Cory Wolfe

I must say, I was quite surprised to see the reveals by Lotus. I was not expecting a whole line-up. Out of them all, my favorite is definitely the Elan, followed shortly by the Esprit. After those, I like the Elite. The Eterne is okay, while the Elise looks odd to me. As a whole, its definitely a blander look for Lotus and basically kills anything the brand originally stood for... but I like the basic design language I'm seeing. Eterne: Elite: Esprit: Elise: Elan:

Let me just say... I love being short and small. Any car feels roomy to me.

Clicky

I must say, if you were to ask me, MK3 VW's have the most factory-looking aftermarket headlights. That might be because the same company (Hella) manufacturers both the OEM units and the a good portion of the available aftermarket units.

I've thought about driving down to that town and just driving around looking for that car and find him the hard way. I'm fairly set on that car, it's not something I want to pass up without a fight.

I have one in mind, its just a matter of contacting the seller. He's a bitch to get a hold of. Won't answer his emails and I've only been able to get him once on his phone. Since that one time, I've gotten a "This Virgin Mobile number has been temporarily disconnected" so it sounds like the guy can't pay his phone bill. If I do eventually get a hold of him again, it looks to be in better condition than mine. It also happens to be a very rare car. In 1994, instead of a GTI, VW offered a Golf "Limited Edition" or otherwise known as a Golf Sport. Basically, it came with all the GTI goodies including rare plaid sport seats, the only ones to ever be offered in MK3s. They offered this model for 1995, as well, in addition to the GTI. There differences were in the engine. The first year GTI's saw the introduction of the VR6 and only offered that engine while the Golf Sport had the 2.0. It won't be the VR6 I always wanted, but its dirt cheap. As long as the 2.0 runs good, it'll be a good buy. Clicky

Basically, there's a few good threads about it on the Vortex. I've long planned on eventually switching all of my backlighting to red, like later Volkswagens. But, I don't plan on doing it until I get one worth investing in. Here's a great DIY on LCD mods

The odometer screen is another story. With that, there's a little film sandwiched inbetween that gives the screen its color. Basically, you can reverse it to where the coloring of the background and numbers switch, or replace it with a film of the color you want. I've heard of people taking the film out of an old alarm clock screen and using in their cluster.

I'm not one to usually give GM any slack but... People complain when the production vehicle doesn't look like the concept. When it does look like the concept, people complain that it looks like the concept due to *insert reason here*. I love the CTS coupe because it looks like the concept. I don't care about the back seat. Will I ever be sitting back there? Absolutely not. I'm not buying this car to use it as a taxi. If I were, I'd get the wagon.

Actually, Chrysler is the first automaker I've heard of storing the mileage in anything other than the cluster. Usually, the cluster itself, along with any buttons or switches, will probably be lit with LEDs. It namely depends what sort of voltage the LED is running. Alot of the time, you'll find the stock lighting using 12-volt LEDs. You have to make sure to use the correct voltage LED. If you choose a lower voltage LED, then you have to deal with resistors and whatnot. If it is lit with bulbs, sometimes you'll find an overlay that gives it the color, with the bulbs being clear. With the white backlighting in Chevrolets, there's a good chance you won't find an overlay that, but they make little colored condom-like covers for bulbs.

I can't speak for GM's, but with VW's, we get use the VAG-com.

Hmm... MKVII diesel. That sounds intriguing.

I know the feeling. Good to hear you're okay.

NOS-ify that bitch.

"The Bad Touch" - The Bloodhound Gang

I think the biggest thing is, I wish I wouldn't have bothered to keep the replacement panels the same color. In the end, from the previous owner's respray, it doesnt match anyways. Had I done that, I could have body panels that are in top shape. That and there is still alignment issues up front, I've got rusty rocker panels, and the body just isn't in that great of condition.

Pin it! Pin it! Pin it! Pin it!

If I get to it, yes. I'm looking into some interesting options right now, so what comes next isn't really in the works yet.

Just to make a correction, the Malibu is ahead of the Impala and the Fusion and the Sonata YTD so far. The Sonata was only 3rd for the single month of August. Top 10 Mid-size Sales: Toyota Camry - 220k Honda Accord - 211k Nissan Altima - 148k Chevrolet Malibu - 147k Ford Fusion - 145k Hyundai Sonata - 128k Dodge Avenger - 36k Chrysler Sebring - 29k Subaru Legacy - 25k Mazda 6 - 24k

Problem is, I feel like I didn't really accomplish anything. I started with a beat-up Golf and now I have a slightly less beat-up Golf with some extra goodies. I spent alot of time to have the result be only slightly better than before.

The Camry is pretty awful. Let's also not pretend that the Sonata is the end-all, be-all of midsize interiors. It's not. However, its pretty damn good with a flowing design, abundance of features, and excellent material and build quality. Then, its combined with a powertrain that outpowers its 4cyl competition and gets better fuel economy. Add to that its expressive exterior design (which may or may not be in your taste, but you can't say its boring) and finally, its price that undercuts its rivals. It really is a winning combination. It shouldn't be a surprise to anyone that it was the 3rd best-selling midsizer last month (its 6th overall YTD).

Yes... And, I'm wondering why it was brought up in the first place. I'm aware of the rhetoric. I don't see the relevance behind the comparison and what point he's trying to make.

Instinct told me to look there as a previous Cobalt owner, but instead of storage, there is just a fuse box opening there.

Click Here For The Full Gallery I finally uploaded a gallery of my work on the Golf. All photos are in mostly sequential order with captions to note the progress. It took me 10 months from when I bought it at the end of November to when I got it inspected at the start of this month. There was alot of down time in between the work I did. Total working time was about a month. Started out as a $500 purchase... I've spent of total of roughly $2,000. To be honest, $400 of that was lost to a scam unfortunately, and then another $400 can be accounted for with parts I bought and decided not to use. Overall, there's about $1,000- $1300 in the car itself. I haven't quite worked out the exact amount, however. It still needs some things and its far from perfect. I still need to switch out the quickly wearing down winter tires for the new all season tires I have mounted on steel wheels. In addition to that, it needs an alignment, the rear struts need switched out to the Jetta's (already switched out the fronts), still haven't given it a tune up nor addressed the CEL, and an exhaust hanger needs replaced. As of right now, I've put 4,000 miles on it since I first drove it home. It's gone from New Jersey to NW Pennsylvania, down to Philadelphia and back, out the Detroit and back and I've had it all over locally. Only thing I've had break so far was the glove box handle due to me yanking on it when I had it locked. Full list of work done: -Replaced hatch -Replaced front and rear bumpers -Replaced left front fender -Replaced bumper support -Replaced headlights and taillights -Replaced grill -Switched out steel wheels for factory alloy wheels -Added factory fog lights including: fog lights, wiring harness, relay, and fog light capable headlight switch -Added factory roof mounted amplified antenna. -Added aftermarket stereo with component speakers and Sirius. -Added factory keyless alarm with dash-mounted lock button -Switched out tan "beaver" interior for black interior including: seats, carpet, floor mats, shift knob, lower and upper A, B, and C pillar plastics, hatch shelf, hatch plastics, and door panels. -Switched out 2-piece door/console mounted seat belts for single pillar mounted seatbelts -Replaced radiator -Replaced front struts -Replaced front brakes -Replaced thermostat, coolant reservoir, and switched to factory VW coolant. Before: After: The next chapter may be written soon. This Sunday will reveal more about that.

A few things I forgot to note... -There is no trunk release button inside, only the hidden button under the chrome strip atop the plate recess. -They've gotten rid of the trunk struts in favor of hinges. -It has drum brakes out back.