Car appreciation... the aesthetics, the engineering, etc

My first proper girlfriend had one of them, she lives in Sydney now.

This sounds like the beginning of an awesome sitcom!

Especially because my first proper girlfriend lives in Sydney too.

Same girl!!!!

I had a bog standard 1.8 saloon.

Always wanted a GTI or big turbo diesel.

This sounds like the beginning of an awesome sitcom!

I met her for a drink at the end of 2016, might say hello again in April when I'm out there next.

Her mother once propositioned me, which was something of a surprise, and something that I will never tell her.

Family car when I was a kid was a dark blue 505 GTI Familiale 3-row estate.

Family car when I was a kid was a white 504 Familiale 3-row estate.
It was a TARDIS . My Dad had a 504 saloon as well.

That 505 GTI tho' damn!

Why would they charge $12000 to fix a leaking rocker cover gasket? Take it to a good local indy.

Because they are Audi. My normal mechanic can do it for $300. Just depends on Audi requirements... They'll only pay for my engine if I follow their rules.

The guy who has this also has a turbo diesel nearly finished. Can't wait to get down and check the car out

I should also add that there's on major issue with the 505... It's a 3 speed slugomatic. But I'll either throw in a 4 speed or go for a full manual conversion. I think though that an auto actually suits the car. Will see how it handles 10 hours on the motorway.

Sitcom material.

So were you a mother fucker?

Which has more BHP and torque.

Wonder if the 8speed zf would fit.

Research for my resetting clock and trip computer tells me a new battery might be in order with voltage dropping low enough to reset somethings but not so low it won't start. Makes sense being a 14yo car with only 22,000 miles.

Other research recommends a Bosch jobbie at 52ah. Any reason not to just buy the cheapest example of that model I can find?

https://www.tayna.co.uk/S4-002-Bosch-Car-Battery-Type-079-S4002-P9786.html

you can fit anything if you try hard enough

Like a Rover 3.5 v8?

https://youtu.be/YEJxc1r_dtI

LS swap surely?

^^ oof.

Also enjoyed watched the Carpervert mower review this morning.

Glad it was recommissioned for the road. Sitting in that dark garage for decades ironically it wasn't being appreciated out of the financial context. I've seen those mower videos but never watched them, might have to now.

Maybe, for funs. but in reality the 505 is quite light on it's feet and it'd be a bad thing to overpower it. A turbo 4 pot would be perfect.

Maaad.

Just add an SR20DET and running gear from a silvia!

Bwaaarp sutututu