Today was a bit of a first for me
A mate has just brought back a bunch of cars from the US and one is a Karmann Ghia which is one model VW I've never had a chance to drive before
It's got a freshly built hot 1776 in it and i wanted to have a drive to see how it compared to my 1776
Fun part being I've never driven a manual LHD before
I was surprised how easy it is to pick up, through reflex i punched the window winder on the first gearchange but i certainly didnt do that again 😂
geez you get the wierdest looks when you pull up at lights and the person in the car next to you does a WTF double take
makes me want a KG now
theyre totally different feeling to drive to a bug
my only complaint is goddamn they have shitty pedal placement
they are so off center it felt like i had my feet in the passenger side footwell
but with the wide riveras, lowered with front and rear swaybars it cornered like it was on rails, lower center of gravity i guess
aside from the paint showing its age and the drivers seat sagging and stitching coming undone its one of the better unrestored KGs ive seen
just need to convince him to sell it to me now 😉
i did get some dodgy camera phone footage going for a spin i may upload later but heres some crappy camera phone pix
there was a yellow one at goldcoast show a few years back showed me how well a WRX engine fits one
speaking of quick cars 😎
I also went for a spin in one of the others he brought back, 350 cubic inches of penis extension
no fun though with a factory exhaust system
you dont buy a v8 to sound like a grandma
Joel Now containing 100\% E-Wang
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