The STS is gone and I'm out almost $6K....

[dkozloski]

VW=diesel dyke.

[PA93STS]

Originally Posted by codewize

Everyone is welcome here but if you're male and drive a bug you'll most likely be viewed as a little on the feminine side.

There was a study done on that not long ago and the beetle is definitely hands down a girl car. Mostly because it's cute and they don't know any better.

unless it is this beetle: http://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/cto/972558432.html

id trade my seville for it think about it.. that thing would be to much fun at the track.. NOONE would expect the ass kicking theyd receive....

[chubbyranger]

Originally Posted by PA93STS

unless it is this beetle: http://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/cto/972558432.html

id trade my seville for it think about it.. that thing would be to much fun at the track.. NOONE would expect the ass kicking theyd receive....

3 days a year at the track:

362 days a year on the street:

Getting parts/work done on it:

The emos just aren't working for me on that trade.

[finerwoodworking]

Note to self, If I ever sell the Cadillac and get something else, just leave the room quietly

[urbanski]

not really, folks do that all the time and we say goodbye cordially, its only when you leave with "caddy sucks" attitude but then own yourself royally by hopping into a new beetle.

[97EldoCoupe]

Good point Urbanski. There are many members of this site who own all kinds of different makes/models of cars in addition to their Caddy- but most of us have one thing in common, we're proud of our 'Lacs.

No- they're not perfect. Yes- they have some flaws and some common points of failure. But that's why we have tools and people who know how to use them (including so many knowledgeable/skilled DIYers).

I have found a solution to the HG/bolt pulling problem that will allow EVERY block to be re-used and it's relatively low-cost and a good, durable repair. Even where inserts wouldn't work the studs will. I have yet to find a block (besides cracked ones) that I cannot use.

Lebowski could have had the problem permanently fixed (by that I mean an estimated 8-10+years trouble free HGs) for a reasonable cost, and still would have had a car with value and style. Instead of complaining about it, get it fixed either with a quality insert or studs, and enjoy the Northstar power plant.

I could see trading it for an LS1 T/A or Camaro, a Vette, a Benz, a BMW, a Lexus, Audi, a Mustang, Lincoln, Mark VIII (yes Destroyer you ditched your Deville but you still bought a car with class) but not a Beetle. I am a GM guy through and through. If it's not made by GM, I don't plan on buying it. But even a Ford Crown Vic would have been a big step up from a Beetle.

[chubbyranger]

In engineering school they always taught us that the first step was to decide whether you're building a Volkswagen or a Cadillac. The analogy speaks for itslef.

[xPosTech]

Originally Posted by 97EldoCoupe

Good point Urbanski.<snip>
If it's not made by GM, I don't plan on buying it. But even a Ford Crown Vic would have been a big step up from a Beetle.

Originally Posted by chubbyranger

In engineering school they always taught us that the first step was to decide whether you're building a Volkswagen or a Cadillac. The analogy speaks for itslef.

That guy PhotoShopping his Eldo . . . or someone else that knows PS or Gimp should fix a pic of that mean 4X4 CTS (?) stepping on a Beetle . . . and send it to Lebowski . . . via this thread, of course.

Or actually just a stock Cadillac anything . . .

Ted

[92slicksts]

i like my caddy ALOT..but there are sum beetles and PT cruisers going around my town that would BLOW the doors off 90 percent of the caddy's on this site.....iv got a buddy with a stage 3 SRT-4 PT cruiser that does 9.56 quarter mile ...now how many caddy's can do that ....all in all you could have fixed the car your self....my philosophy is if you own a car you better learn to fix the damn thing your self instead of blaming others for YOUR mistakes of not taking car of the vehicle that you spent several thousands of dollars on .....im 21 years old and have been working on cars since i was 14 ....i can proudly say i can do a HG job on any caddy with the motor IN the car...which every dealership iv ever talked to says its not poss.

[chubbyranger]

Originally Posted by 92slicksts

im 21 years old and have been working on cars since i was 14 ....i can proudly say i can do a HG job on any caddy with the motor IN the car...which every dealership iv ever talked to says its not poss.

Is that claim based on experience or youthful enthusiam? As a minimum you have to lower the cradle just to get the N* camshaft covers off. While you might be able to get the heads off too, doing a Timesert job on the motor in the car would require some physical flexibility that most of us old guys just don't have, not to mention some highly minaturized tools. Could it be done? Probably. But why would you want to? I'll put my money on the guy who drops the cradle being done first every day of the week.

As for door blowing Bugs and PTs I'll get to the next traffic light a little later and with far less law enforcement attention while I get a massage from my heated seats.

[urbanski]

can you put on a beetle?

[97EldoCoupe]

That PT is not stock. Caddys can be modified too- it just takes some determination to do it. I've raced a Neon SRT-4 with my Olds Aurora- we tied. Now think about a Caddy with an extra 50HP?!

[97EldoCoupe]

That guy PhotoShopping his Eldo . . . or someone else that knows PS or Gimp should fix a pic of that mean 4X4 CTS (?) stepping on a Beetle . . . and send it to Lebowski . . . via this thread, of course.

'97 Eldo with Mickey Thompson mudders..... ready for the beetle!

"Mudillac"

[cody8099]

hahahahahahahahahahahahah omg thats freaking sweet, theres your bug killer

[Koooop]

Originally Posted by 97EldoCoupe

'97 Eldo with Mickey Thompson mudders..... ready for the beetle!

"Mudillac"

Please go flatten a beetle.