 » Site Navigation | | | | » Recent Threads | | | |  |  |  | |  09-24-2013, 06:40 PM | #1 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: South Central, MN Posts: 1,065 |  What happens when you can't find a Clubsport...
I've been shopping for a decent Hellrot Clubsport for a while now and my eyeballs have been bleeding. The search is frustrating. So, I've dabbed into another German car, the VW. A craigslist ad popped up in my area for a Diesel Rabbit that had been sitting for a while and so I made arrangements to look the car over. I ended up buying it. 1979 4 door Rabbit diesel L Last road use was in 87 Interior is going to get gutted The purpose of this car is to have something I can take on a roadtrip and go the distance.     __________________  |  |  | | 09-24-2013, 07:02 PM | #2 | | Senior Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Philly Posts: 605 |
good to see it getting some TLC rather sitting in there making friends with all the dust and dirt particles | | | | | 09-24-2013, 08:58 PM | #3 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: South Central, MN Posts: 1,065 |
It was making friends with 50 other european cars under the same dust and dirt particles. Too bad there weren't any bimmer's though. __________________ | | | | | 09-24-2013, 11:39 PM | #4 | | Moderator Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: SoCal318ti Posts: 1,574 |
Nice find and I dig a Diesel Rabbit!! | | | | | 09-25-2013, 02:15 AM | #5 | | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Santa Rosa, CA Posts: 407 |
Looks pretty good for having sat so long! __________________ 1997 318ti 5-speed Moreagrün
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Dig it! __________________ 
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Any plans to convert it to used vegetable oil? Good to see the older car put to use. | | | | | 09-25-2013, 06:26 AM | #8 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: South Central, MN Posts: 1,065 |
Nah....no veggie here. I'll stick with diesel. I'll have enough trouble just making it road worthy within a few weeks. __________________ | | | | | 09-26-2013, 07:50 AM | #9 | | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Fl Posts: 1,353 |
Don't those things get around the same MPG as a Prius? Makes you wonder why the Prius is such a big deal 30 years later... Nice car. Way better than a Prius  __________________
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| | | | | 09-26-2013, 08:09 AM | #10 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: South Central, MN Posts: 1,065 |
I'm hoping I can get 60 out of it. It'll take some work to achieve that but it's not impossible. __________________ | | | | | 10-08-2013, 03:17 AM | #11 | | Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Melbourne FL Posts: 6 |
Looks great! Love those old golfs! | | | | | 10-08-2013, 05:41 AM | #12 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: South Central, MN Posts: 1,065 |
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So the pet came with the car? How nice...  Also, I never knew you had Diesel in the States... This forum educates me every day...  | | | | | 10-08-2013, 08:31 PM | #14 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: South Central, MN Posts: 1,065 |
We are loaded with diesel VW's, however, it's completely null with the BMW's. __________________ | | | | | 10-08-2013, 08:44 PM | #15 | | Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Houston Texas. Posts: 26 |
Those diesels are noisy and like to leak oil, but are so economical and last a long, long time when properly cared of. Let just hope the diesel system isn't full of fungus. | | | | | |
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