AceJay's 1999 Techno Blue GLS

[AceJay]

Originally Posted by beastle

Sounds like your poor little buggie is cursed Poor thing. I hope things start looking up for you. I've seen a lot of beetles with the front grille ripped off from people pulling up to far and having the curb rip it off.

Well that's just cause it's a low car. Mine is like that because of the crash:

I crashed :(

[AceJay]

Bleh, car's not looking so hot these days

I still don't have any money for a new bumper, still has the ghetto duct-tape mod holding it together

Also with the winter the window regulation is turning crappy again, haha

I'm near 100k though, haha

[AceJay]

Oh snap.

[oceanjoe89]

halla. I just hit 100k in my saturn... the next 1000 miles will be the longest of your life, waiting for the 100000.

[Fl_bug]

Wow... I wish you good luck because it seems you and your NB are having bad luck. Is anything better now?

[AceJay]

Well I finally did it haha, good thing I had my camera with me and noticed it while I was DRIVING lol



My new job makes me wish I had monster mats, or at least one for the driver's seat...

Originally Posted by Fl_bug

Wow... I wish you good luck because it seems you and your NB are having bad luck. Is anything better now?

Not really, thanks though.

[scarabY2k]

Congrats on the milestone

[AceJay]

lol so long story short I had a ton of problems and the car broke down since I couldn't afford the 80k/90k/100k scheduled maint.

So for $700 which I finally saved up I got my timing belt and water pumps replaced (at 101,500 miles, lol) and a tune-up and a couple of bulbs.

Sadly now the transmission is iffy when you upshift under 2k rpm, it hesitates and is dumb =/

Whatever. At least my RPMs aren't 3.7k at 70mph anymore.

[scarabY2k]

being that your bug is paid for dosen't hurt either. Having no car note can be sweet at times

Hang in there buddy.

[Mutato]

Originally Posted by oceanjoe89

halla. I just hit 100k in my saturn... the next 1000 miles will be the longest of your life, waiting for the 100000.

Not really. I drive for my job and I've done 4000 in less than 60 days.

[AceJay]

Originally Posted by scarabY2k

being that your bug is paid for dosen't hurt either. Having no car note can be sweet at times

Hang in there buddy.

Well except it's not paid off, I only dropped 2k cash and maybe 2k in payments so far...lol

I wish the previous owner had done the Timing belt/pump...oh well.

[AceJay]

Oh snap, clear corners



Now I need a bumper

[AceJay]

lol Before:



After:



And After After:

[PzwoTDI]

I wanna donate you a bumper!!

I'm surprised I don't see you around.. I'm pretty local

[AceJay]

Aha, what kind of bumper?

Also, you're in Burlington/Bordentown right? I'm never down there, I'm usually just between Lawrenceville, Princeton, and MCCC.

We gotta stick together man, these NJ roads are deadly!

[PzwoTDI]

Stock I guess... next NB that comes to my shop if I can salvage anything I'll let you know.. I think aftermarket bumpers are pretty cheap for NB's though.

You're not lying.. NJ roads are the worst.. I used to drive to S. Brunswick daily and it was a killer commute on my old Golf. If you ever see me give me a shout.. I been known to ride around up that way.

[AceJay]

I don't really even need Fogs. If I could find a Painted non fog I'd buy that in a heartbeat.

Do you know of any good salvage places around here? Everyone I've been to doesn't have Jetta/Beetle parts for some reason...


And I think I might have seen you one day in Princeton.

I've been seeing a lot of NBs lately. At least 10 I see once a week. I should really go tag them haha

[AbuNigel]

i took out the rear headrests too, adds like 20hp i think :P

[AceJay]

Hahaha hell yes man

In other news:
-Got egged again while paying Fall tuition
-Windows are still annoying rofl
-I spilled soda on the carpet (first spill ever :<<<<< )
-Got a screw in my tire, got it fixed/patched
-Noticed my front brake pads were practically GONE, replaced those (ugh)
-Suspension feels really weird now for some reason.
-I'm really tired of my bumprer lol

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE, my Clear corners make me feel good about the purchase every time I look at them. So worth it.

[williamadamsesq]

The cost for Margarita's replacement front bumper - OEM VW part, was $525 at the body shop. $500 for paint and installation. The check's in and she should go off Tuesday morning.