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Volkswagen Archive
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Curbside Garage: Changing Spark Plugs On A 2014 VW Passat – What Newer Car Maintenance Work Do You Still Do Yourself?
Posted on October 23, 2021 | 102 CommentsDespite newer cars requiring far less maintenance than their predecessors, the need still exists. With our 2014 Volkswagen Passat having been in our tutelage since purchasing it new in September […] -
Curbside Recycling: 1980 Volkswagen Rabbit C Diesel – Not Hopped Up, But All Hopped Out
Posted on January 19, 2021 | 36 CommentsI have various memories of VW Rabbits, the first one I ever rode in was actually a Golf, probably around 1976 or so when my best friend’s mom replaced her […] -
Cohort Pic(k) of the Day: “KDF Hanomag” – Alleged Volkswagen Beetle Prototype Is A Re-Bodied VW Kubelwagen
Posted on January 6, 2021 | 16 CommentsPeter Wilding uploaded this intriguing Volkswagen to the Cohort that showed up at local show in 2013. The owner claimed it to be an early Beetle prototype but he suspects […] -
COAL: 2010 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen – Peak VW
Posted on April 10, 2020 | 42 CommentsVW has paved a difficult road for itself in North America. While huge globally, they’ve never pegged this market and have bumbled around with the wrong product mix for years. […] -
Vintage Snapshots: Columbia, Missouri, Then And Now
Posted on January 8, 2020 | 35 CommentsIf a person finds a stocked pond, they are often wise to fish it for a while. Such is the case with the Facebook group Missouri’s Historic Highways. The photographs […] -
Curbside Classic: 1993 Volkswagen EuroVan – The Vanagon That Wasn’t There
Posted on December 2, 2019 | 39 Comments(first posted 9/26/2013) The Van Wars were in full swing by the early ’90s. The dreaded crossovers hadn’t yet put in an appearance, and the Minivan was King. Dodge and […] -
Hometown Classic: Malaise-Era Beetle – There’s Nothing Sadder Than A Forgotten Project Car
Posted on October 9, 2019 | 27 Comments(First Posted September 29, 2013) Some cars have all the luck; other cars, not so much. Some cars come home every night to a cozy garage, and others sit outside, […] -
Curbside Classic: 1980 Volkswagen Pickup – Beating The Tariff, But Taking A Beating
Posted on October 7, 2019 | 35 Comments(First Posted September 27, 2013) I found this pickup a couple of weeks ago, and have been holding it in reserve for Volkswagen week. With its shiny red paint job […] -
COAL: 1997 Volkswagen Jetta GLX VR6 – The Green Goblin
Posted on May 4, 2019 | 32 CommentsWhen last we left off, the 1990 Honda Accord had given up the ghost due to a broken timing belt, and that left me without a car. Of course, I […] -
COAL:1999 Volkswagen New Beetle – Cheap Fun Winter Beater
Posted on December 8, 2018 | 27 CommentsTaken the day I bought the car. The VW Cabrio made such an impression on me, I wanted a Volkswagen to pound around in for the winter. This one fit the bill. […] -
COAL:1998 Volkswagen Cabrio – Summertime Dream
Posted on December 1, 2018 | 33 CommentsMy wife and I were on the search for a fun summer car. I had my eye on some sort of convertible, as we used to run the ’71 Scout without the […] -
QOTD: How Much Life Have You Realized From Original Equipment Tires?
Posted on March 6, 2018 | 78 CommentsRecently, when I posted a long-term update on our 2014 VW Passat, I alluded to the tires not being the best I’ve ever experienced. Those tires can now be viewed […] -
Long Term Ownership Report and Future CC Road Trip: 2014 Volkswagen Passat – All In The Family
Posted on February 16, 2018 | 46 CommentsFor a while I’ve been wondering about when would be a good time to prepare a long term report on the VW Passat we purchased new in September 2014. We’ve […] -
CC Streetscape – Midwest Edition
Posted on February 12, 2018 | 34 CommentsWe are treated to many shots of typical carscapes in Eugene, Oregon. Today, for a change of pace, let us go to a different location – Lafayette, Indiana. Do […] -
COAL: 1996 VW GTI Mk3 – How’d They Get Rid Of The Fahrvergnügen?
Posted on December 17, 2017 | 41 Comments(First posted July 21, 2013, here with slight updates) When I recently wrote about the car that my girlfriend brought into the home that we had started to share, it […]