"Mercedes Streeter" (smart)
12/19/2019 at 19:00 • Filed to: TDI, gambler 500, vw
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"Mercedes Streeter" (smart)
12/19/2019 at 19:00 • Filed to: TDI, gambler 500, vw | 6
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I’ve driven this thing 2,000 miles and it’s already one of my favourite purchases...ever!
Even in its current condition it’ll cruise at 70 no problem. I finally have the cable I need to run VCDS, but of course my diag computer doesn’t boot. Le sigh.
The Gambler people keeps giving me stickers, and I keep adding the things!
Plans for the car have changed. It’ll get the limp fixed, some ATs on some alloys, a tow hitch, and a Chinese market headunit with Bluetooth. It’ll also get my now trademark roof rack.
It will see some dirt, but the car is so so so nice that I’m limiting myself to “soft roading”. That means the Vespa will be my true Gambler vehicle, now.
In other news, I hope to have the GS back on the road by Christmas!
TheTurbochargedSquirrel
> Mercedes Streeter
12/19/2019 at 19:16 |
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I don’t think I have seen a Flip sticker in 15 years.
My X-type is too a real Jaguar
> Mercedes Streeter
12/19/2019 at 19:17 |
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That car sounds like the find of the decade.
jminer
> Mercedes Streeter
12/19/2019 at 19:21 |
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There is some magic to these VW TDIs. I absolutely love my sportwagen and have no idea what I’ll replace it with since no one makes anything like it anymore in the US.
I plan on driving this thing until it falls apart, put it back together and drive it some more. I was quite happy when my accident didn’t total it (just barely).
dieseldub
> Mercedes Streeter
12/19/2019 at 23:23 |
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I’ve spent far too much time and money on 3 different 05 Passat wagon TDIs over the years... still love em. Put my mom in one of them.
Definitely not problem free, but oh so nice. Who knew a 4 cylinder diesel could be so quiet at 70 MPH?
The seats are soooo nice. So nice. They’re worth the trouble... usually. Every time I see you talk about this thing I just go “blargh! I need to fix the transmission-less one!”
Then I go and buy some other basket case TDI instead. The fuck is wrong with me?
reinceprupert
> Mercedes Streeter
02/11/2020 at 16:17 |
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creepin your posts and you’re in my city <3 <3
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Mercedes Streeter
> reinceprupert
02/11/2020 at 19:18 |
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Awe, well I’m delighted you like them! And yes! Sorta! I’m about an hour from the city. :)
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reinceprupert
> Mercedes Streeter
02/11/2020 at 20:14 |
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There are days I would kill to be an hour from the city :) well met, friend! i looooove your stickered car! reminds me of my old 92 Mazda. Fun story: I had a Ministry sticker on the back. The number of times I had Christians come up to me telling me how mu ch they liked and appreciated it...Oh gos I never explained it, just said thank you and then died laughing once they were gone.
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Mercedes Streeter
> reinceprupert
02/11/2020 at 21:16 |
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Oddly, despite living in conservative McHenry County it’s been pretty nice. My neighbours are all super nice hippies (their words, not mine lol) who enable my car collecting habits. xD
And thank you! <3 My rally team keeps sending me stickers so I just keep putting them on things! lol Ooooooooh, what kind of Mazda we talking about, here?
Shoot, I mean if you’re ever looking for a like-minded friend I always am! Wouldn’t be the first awesome person I met from Kinja. :)
People often see my trans flags and ask what country I'm from. I may have said "Transylvania" on more than one occasion. lol