The Rooster Strikes Again!

Good ol' Seattle gets some good stories. My fiance passed this one on to me and I felt it had to be shared.

Basically, some dude and his girlfriend got pulled over from driving eratically in a Seattle suburb. The trooper walks up to find both of them naked. They were gettin it on while driving. Oh, and there were some bottles in the back to.

So this story uncovers that there is a law calling "embracing while driving" a misdemeanor. I did not know that...

You can read the full story here.

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Posted by Rooster at 10:54 AM | Permalink | Comments

Well, it's official. Project Passat has kicked off. I got my new wheels today. They are 18" Privat Netz and I have to say, I freakin love 'em. It's amazing how much of a difference wheels make on a car. In fact, I'll show you the difference here with a "before" and "after" picture:

Before


After:


The first picture isn't the best quality, but you get the idea.

If you look closely, you'll also notice that took off the God-forsaken mudflaps. If you own a VW that has ever had mudflaps, you will understand the frustration. They scrape on everything, and loudly. So those little bastards are gone now.

I also de-badged my car so that it doesn't say Passat on it anymore. It's not that I don't like the name Passat, it's just that it looks much cleaner without the emblem. Here's another pic:



So, now that Phase 1 is complete, it's time to quickly move to Phase 2: Suspension. I'll be placing the order tonight for Bilstein shocks and Neuspeed springs, droppin' it 1.5 inches and what I like to call "curb mockery". If you like to drive like me or any of my buddies that drive euro's, you know exactly what curb mockery is.

Until next time.

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Posted by Rooster at 7:20 PM | Permalink | Comments

Yesterday I went to get the oil changed in my Passat at the dealership. While I was waiting, my buddy who is a salesman there, said "let's go drive the new Audi A3."

Me, being the VW/Audi fanatic I am, said "heck ya, let's go." So he threw me the keys and we drove off the lot.

The A3 is smaller than the Passat, about the same size as a Jetta. This was the only downfall - not that bad though. 2.0L Turbo, DSG (this is a dual-clutch automatic with paddle shifters), 200hp/207 lbs/tq, bucket seats, 18" wheels, stock lowered with euro suspension, incredible ESP, and a pretty sweet sound system with XM radio. 0-60 in 6.2 seconds. All stock.

This car put a perma-smile on my face. I drove the heck out of it. Sliding sideways around turns, turning on sport mode and watching the rev limiter raise up 7500 rpms on every shift, straight up burnin rubber. Oh man, this was a sweet ride.

It was everything I could do to keep myself from trading my Passat in right there. I think I know what my next car is going to be.

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Posted by Rooster at 9:33 AM | Permalink | Comments