"Euro Dan" (eurodan)
02/24/2014 at 13:49 • Filed to: My Story
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"Euro Dan" (eurodan)
02/24/2014 at 13:49 • Filed to: My Story | 1
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^CLS Shooting Brake. Europe 1, America 0
^Lights green GO.
I've posted a couple times on OPPO and well I should introduce myself. I am Dan, 19, living in Budapest, Hungary. I am here for a year visiting family and just living abroad. I officially live in Corona, California. Moved out to California in '97 at the age of 3.
I have owned 3 cars over the past few years:
My first car which I owned was a Pearl White 2000 Audi A4 2.8 Quattro....auto :( It was great, low mileage, but auto. Loved everything about that car just regret getting an auto. But it was too good to pass up.
I paid half/half with my father than paid him off later with money made from working (Carwash)
*Not my house. Just felt so cool I found a big house to take picture next too
*Soft off-roading Because Quattro
Than I started a messenger job for summer and didnt want to put stress on that fine German piece of engineering. So....
I bought my second car. (Still owning my Audi) I only had a few grand to buy a motorized vehicle. I searched and searched Craigslist. Wanted something useful, simple and doesnt attract police attention driving around all day. Came up on a dark blue 2002 Chrysler Sebring Convertible 2.4L auto nicknamed 'Catfish' (LoL) I wanted manual, but I knew I would regret it in Los Angeles traffic everyday. We rented one once in Hawaii and I thought Southern California weather would be perfect for it. It worked perfect when I had to carry boxes just retracted the top toss in boxes, than locked the top back in. It was fun. To make it a little interesting I tinted the tail lights black and limo tint on windows (Later to remove it from a few tickets. Damn California law) re-sprayed the steelies black, and painted the front grill and emblems black. It was a stealthy, ghetto Sebring.
Picture dump, I took a lot of pictures of the Sebring during my job. It kind of grew on me.
*Took it to the beach
*When I got bored with friends while waiting for the bumper to dry after slight mofication and grill respray to black. I dont know why but I liked this.
*Sebring meets Triangles one early morning before work
*Did the job
*Made me happy
Than I sold the Audi after a year because too much gas and problems were starting to occur and I couldnt afford the upkeep. It was my absolute favorite car and if I become wealthy one day I will buy another one or two or three :)
My Sebring was getting pretty abused from driving all day. So I headed back to Craigslist in search of another fine peace of German Engineering to replace the Audi (Its an addiction)
With money from the Audi I stumbled upon a '99 Silver Volkswagen Passat 1.8t stick Wagon/Combi/Avant/Variant (whatever you call it) Finally a manual!!!
and TURBO!!! And one sudden day on my delivery job I was involved in an accident. Good thing I bought another car because I would have been carless. It became non-driveable and sold it for $400
Had to quit my messenger job because I didnt want the wagon to suffer the same fate (I Hate You LA)
I basically wanted a Passat because my brother has a Silver 2000 Passat 2.8 4motion (pictures below). I have a wierd fascination for wagons and I love the B5 Passat. Fit Perfect. But I didnt get to spend to much time with it because I needed a break from work and school. So my parents sent me home (Hungary) I cant wait to go back and hug that car :))
*First day with the Passat. Putting brothers 4motion wheels on because bigger and not lame stock
*Debadging the ASS.
*End of the rainbow. My pot of luck.
*Typical stop for us
*Brotherly Love. Yes my blinker housing fell out in a car wash. Yes Both. Yes B5 Passat problems.
*My brother is an asshole. Yes he has VW CC wheels with 1.5(in) lowered in front and 1(in) in the back. Dat RAKE.
*Brothers Passat
*Subtle off-roading. Just a toe
*We basically got these cars a week apart. My brother got his car a week before I got the Sebring. I didnt tell him I bought the Sebring so I went to his school and parked next to his car before he got out. He laughed his ass off. -.-
Hope you enjoyed
S H: now with more letters!
> Euro Dan
02/24/2014 at 14:07 |
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What's the car scene like in Hungary?
MIATAAAA
> Euro Dan
02/24/2014 at 14:21 |
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That garage. *mind explosion*
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Euro Dan
> S H: now with more letters!
02/24/2014 at 14:23 |
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Its great when you find it. Pretty lowkey. There is of course rice like any other place. There are plenty of rally, racing and occasional drift events. Hungaroring hosts decent race weekends. I love the old Soviet era cars running around, whether tuned or stock. Hoping to post more cars as summer nears.
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MIATAAAA
> S H: now with more letters!
02/24/2014 at 14:25 |
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Enough Trabants to keep me happy.
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Euro Dan
> MIATAAAA
02/24/2014 at 14:29 |
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If you see where my car is parked there is a driveway for an RV which equally had just as big garage
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Euro Dan
> MIATAAAA
02/24/2014 at 14:30 |
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Trabants and Ladas. Want to import one to US when I go back
FireSpittingV12
> Euro Dan
02/24/2014 at 16:25 |
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This is WAYYYYY better anyway.
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Euro Dan
> FireSpittingV12
02/24/2014 at 16:31 |
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Any v8 wagon is 100x better than the original
66671 - 200 [METRIC] my dash
> Euro Dan
02/26/2014 at 17:47 |
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DUDE THAT RX-7.
WANT.
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Euro Dan
> 66671 - 200 [METRIC] my dash
02/26/2014 at 17:58 |
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I have a video of it leaving somewhere. LOUD! turbo timer also:) If I ever find it I'll post it here. The guy was a marine and I asked him if cops ever stop him for how loud it is and he said they do than they see he's a marine and let him go. Must be nice
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66671 - 200 [METRIC] my dash
> Euro Dan
02/26/2014 at 19:13 |
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RX-7 Life right there