ohms Posted October 15, 2012 Report Share Posted October 15, 2012 so - recap - i sold the 505 because my dad gave me his 99 altima for free. thought it would make a nice daily driver. then it broke down on me about a week into ownership - oil pump exploded inside the motor, took out the timing chain and gears....quite a mess. sold to my mechanic, and bought my friend's 86 VW cabriolet (i talked him into buying it as his daily about 3 years ago haha - then his new/current gf expressed her dismay with it, and he had to park it up for about year (he didnt quite want to let it go i guess). got it for $400! pretty much all there, i bought it wednesday, then took a 2.5 hour trip upstate, performed like a champ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JunktionFET Posted October 15, 2012 Report Share Posted October 15, 2012 Ahh, back when VWs were still refreshingly simple; the Mk 1 Golf chassis lived on with the Cabriolet into the 90s didn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick@nite Posted October 15, 2012 Report Share Posted October 15, 2012 Yes they did go into 93' with the MKI chassis, and got rid of CIS and went to Digifant injection Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tulaweb Posted October 15, 2012 Report Share Posted October 15, 2012 Ahh, back when VWs were still refreshingly simple; You call that simple? My first car was a 1970 Beatle. I could change the engine by the side of the road with a hand full of tools. It eventually rotted into a pile of dust but if it wasn't for the body rust, I'm sure it would still be going today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohms Posted October 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2012 i feel like if i had to, i could swap the rabbits motor at the side of the road. its no aircooled flat4, but man its still tiny (and pretty simple, even with the CIS) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrethx Posted October 16, 2012 Report Share Posted October 16, 2012 nice! i've always like the cabrios. any plans for it? andré Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bean Posted October 16, 2012 Report Share Posted October 16, 2012 Nice car Ohms - but you'll likely have to deal with more "chick car" comments than even Miata owners... I'd own one in a second though - I quite like them. I used to have a coupe older VW's - a nice 82' VW Jetta 4 dr was a great little car. Did a bunch of work to an 84' Scirocco as well. Highly recommend the dual outlet manifold and downpipe and an upgraded exhaust. Those little 8V motors sound great with a good exhaust system and have decent power and economy. Rabin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohms Posted October 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2012 andre - plan right now is just regular tuneup/upkeep - its a nice daily driver as is. after i get a bit further with the camaro, i do have some fun plans for the lil rabbit (but nothing that would take it off the road longer than a day or 2) bean - agreed, total chick car. it was my friend's car for a while, and i razzed my friend about that even though i also talked him into buying it hehe. BUT - that lil car has scored me 2 dates (im single these days) and gets more female attention than any car i ever owned (my lil bmw 2002 coming in second in that dept). The camaro has pretty much always just landed me more carguy friends haha. or jersey girls. i know it has some kinda aftermarket downpipe/exhaust header, but otherwise i think its stock. i was tempted to swap out the CIS for some carbs (i have mikunis, webers, and im not even sure what other carbs sitting around) until i read up more on the CIS - would like to do some basic hopping up to the motor, as long as i dont kill its fuel economy and reliability. oh, and it has konis and H+R springs! at least in the rear. dunno what the front setup has Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bean Posted October 17, 2012 Report Share Posted October 17, 2012 Sounds some like decent mods already, so it should be a fun driver for sure. CIS is really pretty good if you can put the effort into getting the tools and knowledge to really keep them in good tune. A bit of a black art, but lots of info online to sort it out. If you do mods, those little 8V motors are really fantastic with a good cam and high compression. Good to hear it's a decent chick magnet too... Rabin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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