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[svandamme]

Originally Posted by arerrac

Did someone say GTI.
My first love! An '84 with all Neuspeed suspension, Techtonics Tuned Exhaust, Zender rear spoiler and side skirts, cruiser control, sun roof and A/C.

I purchased a Momo aluminum ball shift knob to replace the factory golf ball. That shift knob then went into my Jetta GLX, then my '88 Carrera and now it's in my '90 C4.

it really looks makes me think Austin Metro with them headlights
I would not recognize that as a golf Mk1 if i saw it on the streets..



Didn't folks just convert em to Euro spec or somming??

[porsche930dude]

Everyone that I know that had that era vw hated them because they were turds not necessarily because of their looks

[sammyg2]

Originally Posted by sammyg2

I think I just fell in love.

Asking $15.9k

I checked out this car with cash in hand, intended to buy.
A few things were apparent:
1) It is a true, solid example of what was advertised. Drove well, no rust, all there.

2) seller is one heck of a photographer. Car looks much better in pics that real life.
He lowered the advertised price $1000, then tried to pretend he didn't.

3) The paint was a garage special with over spray on lots of trim. Must have been masked off by a 6 year old who couldn't stay between the lines.

4) It was all there except for the arm rest on passenger door. But it showed it's age.

5) It drove fine, no big clunks or problems. Suspension was tired and needed to be gone through, but was OK for a 55 year old car.
The engine had a tick at first but diminished as it warmed up. Prolly a lifter, I suppose it could be piston slap but it sounded like a single tick, not two per stroke. Not that big of a concern.

6) At $14.9k it was priced well. Not really cheap, but not too high. Maybe $3 or $4k lower than mecum auction price.

7) to be really happy with this car I would have to repaint and redo trim and redo interior. Seats were not ripped but were saggy and tired.

8) Turns out I was not in love with it after all. Just a fleeting crush. To make it into something I would really like, I'd have to put more $$$ into it that it would be worth and that would make me hate it. I'd be tired of owning this car within a year.
I passed.
Bottom line is, I like the money more than the old car I could get with it.
GOML

Now if I could find a similar condition example of the car below with a 383 or 440 w/4 speed for under $50k .........

[GG Allin]

I'm a sucker for a nice bike. This was sitting inside my mom's Dr office. Blue tooth actuated shifter.

[porsche930dude]

1972 mercury Montego sportshauler

[URY914]

[LEAKYSEALS951]

[widebody911]

[RWebb]

[RWebb]

[911boost]

Buying or Selling Thom?

Here’s my 996TT after being sold getting loaded into the same spot that GT3RS is in. I have a Ti muffler like that in my basement...

[svandamme]

Originally Posted by GG Allin

I'm a sucker for a nice bike. This was sitting inside my mom's Dr office. Blue tooth actuated shifter.

it's all fun and games till yer shifter battery runs out when you go down hill in high gear, and the next hill is coming...

[look 171]

Originally Posted by svandamme

it's all fun and games till yer shifter battery runs out when you go down hill in high gear, and the next hill is coming...

Nah, that's like saying running out of gas on a sunday drive. It just doesn't happen. Those batteries hold a charge for a month or much longer. I have wireless Dura Ace shifting and its last for two months without much fuss. Charging takes about 20-30 min. I am waiting for pro teams to hire hackers at the important mountain stage in the Tour De France to hack the blue tooth to shift to a high gear while riders are climbing attacking each other. Its coming.

[svandamme]

Originally Posted by look 171

Nah, that's like saying running out of gas on a sunday drive. It just doesn't happen. Those batteries hold a charge for a month or much longer. I have wireless Dura Ace shifting and its last for two months without much fuss. Charging takes about 20-30 min. I am waiting for pro teams to hire hackers at the important mountain stage in the Tour De France to hack the blue tooth to shift to a high gear while riders are climbing attacking each other. Its coming.

no need to hack anything...just wash out the 78 BT channels you don't use with a stronger transmitter and it goes tits up..

I really don't see the added advantage BT brings in this application..
How much weight savings does BT bring over , say a 3-4 steel cable??

