Veedubbing....

As I alluded to in my last post, I bought a new car to replace Lil Red. Well here she is:

A 2006 Volkswagen Golf GTI. Ain't she beautiful?

200HP turbocharged w/ 280nm of torque from 1800 all the way to 5000RPMs Mmmmm :P~ It pulls like anything.

I got the leather + bi-xenon light options. Originally I had a black GTI w/ sunroof lined up, but silver's just as good :)

More pics of her. :)

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Pic of the dash, the dial's light up blue at night

Centre console

Cup holder in centre tray - believe it or not, the metal bit actually comes out and is a bottle opener. VW advocating drink driving?© :) Should be useful for picnics.

Here she is all nice and clean :)

Check out that ass :)

At the Blue Mountains, breaking her in :)

The wheels look the goods

Another ass shot. Nice curves!

If Lil Red didn't get written off, I wouldn't have bought a new car until 1-2 years later. So with a lighter wallet, there she is :)


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R.I.P. LIl Red.

The last few weeks, saw the death of both Steve Irwin + Peter Brock, both of whom are definitely Australian icons. I'm sorry to have seen them gone, but they've both died doing what they both loved.

They say that things happen in threes and this may be a little bit distasteful to lump it together with two greats, but just over a month ago - my car, little red, also suffered the same fate.

A car came out of the side street, right in front of me in heavy traffic and I couldn't stop in time.

The result?



The right's more damaged because it actually went into their wheel arch. The good thing though, was that everyone was okay (minor whiplash for me). The bad? Lil Red was damaged beyond compare, and was written off.

Lil Red was the first car that I ever owned, and although she was a bit loud, I've formed an attachment to her over the years that I've owned her.

If she was repairable, I would've kept her. But alas, she's gone and I'm sorry to have seen her gone. Still feels a bit weird, but there's nothing I can do now.

How do I get around now? Here's a teaser ;)