rebuilding mine ... maybe a VR6 engine swap or something someday when i get money lol. build it up nice. drag it show it etc. should be fun

[vr6exy]

vr6exy- Mulberry! My favorite mk3 color. Props.

thanks, its in the body shop now getting rusty rockers redone, and then mercedes wheels go on for good. :)

[MPowerKai]

BMW owner here :)

[bastid]

Yay for Deutschland :P

[piknockout]

Thanks Bryan, it is quite comfy. Especially compared to the Spec. :wink:

[naDintheHat]

What year A3 do you have, the 07 model is sexy. My uncle has one.

VR i saw your car in Emmaus, like 2 weeks ago. :thumbup:

[95gstnj]

nogaro b5 s4 here

[dwl137]

2006 CW Mk5 GTI, had it since May 15th of 2006. Hoping for the Audi S3 coming here some day, though I doubt it will.

[piknockout]

What year A3 do you have, the 07 model is sexy. My uncle has one.


Please read sig. K thx bye. :-p

[naDintheHat]

Please read sig. K thx bye. :-p

LOL i learned good in skool.

[Action Park]

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Although I certainly appreciate and like some cars of this era from companies German in origin, nationalism is not really an issue in this day and age. There was a time when a car's country of origin strongly reflected upon the image and workings of the car, something that has become muddled in this age of global unification.

German cars were always the pinnacle of practicality, built of quality materials under stringent quality control, yet conservative in design, often to the point of blandness. American cars strongly reflected the age group in which they appealed to, although they seemed to share the same aura of looseness and of undefined boundries. The young cars, of the muscle group and the like, were bold, raw, and boisterous. The mature cars were very understated and simple, devoid of frill. Italian cars were always exacebations of the ego. Loud in style, the materialization of sexual enthusiasm. Devoid of obvious practicality, they represented the carelessness of youth. British cars were loose and eccentric to a degree, yet they possessed the gentlemanly character. Moral, if you will, the pinnacle of discipline, yet of a sporting character. Not afraid to dirty during the fox hunt and game of cricket, yet refined enough to pick up Lady Wellington for a spot of afternoon tea. The Japanese simply copied what worked from other manufacturers:) and made it as practical as possible.

But alas, this diversification is no more, and it is sorely missed. Today, there are only three types of car for three types of buyer with little exception, nationallity is of no matter: The yuppie, the boyish ego monger, and the stereotypical Horus chick. Indeed, it is a corporate world and global monotony stifles individuality.
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[foss]

I stay dubbin', MK tre style.

[boostlife]

I have 3 bmw's e34,e36,e46 and I love driving them what a blast

[masiegi]

I have a mkv gti

[clubken]

92 corrado vr6 turbo and mk6 gti autobahn

[AutobahnRacer]

84 928, 86 911, 335ic

[STiGuy06]

73 Bug & 02 Jetta here. VDubber for life baby!

[mckchr67]

see sig

[mike_aCE]

22 years old. got my license at 16 1/2. have owned 9 volkswagens and 1 1990 mazda miata

currently (9th) driving a 2002 awm b5.5 (audi longitudinal 1.8t, 5spd, fwd)

[Camiolo760Li]

I have a 2003 BMW 760Li V12. Is that German enough?

[mckchr67]

Sure is, if you had a driver that would be even better.

[ked84]

B5 s4 here

[Camiolo760Li]

Sure is, if you had a driver that would be even better.

The BEST part is that I'm my own driver. Why let someone else have all the fun?

[delphinE30]

E30 ftw! Had e30s all my life. And will hopefully continually to own one.
But for now lookin at a 2012 gli for a daily rather than my e36 that falls more and more apart everyday.

[MattBear]

http://i587.photobucket.com/albums/ss314/SlammedEuro/98%20Jetta%20GL/IMG_20120305_153519.jpg

[BlackTT]

My Baby-

http://i40.tinypic.com/2z5kks6.jpg

http://i42.tinypic.com/ziotbd.jpg

[Krissrock]

another TT in the house...

[BlackTT]

another TT in the house...

Hell yea! You don't see them very often, and I LOVE how small they are! Mine's only FWD though =/

[hpf2m3]

I have an Bmw m3

[HYDE16]

MKVI GTI here, and a slew or European cars attend the Garden State Euros meet in Northern NJ.

http://www.tristatetuners.com/forum/showthread.php?p=2120176#post2120176

[BlackTT]

Took this pic the other day ^_^ -
http://i41.tinypic.com/qsmhiw.jpg

[AutobahnRacer]

84 928, 86 911, 335ic

One more to add to the list. 89 944 s2

[MattBear]

http://i587.photobucket.com/albums/ss314/SlammedEuro/98%20Jetta%20GL/IMG_20120326_151003.jpg

awful focus but its not a show winner anyways - yes the rear rub is there, needs a heavy polish on areas that still have clear :/ and back has to come down

[DJI203]

My weekend / track toy

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d63/dji203/1.jpg

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d63/dji203/HPDE/DSLR/IMG_0321.jpg

[Ender81]

66 Beetle :)

[Got Insulin?]

My weekend / track toy

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d63/dji203/1.jpg

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d63/dji203/HPDE/DSLR/IMG_0321.jpg

God damn, I love the shoe! Neck and neck with an Exige for my next "big" car purchase. So damn good looking.

[BlackTT]

My weekend / track toy

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d63/dji203/1.jpg

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d63/dji203/HPDE/DSLR/IMG_0321.jpg


Nice!! =D

Took pics today now that my new Konig Illusion rims are Finally on my car! =D

http://i39.tinypic.com/2rhmgbn.jpg

[slow_euro]

Another TT in the house.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/slow_euro/9242525891/

[Gianucci e30]

e34 OBD1 S53 swap here.

[MPowerKai]

I just noticed the OP is banned, that's kind of funny to me