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Beaterblog: Beat on die Strasse: Beater Golf MkII
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Tough cars for tough times. Monday, February 17, 2014. Beat on die Strasse: Beater Golf MkII. I don't mean to generalize, but as a whole Germans don't really get beaters. Bi-annual vehicle inspections and accepted norms of vehicular upkeep are effective at sending eye sores to the scrap heap or Eastern Europe. Despite the TÜV, this Mark II Golf proves at least one German knows the importance of petina. Beat on die Strasse features found cars in my adopted German home. Labels: beat on the street.
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Beaterblog: Cherokee Cylinder Head Failure/Replacement
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Tough cars for tough times. Tuesday, November 26, 2013. Cherokee Cylinder Head Failure/Replacement. The universe has an interesting way of self regulation. This is manifests itself whenever I seem to be coming out ahead in my automotive endeavors. Case in point, I get an E36 M3 for a song and I get rewarded with cylinder head failure in my '97 Cherokee. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Beat on the street. Before they were beaters. What really grinds my gears. Team AT beaterblog.com.
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Beaterblog: January 2015
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Tough cars for tough times. Saturday, January 24, 2015. Marketplace Feature: Ford Sierra Ranchero. Now ended at 798 euros. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Beat on the street. Before they were beaters. What really grinds my gears. Team AT beaterblog.com. Editor in Chief (and international correspondent). David AT beaterblog.com. Matt AT beaterblog.com. Beater Blog Marketplace Spotlight. Beater Batshit: Euro Trash Ford Sierra Ranchero. Hatchtopia In a perfect world, we'd all drive hatchbacks.
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Beaterblog: RIP - The 'nicest' of the fleet
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Tough cars for tough times. Wednesday, August 21, 2013. RIP - The 'nicest' of the fleet. So, if you have a new Mini, just avoid puddles altogether. Debating over how deep they need to be to turn the inside of your motor into a metal pretzel is inconsequential. Rumor has it, it's somewhere around 4" of standing water so if you see light reflecting off of something on the ground, just go somewhere else far, far away or just get out and walk home. August 22, 2013 at 3:01 PM. Beat on the street.
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Beaterblog: May 2014
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Tough cars for tough times. Friday, May 2, 2014. Local paper features my kart team, expectations completely unobtainable. Myself and fellow Detroit ex-pats Brian Rutkowski, Dushyant Wadivkar, and Fabian Hartwich will represent the Motor City at the 6 Hours of Sonneberg kart race this Sunday. The town near Thüringen closes the streets and throngs of spectators show up for the spectacle. The Lemans style start is 2pm European time Sunday. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Beat on the street.
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Beaterblog: New Project Acquisition - '96 BMW M3
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Tough cars for tough times. Thursday, November 28, 2013. New Project Acquisition - '96 BMW M3. There were a couple caveats though; it couldn't be driven home as the rear trailing arm bushings were so bad that it corded brand new tires in 400 miles, the front end shook like it had tremors, and the interior and paint were ragged and sun-faded. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Beat on the street. Before they were beaters. What really grinds my gears. Team AT beaterblog.com. David AT beaterblog.com.
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Beaterblog: Local paper features my kart team, expectations completely unobtainable
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Tough cars for tough times. Friday, May 2, 2014. Local paper features my kart team, expectations completely unobtainable. Myself and fellow Detroit ex-pats Brian Rutkowski, Dushyant Wadivkar, and Fabian Hartwich will represent the Motor City at the 6 Hours of Sonneberg kart race this Sunday. The town near Thüringen closes the streets and throngs of spectators show up for the spectacle. The Lemans style start is 2pm European time Sunday. May 6, 2014 at 5:18 AM. This comment has been removed by the author.
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Beaterblog: November 2013
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Tough cars for tough times. Thursday, November 28, 2013. New Project Acquisition - '96 BMW M3. There were a couple caveats though; it couldnt be driven home as the rear trailing arm bushings were so bad that it corded brand new tires in 400 miles, the front end shook like it had tremors, and the interior and paint were ragged and sun-faded. Tuesday, November 26, 2013. Cherokee Cylinder Head Failure/Replacement. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Beat on the street. Before they were beaters.
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Beaterblog: Veteran Gearhead, Rookie Blogger
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Tough cars for tough times. Friday, April 25, 2014. Veteran Gearhead, Rookie Blogger. 20 years ago, I looked a lot like the guy driving this '64 Spyder convertible. Actually, 20 years ago I *was* the guy driving this '64 Spyder convertible. That's my "never shoulda sold it" car, but I was young and dumb, with visions of wheel-to-wheel competition in my head, so the Spyder had to go. Hi, my name is PC, and I've got a problem. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Beat on the street. Before they were beaters.
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Beaterblog: Don't Be Gentle, it’s a Renault Megane Rental
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Tough cars for tough times. Monday, February 17, 2014. Don't Be Gentle, it’s a Renault Megane Rental. One perk of my day job is travelling to warm test tracks during the colder months of the year. A trip to a semi-exotic location driving a late model rental car is my best opportunity to sample Beaters-to-be before the original owners drive them into a lake. C’st le vie. Road noise and ride at highway speed are tolerable but not inspiring. Initial ride impression is quite soft with just enou...Otherwise t...
