"Neil drives a beetle and a fancy beetle" (1500sand535)
07/21/2016 at 23:33 • Filed to: None
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"Neil drives a beetle and a fancy beetle" (1500sand535)
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Twin turbo V6. Italian.
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S65
> Neil drives a beetle and a fancy beetle
07/21/2016 at 23:42 |
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No thanks
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Neil drives a beetle and a fancy beetle
> S65
07/21/2016 at 23:55 |
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rear wheel drive, lightweight, small, 190hp... Don’t get me wrong, I’ve read the reviews but still assuming it can be running for $2500, it could be a lot of fun.
random001
> Neil drives a beetle and a fancy beetle
07/22/2016 at 06:42 |
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I have a paint gun, let’s do this thing.
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> Neil drives a beetle and a fancy beetle
07/22/2016 at 10:38 |
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I’ve both driven and worked on one of these, and it also probably happened to be the only early Biturbo you would want to own. This particular car has been sent to some guy in Denver who managed to fit a Bosch (Mono-jettronic, I think) fuel injection to it, which made that Biturbo the only one I’ve ever heard of that actually ran reliably (most of the time). I nearly bought the car, and I’m sure my savings account still thanks me for not buying it.
When working correctly, those cars are a whole lot of fun. The interior is just a great place to spend time, and the car felt special every time you got in it. Driving it, they handled nicely, and the engine made glorious sounds. Between the tall gearing and some pretty substantial turbo lag, they are not a stop light racer. However, once you’re above about 25 or 30mph they properly get with the program. On the highway, the car teases, no begs, you to cruise along at speeds fast enough to get arrested even in states that are not Virginia.
A later fuel-injected Bi-trubo in nice shape amd with loads of maintenance history would be a fun entry into the exotic car world. I don’t think I would want to mess with an earlier car, and I would run fast from anything that is a project. While you can buy a Biturbo cheap, the purchase price is only the down payment on the ownership experience. Maintaining one is a whole lot like maintaining a classic Ferarri, and the parts prices are not dissimilar. The car I mentioned above came to the shop owned by a good friend of mine. A gentleman who owned 11 Italian cars of various types (both modern exotics and classics) traded the Biturbo in exchange for the spring maintenance on his Ferraris.
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Neil drives a beetle and a fancy beetle
> random001
07/22/2016 at 13:47 |
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In my younger years, your what people would have referred to as a bad influence. I'm tempted by it because how bad could it go?
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random001
> Neil drives a beetle and a fancy beetle
07/22/2016 at 14:19 |
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It could not go badly in any way, shape or form. I believe this. I believe in you.