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March 12, 2026

Figure Out What I Think

I suck at making decisions. Not all decisions… I’m pretty good with easy ones, the ones where there’s a clear answer or at least a …

January 2, 2026

Cold and snowy at the dome. So we brought up a bit of warmth and color in the form of a few @dabsmyla prints and an @huffpufftoys original. Goals for …

January 2, 2026

New year, new @pvw_mag subscription. Now with more digital access! Thanks for the reminder!

December 25, 2025

Fêted. All the scamps. Schrödinger’s present. @piepiemydarling cake makes festivities festive.

December 1, 2025

One last post from my post-thanksgiving road trip. Some stats: 1638: miles driven 37.2: gallons of diesel 5: states driven in 7: Corropolese tomato …

November 30, 2025

Sometimes sitting in stop and go traffic in the TDI feels like what I imagine double kick drumming would feel like in super slow mo. The Poconos are a …

November 29, 2025

Took off a bit early to try to avoid the snow in Chicago. The fancy daily/hauler drove did everything it was supposed to. I had forgotten how well …

November 28, 2025

Ran by harbor freight for some supplies for a longer drive/parts run in the fancy daily. Couldn’t pass up a little matching tool box for the …

November 27, 2025

Took a minute to get updated registration stickers on a few of the cars. The plates make me irrationally happy. The Fire & Ice plates finally …

November 10, 2025

Was lucky enough to be up at the dome for the first snow of the season. So peaceful. So quiet. So needed.

November 10, 2025

Swung by the garage to drop off another set of recaros for yet another project, and decided to get snows on. I apparently have a type when it comes to …

October 18, 2025

Just a few detail shots of some departures from OEM on the Rallye. My current rule for straying from stock is simple: it has to matter, and it has to …

October 16, 2025

It’s been a bit more than a week since @theeurodistrict , and I’m almost back to normal.⠀ As always, it was an incredible time — catching up with …

October 3, 2025

Brought the rallye down to @theeurodistrict - had a great caravan with @longballrally and @plzsgnl … I would have said chill, but a few cars …

September 27, 2025

Got the rallye back from getting a couple things cleaned up at the body shop. Finally fitted the grille badge from @oemcarstickers that I’ve …

September 11, 2025

Got the rallye all buttoned up and moving again earlier this week. Had to literally knock the cobwebs off. What an absolute pleasure to drive. …

August 2, 2025

The “I’d like the Rallye to run a little cooler” starter kit… A whole bunch of @autobahnautoworx goodies (VR corrado alu …

June 29, 2025

Some more of my pics from @vwdays_official . The end of my mk2 pics. So good to see so many wildly high quality cars. Some really nice touches here …

June 29, 2025

Some more of my pics from @vwdays_official . Even more mk2s. 2 of the cleaner, well executed VR swaps I’ve seen in a minute (also, I’m a …

June 29, 2025

Some more of my pics from @vwdays_official . More mk2s, more Rallyes (with custom Rallye A8s ?!) and an inkling of all the cool stuff scattered …

June 29, 2025

Some more of my pics from @vwdays_official . Even more mk2s, including a few stunning paint jobs, engine bays, wheels and sliding rags. An oettinger …

June 29, 2025

Some more of my pics from @vwdays_official . More mk2s, a few more Rallyes , more diesel, and some very fun rare parts (headlight washers! All the …

June 29, 2025

Some more of my pics from @vwdays_official . More mk2s, a few more of the many Rallyes, some creative mods, some diesel to make me happy, and clean …

June 29, 2025

Some more of my pics from @vwdays_official . Most mk2s, including a very cool full kit voomerman GTI, and more Rallyes than I’ve ever seen in …

June 29, 2025

Finally getting around to posting some of my pics from @vwdays_official . I mostly took pics of mk2s, and honestly, it was overwhelming. So many …

June 28, 2025

Made a bit of progress on the Rallye tonight. Old radiator is out, and a dry fit of the new @autobahnautoworx radiator and other assorted parts. I …

June 28, 2025

Stopped by Cars at Lincoln Common with @longballrally , mostly just to see @ev_garage and their beautiful mk3 giveaway car. It’s really …

June 28, 2025

Scenes from Paris that made me think of my cars.

June 25, 2025

Still super jettlagged from my trip. Wasn’t really planning on starting on this, but… Looks like I am. Whoops. Gotta get some cleanup …

June 24, 2025

Lucked into seeing one of these in the wild. I love my ID4, but I really would love to have a fun small electric car available stateside.

June 20, 2025

A little bit of @eurotrashapparel / @theeurodistrict and @pvw_mag at a very hot but very cool @vwdays_official with @xjamiexoe and @car_men_mk1 . Once …

May 18, 2025

Before, during, and after getting some of the dust off. Also, fixed the wipers in the driveway. They’ve been wonky since I took everything apart …

May 17, 2025

Welp. Didn’t have this on my bingo card for this year. Everything is dirty. Gonna be a whole lotta washing in my near future…

May 15, 2025

One of my favorite things to add to cars is a matching bag and tool roll from @scrape_empire . When he posted up the harlequin set he just did, I …

May 11, 2025

Shuffled cars around so got to drive a bunch of em. Mk4 wagon (now with summers again) harlequin (now in the sometimes drive spot) green car …

April 27, 2025

Swapped the summers back on to the mk4. Also, accidentally lowered the harbor freight furniture dolly engine stand. Hashtag tilty wheels. Hashtag …

March 14, 2025

The snow’s all gone, but the forest isn’t really green again yet. Lovely spring day, regardless.

March 12, 2025

Good parts day! Some parts arrived to build up the TDI swap on the Helios including the biggest box I’ve received in a hot minute. (AFN …

March 9, 2025

It’s false spring, so I took advantage to drive the harlequin around a bit and go knock the dust off of it. Turns out, it looks decidedly better …

February 26, 2025

Got to drive the harlequin again after I broke it a while back. After half-assed futzing with it here and there for far too long, I finally took it to …

February 20, 2025

Little unboxing of a thing I’ve been looking for for a while; that I was able to snag from @mbmotorwagen on eBay… An @ottomobile.officiel …

January 29, 2025

Chicago bound! I always find it fun to see the SFO runways from 101. Thanks for the nice weather for a few days. Excited to head back to an …

January 25, 2025

It’s been a hot minute since I’ve been in the bay area. Got an extra flyby of the south bay since there was already a plane on our runway. …

December 27, 2024

It was delightfully creepy and warm out this evening.

December 24, 2024

We were all together, so we celebrated by getting all gussied up and going to the theater! (I wore my finest @heavyslime hat) The show was very …

December 21, 2024

Cold cold night calls for a warm and cozy indoors. …and dessert. Happy solstice, y’all!

December 17, 2024

ID4 all done up in winter mode. The flat fives and Yokohama ice guards are slightly lighter than the stock 20s, so it ends up being about neutral on …

December 8, 2024

Today may have been the last warm day of the year, so I took advantage to tinker on the Rallye for the last time this year. The passenger front Vega …

December 3, 2024

I was really getting frustrated with these classics. A bit skinny and too high of an offset for my liking, and the centercaps can’t fit with my …

November 23, 2024

Well, it’s been a few months, so it must be time for another tree! Lolcry Storms this week uprooted two half dead trees that I had been meaning …