I think I just got a new ambition in life.
As some people may know, I have a reasonable collection of classic junk, I own or have owned a lot of the 'usual' classics from the 1960s and 70s, like all together I think I have or had every type of aircooled VW, and etc, and also some very rare cars, they are cool and stuff, don't get me wrong, but since I had my character-forming first decade of existence in the 1990s, I always secretly liked the ugly-ass square Euro cars of the 1980s, hence my fascination with Passats and Cromas and stuff like that.
When I saw the 305 for the first time, I didn't know anything about Pugs at all, except that a few of my buddies had classic 205 GTis which I had absolutely no enthusiasm for (I don't really like small hatch GTI cars of any brand, they are not as fast as people think, and I don't like really small cars). But as soon as I saw this 305 wagon, i decided that I absolutely must have one of these, because its the ugliest large 1980s euro stationwagon I have ever seen, compared to it a Passat I or II looks like a civilized car, so I bought it, and so far I am really happy with my purchase. I drive it more then my much 'cooler' old cars! It looks ugly, is full of dents, sounds like a truck, and is basically pretty much when the zombie Apocalypse happens its the car to have.
But some months back I encountered something which is EVEN bigger/uglier then my 305, but I didn't get a look at it enough to identify what it was, until I was flicking through some old car manuals which I have (since I don't sleep, I read old car manuals in my spare time), and all of a sudden realized. That thing...that ultimate example of bland 1980s euro large car ugliness, was in fact a 505!
So now I decided that I NEED a 505, and a wagon preferably (since I always carry a lot of stuff, most of the cars I like are wagons).
I see they are pretty much non-existant on ebay US or UK, but there are a few on ebay.fr, and I bet it would not be too hard to find a specimen if I look in the right places.
Does anybody know anything about these cars? Whats good/bad about them, what about the engine/model range, any particular issues to look for, etc etc?
Why couldn't I just stick to beetles
I think I got a new dream car, 505!
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Re: I think I got a new dream car, 505!
I can keep it either in the UK or in the US, depending on where I find one etc.
The whole drive side thing doesn't really matter much. I am one of those freaky people that's fully ambidextrous, because of this I can drive a left-drive or right-drive car in any country without any issues. To be honest I often don't even know which side is which (but maybe its not a good idea to say that out loud lol ).
The whole drive side thing doesn't really matter much. I am one of those freaky people that's fully ambidextrous, because of this I can drive a left-drive or right-drive car in any country without any issues. To be honest I often don't even know which side is which (but maybe its not a good idea to say that out loud lol ).
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Re: I think I got a new dream car, 505!
Australia has UK-side drive cars mainly, right? I never been there.
Sounds like something to plan towards then. Unfortunately I will probably be busy off the clock for a few months, but I will look into it. I definitely need to find one of these eventually.
Sounds like something to plan towards then. Unfortunately I will probably be busy off the clock for a few months, but I will look into it. I definitely need to find one of these eventually.