OT- Winter beater
12-05-2015, 08:27 PM
#31
Race Car
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Location: Miamah, La Florida
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Originally Posted by u7t2p7
Looks like a post card...frozen in place! IMO there is NO worse place to own an air cooled Porsche than Miami. Yes, the winter weather is awesome but there are NO curves/twisties or any elevation to speak of. It's really the track or bust. It's so bad guys get excited talking about which I95 on-ramps are better than others to accelerate off of. Factor in the traffic, both in terms of volume and the poor driving skills of the locals and their relatives from Central and South America...and compounded by the heavy rains! Honestly I'd rather own a Porsche in NYC, being that the Parkways, Catskills and Poconos are close by.
12-05-2015, 11:07 PM
#33
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Bostonx3; dumped my new BMW 3 series (hated the electronic steering) and picked up a nice mid mileage MY04 VW R32 for $12k. It's AWD, great performance, awesome seats and aggressive factory exhaust. Lot's of guys here have owned one and with good reason. Kind of like a "baby S4."
Good ones are 18-20 all day long.....trashed ones are 13-14 last time I looked.
Your a Lucky guy to find one at that price
12-05-2015, 11:48 PM
#34
Actually paid $11,700 with two sets of wheels; needed $2,500 to be properly sorted. All stock with the exception of blue tooth head unit. 2 owners but seller owned since 2006 in Northern California. 83k miles. Great car! It's not about luck but rather opportunity. Oh, and it's deep blue pearl...the fastest color!
12-06-2015, 12:36 PM
#35
I have had 4 VW GTI of various versions. All were pretty good winter cars that are fun when roads are clear. When we do get snow in the south it pretty much shuts things down. Last time we got about 7-8 inches and I was one of only 4 out of about 20 people who made it to work.
Dave
Dave
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12-06-2015, 03:21 PM
#37
Three Wheelin'
12-07-2015, 12:35 AM
#38
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Had a MK4 R32, then a B7 S4 avant, then a 08 RS4 and now a MK7 Golf R. Miss the VR6 and V8's but must say the 2.0T with a tune is an absolute beast! Its real nice to have AWD in Calgary!