And if it is a weight saver.. who benefits?? you only need the weight savings if you climb a lot. Most hobby cyclers ride flat roads.. I see it all the time here, in Flanders.. 6000 euro bikes.. and going for every gram.. but not a mountain to be found within 350 km's...

But ok, let's say the BT system saves 50 grams..
And let's say you want that 50 grams

Why does it have to be wireless if the application has both ends connected by a frame anyway?? Wireless is a complication compared to a simple communication wire.

How much does a 3-4 feet communication wire weigh ???
you can sabotage BT quite easily. Just wash out it's frequency with a bigger transmitter.

A wire doesn't weigh 50 grams more then a BT transmitter and receiver does.
And you can't wash it out.

https://www.thesignaljammer.com/blog/what-is-a-bluetooth-jammer-and-how-do-i-use-it/

KISS principle applies.

[tttoon]

Originally Posted by svandamme

no need to hack anything...just wash out the 78 BT channels you don't use with a stronger transmitter and it goes tits up..

I really don't see the added advantage BT brings in this application..
How much weight savings does BT bring over , say a 3-4 steel cable??

And if it is a weight saver.. who benefits?? you only need the weight savings if you climb a lot. Most hobby cyclers ride flat roads.. I see it all the time here, in Flanders.. 6000 euro bikes.. and going for every gram.. but not a mountain to be found within 350 km's...

But ok, let's say the BT system saves 50 grams..
And let's say you want that 50 grams

Why does it have to be wireless if the application has both ends connected by a frame anyway?? Wireless is a complication compared to a simple communication wire.

How much does a 3-4 feet communication wire weigh ???
you can sabotage BT quite easily. Just wash out it's frequency with a bigger transmitter.

A wire doesn't weigh 50 grams more then a BT transmitter and receiver does.
And you can't wash it out.

https://www.thesignaljammer.com/blog/what-is-a-bluetooth-jammer-and-how-do-i-use-it/

KISS principle applies.

The weight is not really a factor since most high level bikes are on the minimum UCI weight limit (6.8kg) anyway, and need ballast to be legal in a race.

Mechanical groupsets need constant fiddling to shift accurately because of stretch and friction in the cable. There is no comparison in shift quality and ease of maintenance, electronic shifting is just much more precise. Everytime you select a gear the rear mech stops in exactly the same place with an electronic system.

Additionally, the lack of cables keeps the airflow cleaner and makes installation much easier. With a SRAM groupset you can always swap around the front and rear derailleur batteries if the rear one goes flat, and you get plenty of warning of that happening.

I ride around in Flanders too and there's more than enough (admittedly short) sharp hills to be found if you look for them that make a light bike worthwhile. That, and the weather is bad enough for me to really appreciate the no fuss maintenance of my groupset.

[944 S2]

West Palm beach dealer

[944 S2]

Baby you can drive me car!

[ErVikingo]

Originally Posted by tttoon

The weight is not really a factor since most high level bikes are on the minimum UCI weight limit (6.8kg) anyway, and need ballast to be legal in a race.

Mechanical groupsets need constant fiddling to shift accurately because of stretch and friction in the cable. There is no comparison in shift quality and ease of maintenance, electronic shifting is just much more precise. Everytime you select a gear the rear mech stops in exactly the same place with an electronic system.

Additionally, the lack of cables keeps the airflow cleaner and makes installation much easier. With a SRAM groupset you can always swap around the front and rear derailleur batteries if the rear one goes flat, and you get plenty of warning of that happening.

I ride around in Flanders too and there's more than enough (admittedly short) sharp hills to be found if you look for them that make a light bike worthwhile. That, and the weather is bad enough for me to really appreciate the no fuss maintenance of my groupset.

This! precise shifts always. Battery lasts forever. Shimano Di2 on road bike and Sram Eagle AXS on my race mountain; "Manual"Eagke XXS on the training mountain. No comparison from manual to electronic.

Random dad's 67 Catalina Ventura

[widebody911]

[daepp]

2004 or 2005 - first took delivery of my '72. Happy day!