My mom bought this in Germany for me! :)

"K-Roll-PorscheTamer" (k-roll390) 07/21/2014 at 22:11 • Filed to: germany

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She just returned from her vacation today and gave me this. She bought it at an airport in Frankfurt. It's called a Trabant 601; not sure what it is in reality, but it's a nice little gift to pick up. I like it :)

norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 07/21/2014 at 22:13

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trabant

scoob > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 07/21/2014 at 22:13

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Real car. And apparently it was terrible !

EL_ULY > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 07/21/2014 at 22:14

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cooooooooooool!!!!!!!!!

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback 07/21/2014 at 22:14

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Thanks!

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > scoob 07/21/2014 at 22:15

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What an adorable small car. :P

norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 07/21/2014 at 22:15

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I know it's Wiki, but this isn't high school and I can use it if I want to.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > EL_ULY 07/21/2014 at 22:17

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Such an odd car. I like it!

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback 07/21/2014 at 22:18

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What a rebel; my goodness! :P

norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 07/21/2014 at 22:19

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I use it in school when they're not looking anyway. I just don't use it on reports though because then I get yelled at for no reason. "Wikipedia isn't reliable."

rb1971 ARGQF+CayenneTurbo+E9+328GTS+R90S > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 07/21/2014 at 22:25

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Probably made with more metal than a real Trabbie.

When I lived in Germany back in 1992, people would drive these until they broke, at which point they would just pull over and leave them. Not kidding. I almost bought one for $100 just to thrash it for a bit, but then remembered that Germans are very serious about rule-following and if the Polizei saw me I'd probably be in deep Scheisse.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback 07/21/2014 at 22:26

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THATS WHAT THEY ALL SAY!!

StoneCold > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 07/21/2014 at 22:27

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It would be hilarious if that panel gap was to scale XD

Nice car though!

ly2v8-Brian > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 07/21/2014 at 22:28

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I have many toy Trabis from my Dad. We lived in West Germany when the borders were declared open. My Mom always tells me about how so many East Germans came flooding in with their little Trabis.

Funny how the little LP on it says DDR 1989.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > rb1971 ARGQF+CayenneTurbo+E9+328GTS+R90S 07/21/2014 at 22:28

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Oi! Very DEEP Scheisse. :D

God I love that word; scheisse!

ly2v8-Brian > norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback 07/21/2014 at 22:28

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such a rebel.

norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 07/21/2014 at 22:29

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And this is what I say back..

norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback > ly2v8-Brian 07/21/2014 at 22:30

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Oh you know it!

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > StoneCold 07/21/2014 at 22:30

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Thanks! Is the panel gap bad on the actual car?

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > ly2v8-Brian 07/21/2014 at 22:31

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Did it look like this? :)

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback 07/21/2014 at 22:32

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Because it's true!

norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 07/21/2014 at 22:33

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I know but I get lazy when I'm in class and would rather be doing something else.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback 07/21/2014 at 22:36

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I know that feel..

norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 07/21/2014 at 22:37

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We get Netflix and YT, so do work or watch Top Gear....

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback 07/21/2014 at 22:38

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TOP GEAR BRO!

norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 07/21/2014 at 22:40

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I've done it almost everytime and get told to go back to work. Only reason I do is because I need my computer access so I can do my engineering classes.

ly2v8-Brian > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 07/21/2014 at 22:40

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Probably not that many... but sure. I don't remember I was but a wee baby at the time.

Agrajag > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 07/21/2014 at 22:40

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"Just happy to be a car."

-Trabant

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback 07/21/2014 at 22:43

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Damn you Edjimacation! Ruining the minds of car enthusiasts! What engineering are you in?

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > ly2v8-Brian 07/21/2014 at 22:45

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I can imagine a rolling thunder of Trabants runing the wall down.. :)

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > Agrajag 07/21/2014 at 22:45

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We love you too Trabant. :)

norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 07/21/2014 at 22:46

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Well as I'm going to be a HS junior I'm just doing some PTLW (Project Lead the Way) courses. Next year I'm taking some mechanical kind of stuff. (Can't remember course name) I'm looking at either Mechanical Engineering, Auto Engineering, or Motorsport Engineering. I want to work in racing or the auto industry.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback 07/21/2014 at 22:49

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Join me in ME!

norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 07/21/2014 at 22:50

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I've been planning on it. Where you going to school?

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback 07/21/2014 at 22:53

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Lawrence Tech. In Michigan.

ly2v8-Brian > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 07/21/2014 at 22:55

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...not to mention the cloud of smoke. Funny you mention the wall, because one was painted on it breaking through. Enjoy a commercial as well.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > ly2v8-Brian 07/21/2014 at 22:59

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I love old car commercials! They're just so fun much better than newer ones.

norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 07/21/2014 at 23:04

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Looks cool, how are the costs though? Not the richest person ever.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback 07/21/2014 at 23:07

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It's a lot! -_-

It's a private college, very small compared to most.

norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 07/21/2014 at 23:09

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The best college near me is Syracuse and that's like $60,000 a year! I want to go there but not going to happen at that price.

ly2v8-Brian > scoob 07/21/2014 at 23:12

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It is terrible. But it's like the all other communist machinery, simple. It's panels were made of a plastic called Duraplast, which is made with cotton and pressed into shape.

ddavidn > norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback 07/21/2014 at 23:17

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Just... go down to the sources and quote one of them instead...

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback 07/21/2014 at 23:19

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I sometimes question how I'm going to LTU... -_-

norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 07/21/2014 at 23:24

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I'm probably going to go to CC, to get and Engineering science thing and then transfer to a ME degree somewhere.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback 07/21/2014 at 23:36

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Best of luck! Either way, you're going into a very successful major :)

norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 07/21/2014 at 23:42

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Thanks! Good luck to you too!

Jobjoris > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 07/22/2014 at 03:34

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Ah, the Trabi. In Europe known to be the only car that melts, not burns!

therevengeofthesaab (really likes pre-2005 hondas right now) > norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback 07/22/2014 at 20:24

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Say you used the sources at the bottom of the page, just don't list them all.