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

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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

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 …

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. …

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

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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

Scenes from Paris that made me think of my cars.

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

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.

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 …

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 …

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…

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 …

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 …

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

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Turns out that the center caps that came with the wheels I’m gonna run on green car were not the right ones. Instead they were slightly too …

Did some old fashioned badge tuning on the green car. The black badge cleans up the holes and will fit the look so well once everything is smoked. It …

I was embarrassed at how dirty the Rallye was just sitting in my garage. In a futile attempt to relieve some stress, I took it over to the car wash to …

Getting green car fall ready. (To sit until spring, lol) My hella smoked are gonna go on the Helios, so stockers it is, for now… Though …

So many sevens on these dailies in the last day or so. Also, I love that @matt_litke built cluster in the mk4. One of the best creature comfort …

Finally getting around to posting a few pics of the wagon from a few weeks ago when @longballrally and I bombed down to @theeurodistrict . An …

Collecting up some parts for rebuilding the Helios. If anyone has any rear Helios power door cards or a Jetta w/sunroof headliner, I’m buying.

Quick garage visit. I gotta get started on this Helios sometime soon.

Hey there rabbit!

Whole lotta cobwebs and dust and helicopter seeds blown off. Country is such a weirdo car, and it’s so fun to drive around… It might be …

Switched over all the way to the 15" Le Castellets so I can scavenge the tires from the 3 spokes. Test fit the new wheels for this car (no pics …