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#15
by
catlin_cava
on 21 Jan, 2010 19:26
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They're terribly jealous too.. If I put the hood up on one of the other vehicles, even just to check the oil, the Rabbit decides it need to break something so it get's it's hood opened too... If I'm doing actual work to one of the others it has a complete meltdown...
try bringing another VW in the yard...then neither one of them start...
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#16
by
8v-of-fury
on 21 Jan, 2010 21:56
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my vw loves his buddies! a 90 was brought home, and even another 84
they all get along nicely. I dunno what you guys talkin' bout LOL I even neglected the hell outta my car for two weeks while i messed around under the hood of the 67 Merc... it kept its panties on
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#17
by
catlin_cava
on 22 Jan, 2010 04:14
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Just wait, Just wait, Wait till the finally figure out your cheating on them with that old cougar, then you'll be doomed
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#18
by
burn_your_money
on 22 Jan, 2010 04:54
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The trick is to park your cars in an area that they can't see the work area. I keep my fleet out front of the shop and work on one at a time inside. For me I find that my cars are very jealous. Once I start working on them they just beg for attention. "Hey look, my coolant is leaking. Hey now my shifter linkage is broken. I'm low on oil..."
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#19
by
fdnyguy
on 22 Jan, 2010 05:23
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The trick is to park your cars in an area that they can't see the work area. I keep my fleet out front of the shop and work on one at a time inside. For me I find that my cars are very jealous. Once I start working on them they just beg for attention. "Hey look, my coolant is leaking. Hey now my shifter linkage is broken. I'm low on oil..."
I wonder what they will do when my car gets your way....lol
Stay safe, stay well. Jimmy.
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#20
by
maxfax
on 22 Jan, 2010 05:49
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THe VW's were always terribly jealous of one another, and all my other vehicles, except my '79 Lincoln.. THey showed the utmost respect for her, and tended to run best if I was on a journey to get parts for her... Of course that was the car that towed them all away from an almost certain visit with the crusher.. Maybe they looked up to her as a maternal figure..
Frankenbunny shed tears of antifreeze only hours after her death..
Tempermental little buggers anyhow...
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#21
by
lovinthedeez
on 22 Jan, 2010 07:21
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They're terribly jealous too.. If I put the hood up on one of the other vehicles, even just to check the oil, the Rabbit decides it need to break something so it get's it's hood opened too... If I'm doing actual work to one of the others it has a complete meltdown...
rabbit diesels are like the frikkin ginger kids of the vw world. They can be meaner than the MEANEST girlfriend you EVERRRRRR had.
When mine found out it was losing its motor, it was like dragging a horse to the slaughterhouse.
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#22
by
maxfax
on 22 Jan, 2010 07:56
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rabbit diesels are like the frikkin ginger kids of the vw world. They can be meaner than the MEANEST girlfriend you EVERRRRRR had.
That's signature material right there!
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#23
by
macka
on 22 Jan, 2010 09:16
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Admit it Catlin, you just like playing with gasholes
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#24
by
8v-of-fury
on 22 Jan, 2010 09:17
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Admit it Catlin, you just like playing with gasholes
did he.. I think he just went there
lolololol
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#25
by
Rabbit on Roids
on 22 Jan, 2010 13:06
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They're terribly jealous too.. If I put the hood up on one of the other vehicles, even just to check the oil, the Rabbit decides it need to break something so it get's it's hood opened too... If I'm doing actual work to one of the others it has a complete meltdown...
this is actually true to a point.
when it was getting cold this winter, my audi would be a real pain in the ass to start. so, after a few futile attempts to fire it, i would just go over to my rabbit, fire it up and let it idle next to my audi. it never fails, after i fire the rabbit up next to it, it fires up on the next attempt. EVERY TIME...
seems like the audi is just kinda lazy at first, but then you threaten to drive the rabbit instead, and it rattles & smokes to life.
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#26
by
lovinthedeez
on 23 Jan, 2010 19:24
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this is actually true to a point.
when it was getting cold this winter, my audi would be a real pain in the ass to start. so, after a few futile attempts to fire it, i would just go over to my rabbit, fire it up and let it idle next to my audi. it never fails, after i fire the rabbit up next to it, it fires up on the next attempt. EVERY TIME...
seems like the audi is just kinda lazy at first, but then you threaten to drive the rabbit instead, and it rattles & smokes to life.
sorry to hear the audi didn't work out so well. here's how I learned of xxxxxx's diesel stash..... he's always just been some strange local around here....
http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=3993881
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#27
by
Rabbit on Roids
on 24 Jan, 2010 08:43
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eh, even tho it got vegi/biodieseled to death, i still ended up getting a semi running 5 banger to rebuild. it was worth it even tho the car was such a junker. i just cant believe the thing actually made it 450 miles back home. glad the oil alarm worked tho, cause it would have blown up in longview had the alarm been tits up.
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#28
by
catlin_cava
on 25 Jan, 2010 11:03
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So I took the little beast out for a drive last night, at the end of 3rd it just kept revving till I hit the red line...YAY no 4th gear
so there is my valid reason to change the motor and transmission lol
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#29
by
8v-of-fury
on 31 Jan, 2010 07:42
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I dunno how my 84 will react when i replace it with the 81 its never met before...