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novelties

Do Not Piss Off The Garbage Men

We've got no context on this set of pictures, but whatever the owner of that VW Golf did, it must have been a fair to middling level of piss off the garbage man offense. Let's be honest here, boxing the car in with a set of dumpsters is probably the tamest thing a garbage man can do as revenge. We're imagining everything from a nights worth of Indian restaurant leftovers parked on top of the car to the remnants of a stomach flu out break at the daycare in the front seat. While this is amusing, we think the owner should probably reform their ways before something much, much worse happens. [Popgive]


3:00 PM on Thu Apr 17 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
111,220 views, 35 comments

Latest by crazygutgut: @mwoeber: Its called doing your job. yes the car blocked your bins, but they are mad cause they actually had to get out of the truck and move the bins? wanh wanh, sometimes work is hard. Garbage men are over more »

accidents

Lithuanian Audi TT and VW Golf Accident

When you're living in a former iron curtain nation and sporting a last generation Audi TT, you're probably even more likely to suffer from German car driver syndrome. We're betting this driver suffered from a serious case and overdrove his abilities. Or it could be the fault of the VW driver, who knows. We can't really tell what happened here, but we can sit in wonder at the spectacular carnage unleashed upon these automobiles.

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10:00 AM on Fri Apr 11 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
2,528 views, 45 comments

Latest by Jealousy: The "fun" part is that this TT has red number plates. Which means the car isn't yet registred. Which means he took it for a test drive from dealer. Ouch. more »

novelties

Volkswagen 3.5-Wheeler: Safe Happens?

For the person that drives this VW Golf, "safe" does not happen. Now, obviously the first thing that catches your attention is the innovative wheel design. Clearly that's going to affect the handling and braking of the car, so the driver is more than likely going to be in an accident. That's OK though, because the seatbelts have been upgraded modified, too. Yep, chain seatbelts. You can't really see from these photos, but we're guessing the Golf has a matching chain steering wheel. [via VWvortex]

1:00 PM on Thu Mar 13 2008
By marnold
4,421 views, 65 comments

Latest by Stuntdriver: i want to se the shopping chart with the golf wheel.. more »

geneva motor show

VW Golf TDI Hybrid Combines Best Of Both Worlds

Nowadays it's easy to forget that diesel is good for more than just massive torque. Remember? Diesels get great fuel economy too. And in case you're not impressed by a 'normal' diesel like the Euro-spec Honda Civic, VW has decided to make a diesel hybrid. VW has combined a turbocharged 75 HP 3-cylinder diesel, a 27 HP electric motor with a trunk-mounted NiMH battery, and a 7-speed DSG. The result should be an average of 3.4L/100km (69 mpg).
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11:20 AM on Mon Mar 3 2008
By marnold
2,915 views, 48 comments

Latest by bagwell: to WEATHERMAN -- if you want a sports car BUY ONE-- disesels are known for TORQUE not HP!! (and you left out the 27HP electric motor) the point of the car is fuel economy!! thank you VW for building it more »

oddities

Mk. II Golf Deconstruction Madness

We're constantly taking things apart and then finding we had a few extra parts lying around. That's why we're glad that we weren't involved in having to reconstruct this Mk. II Golf. It's quite the project, given that they've nicely laid out nearly every easy-to-remove component, including the fenders. Can you name all the parts?
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3:15 PM on Thu Dec 6 2007
By Matt Hardigree
2,935 views, 81 comments