when I was a teenager I wanted a fast sporty car - I didn't even have a drivers license, let alone have drivers Ed, but I wanted something fast ~ Never got one, but oddly enough, a few years ago, the mechanic I had for my '73 VW Bus, very calmly told me "You need to have this engine"...I looked over at a Porsche engine sitting in a crate, minding it's own business. Lord Help, I wanted that thing..but for a Bus? We went back & forth over it, and I never did buy it (I was afraid if I put it in my Bus I'd have 23,293 speeding tickets & a Bus on the verge of falling apart at the seams) ~ But it was what I'd wanted years & years ago...Its so weird how we thing certain cars will be the perfect thing for us ~
it would have been so awesome - sadly, our mechanic passed away last winter ~ I have no idea what happened to the engine - I miss hearing his Jamaica accent and his laugh ~ he knew VW & Porsche engines frontwards and backwards ~
Why is it a tale as old as time, one day you realize dang I’m too old for this… great article.
the duality of man
How are you gonna manage the test drive requests from potential buyers?? 😆
Great article. These are popular in NZ too. The little brother of your car is the Pulsar GTI-R, 4WD hot hatch.
Those are super cool too. They have sr20s in them Right?
Yessir. I had a 1985 Toyota Starlet rear wheel drive… fun in the rain!
This is the way the world ends
This is the way the world ends
This is the way the world ends
Not with a bang but a whimper.
he sure had a good way with words
Sayonara Skyline!!
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when I was a teenager I wanted a fast sporty car - I didn't even have a drivers license, let alone have drivers Ed, but I wanted something fast ~ Never got one, but oddly enough, a few years ago, the mechanic I had for my '73 VW Bus, very calmly told me "You need to have this engine"...I looked over at a Porsche engine sitting in a crate, minding it's own business. Lord Help, I wanted that thing..but for a Bus? We went back & forth over it, and I never did buy it (I was afraid if I put it in my Bus I'd have 23,293 speeding tickets & a Bus on the verge of falling apart at the seams) ~ But it was what I'd wanted years & years ago...Its so weird how we thing certain cars will be the perfect thing for us ~
That would have been so cool
it would have been so awesome - sadly, our mechanic passed away last winter ~ I have no idea what happened to the engine - I miss hearing his Jamaica accent and his laugh ~ he knew VW & Porsche engines frontwards and backwards ~
He sounds like one of the good ones
he really was, and he is missed ~
GLWS! Great story indeed!
Thank you sir
As a guy who used to drive a 500+HP 240sx that now loves his 07 Prius with 205k miles, I couldn't related any more to this story. Well done.
its funny how life works like that
Sweet ride!
its a sweet ride alright, just not my fit
Great story!
thanks tj
Your articles are always interesting. Thanks
thanks for the support Pierce