Post Your Automotive Shots!
- Thread starter Will V|Photography
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Looks like it's seen better days!
Hope the mechanicals are in better shape than the body.
As found at Cary, NC (USA) last weekend, a lovely 2007 VW Mk-5 Fahrenheit Edition GTI in Magma Orange with 18" alloy wheels. Only 1,200 were produced and are a rare find today. It's nice to see these in original condition. The Fahrenheit Edition was expensive, selling at $28,000, an inflation-adjusted price of $42,000 today. [D5100]
I have always been attracted to those. Great looking GTI and you even found it parked by the tracks. Train spotting and car spotting, perfect!
Ha ha -- yes, a great spot.
I wish VW still made 2-Door GTIs -- they look so cool. I think their production ended with the 2017 models during the Mk-7 reign? Starting with the 2025's, manual transmissions will also be taken away. A very sad GTI and R milestone. 50% of GTIs and Rs sold in North America are manuals. I read in places that the decision follows stricter EU emissions regulations, but I wonder too if it might be a result of decontenting and production cost cutting which has been in vogue at Wolfsburg.
Silversnapper
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Not the sort of car normally seen in an old pit village in rural West Yorkshire, England.
Nikon Coolpix S8200
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Volkswagen's ID.Buzz EV Van is beginning to arrive at U.S. Dealers. We were at our Dealer having my wife's '17 Golf 5-Speed serviced and the Service Manager invited us back for a sneak peak before they hit the showroom. We love the cheerful two-tone colors that harken back to storied VW vans from an earlier era. Here, one is in Pomelo Yellow and Candy White and the other in Mahi Green and Candy White. Cabana Blue, Energetic Orange, Cherry Red, Indium Gray and Metro Silver Metallic are also listed.
blackstar
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How good is their battery performance (mileage)? How convenient and costful is their battery charging? The price tag?
Only 190 Miles from what I read and more than a few Dealers are trying to extract pricing far above MSRP from eager buyers. Europe is also offered a shorter two-row version which is not available in the North American market.
The EPA rating is 234 Miles (at 70 mph using 95 percent of a full charge), but two publications rated its useful range at 190, which I assume figures that few owners will want to risk discharging the battery to 5%. Charging from 5% to 80% takes 33 minutes at a "fast" charger and 49 minutes to get to a full charge. I wonder if EV owners waiting in line at charging stations begin to lose patience with EV owners ahead of them in line who want a full charge?
I have a friend who owns an EV and he said you get used to taking a lot of coffee breaks on longer trips.