Iħjut Ħin tal-Martell: L-Estremist Awtomobilistiku

Il-ħajja kultant hija dwar estremi, u bil-ħajja estrema tax-xiri u l-bejgħ tal-karozzi jiġu żewġ karozzi, mixtrija reċentement minni, li faċilment jirrappreżentaw l-opposti polari ta 'kollox karozzi.

Il-ġimgħa li għaddiet, kif ħafna minnkom jafu, xtrajt 03 VW Passat b'madwar 157k u l-magna W8 kompletament mhux maħbuba.

Dan il-Passat kien faċilment l-iktar dehra dowdiest tal-karozzi V8 Ġermaniżi kollha minn dik l-era skont il-fundatur tagħna ta 'Awwissu Robert Farago. Plain jane 10 snin VW barra. L-istess pannelli interni irħas bħal Passat ta '$ 25k. Jikkonsma gass bħal minivan ta '15-il sena u madankollu ... Il-ħaġa kkritikata għandha rikba sabiħa.


Qawwi, stabbli, kmandant, l-affarijiet kollha li ssib bil-makkinarju lussuż Ġermaniż ta 'fuq dollaru dak iż-żmien b'drive pjuttost ħażin b'erba' roti. Iżda jkun ukoll bastard diżgustanti wieħed li żżomm jekk iżżommu.

Illum it-Tnejn xtrajt dan il-Passats alter ego.


Corolla CE tal-2007 bit-twieqi ta '5 veloċitajiet, roll-up, mirja tal-enerġija u serraturi, 145k mil, u CD player. Kif Toyota ħareġ bl-idea li joffri l-enerġija kollox ħlief twieqi li nista 'ngħid, iżda din il-karozza hija pjuttost l-iktar faċli biex issuq karozza li qatt kelli. Ukoll, it-30 l-oħra jew hekk Corollas Ive mixtrija huma pjuttost mill-istess ilk.


Żgur li se jirritorna 35 mil kull gallun u mbagħad xi wħud jekk għamilt ħafna sewqan tal-awtostrada u tal-pajjiż. L-unika problema magħha hija l-intern huwa bħal abitazzjoni f'xi rokna remota ta 'parti Tupperware.

Trid iżżomm karozza waħda għall-ħames snin li ġejjin, u s-suwiċidju mhuwiex għażla. Liema waħda għażilt?

Life is sometimes about extremes, and with the extreme life of buying and selling cars comes two cars, recently purchased by me, which easily represent the polar opposites of all things automotive.

Last week, as many of you know, I bought an 03 VW Passat with about 157k and the completely unloved W8 engine.

This Passat was easily the dowdiest looking of all the German V8 cars from that era according to our august founder Robert Farago. Plain jane 10 year old VW exterior. The same cheap interior panels as a $25k Passat. It consumes gas like a 15 year old minivan and yet… the damn thing has a beautiful ride.


Strong, stable, commanding, all the things that you find with the top dollar German luxury machinery back then with a pretty wicked four-wheel drive. But it would also be one nasty bastard to maintain if you kept it.

This Monday I bought this Passats alter ego.


A 2007 Corolla CE with the 5-speed, roll-up windows, power mirrors and locks, 145k miles, and a CD player. How Toyota came up with the idea of offering power everything but windows I cant say, but this car is pretty much the most easy to drive car I have ever owned. Well, the other 30 or so Corollas Ive bought are pretty much from the same ilk.


Im sure it would return 35 miles per gallon and then some if you did plenty of highway and country driving. The only problem with it is the interior is like dwelling in some remote corner of a Tupperware party.

You have to keep one car for the next five years, and suicide is not an option. Which one would you chose?