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    Hello's and introductions

    Well, some of you may already know me. I've been on all of the Euroquake tours, I usually drive somebody elses Lotus Esprit. This is my first time on a VW Forum on any kind of permanent basis. I work at Southland Volkswagen in Medicine Hat, which means I won't be able to give as much mechanical assistance as I am used to giving on forums (as it is considered a conflict of interest), however, I will be able to provide great deals on new and used Volkswagens.
    My usual forum interactions are in places like Lamborghini-talk.com and thelotusforums.com where I get and lend mechanical experience to and from other members. So, not giving mechanical help is going to be new for me.

    I currently drive a 2010 MK6 GTI -- here's a shot:


    and here's my favorite driveway shot from last year.. this was on a sunday when i had a fairly nice lineup of cars I was working on...


    That's about it for now.. I've gotta run to the nightclub and help my wife out with her weekly show!
    sigpicMark Terrio-Cameron and Southland Volkswagen - Call (403) 581 6875 or PM me for a great deal on you're next VW
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    Re: Hello's and introductions

    Quite the cars you get to work on there! Welcome!

    Pat

    His
    1989 Porsche Carrera 4 // 5 Speed // Guards Red

    Hers
    1987 VW Cabriolet // 20VT // O2J // Recaros // Porsche Slate Grey // Ronal Turbos // FK Coilovers

    2005 Porsche Cayenne S

    Theirs
    1977 VW Type 2 Westfalia

    Gone
    2004 Audi A4 1.8T // quattro // 6 Speed // Brilliant Red
    Fully built 1.8T || AEB || Motoza tuned || ID1000 || S4 MAF || GT3076R

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    • #3
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      are you a drug dealer?? and what car is that white one, might be a stupdquestion

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      • #4
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        LOL!! I'm not a drug dealer.. I just fix exotics. I learned early in my mechanical tinkering, that people who have $100,000 sports cars always have the money to pay the bill. And... it's kinda fun working on them and driving them. The white car is a 2001 Lamborghini Diablo 6.0 -- it had it's rear bumper removed to look more like a rat rod i guess. It's a flat pearl paint job... and it looks incredible!
        P.S. I see that you have a farhenheit... and at the moment.. you have posted 337 times... quite a coincidence no?
        sigpicMark Terrio-Cameron and Southland Volkswagen - Call (403) 581 6875 or PM me for a great deal on you're next VW

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        • #5
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          Welcome Mark great to have your knowledge here on VWs and the like. A couple of quick questions just more out of curiosity; if you enjoy and are that good at the mechanical why do you sell cars? Also are most of those cars local to you are do people come from farther away for your expertise.

          I guess we can all buy old Lambo's now as we have someone who can service them!
          Blair
          Former Cars: '12 Fiat 500, '10 VW GTI, '05 Smart Fortwo, '96 VW Jetta GLX, '02 VW GTI 337.........

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          • #6
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            Holy crap! I'd love working on cars like that! Nice GTI too, I have a 2011 in black.
            Scott
            '18 Porsche 718 Cayman GTS | Sapphire Blue Metallic | Black/Chalk
            '25 Audi SQ5 Technik | District Green Metallic | Black

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            • #7
              Re: Hello's and introductions

              Mark sold me my GTI; had a great experience and can't argue with the price I paid. He's a really good guy. Welcome to the forums!
              KR
              Porsche 991 Carrera S

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              • #8
                Re: Hello's and introductions

                Welcome Mark!! Hope to see you in Red Deer this year!!
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                Rod
                Ex-presidente

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                2016 VW Golf .:R

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                • #9
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                  thats what i thought that car was but for some reason i was thinking it was a replica, thats cool man. and i sold my fahrenheit i should really get around to changing my photo

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                  • #10
                    Re: Hello's and introductions

                    Thanks for the comments guys! And Thank you Kor for the compliment!
                    As for why I sell cars instead of servicing them... I enjoy mechanical work as a hobby. I may fire up a full time shop at some point, but at the moment, it's a hobby that I enjoy. I also usually end up with the cars that nobody can seem to fix.. which means I spend A LOT of time on them to diagnose what's wrong. I don't know that I could actually make good money running a proper shop. As an example -- the Lamborghini Diablo landed with 22 (not a typo) engine codes. It was an enormous job and I still have one code I can't eliminate without the Uber expensive lambo scan tool.
                    Moving on to where I get them from.. all over really. There is one particular client in Calgary who has 15 exotics.. so he generally keeps me pretty busy. I have also had a couple of cars from Manitoba. It's a lot of fun to work on them and drive them. The people who own these cars, generally have several other cars and don't need them back right away.. they also tend not to care if you drive them about for personal use. I spent about 60 hours behind the wheel of the Diablo last fall... mostly trying to figure out what was wrong.. but some of it was for fun.

                    Basically, in the end, I'm a Petrol Head through and through.
                    sigpicMark Terrio-Cameron and Southland Volkswagen - Call (403) 581 6875 or PM me for a great deal on you're next VW

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                    • #11
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                      Do the Lamborghini and the orange lotus belong to a guy named Nic?
                      Tyler

                      vinylappeal.com

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                      • #12
                        Re: Hello's and introductions

                        The Lambo is Nick's, but the Lotus isn't.. though I have worked on his Lotus. The Lotus in the picture is an 02 -- and it's #99... so It should be owned by Gretzky, but it's actually owned by a doctor in Manitoba.
                        sigpicMark Terrio-Cameron and Southland Volkswagen - Call (403) 581 6875 or PM me for a great deal on you're next VW

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                        • #13
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                          hahaha

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                          • #14
                            Re: Hello's and introductions

                            Good stuff. Welcome
                            Cam


                            2004 VW R32 Turbo

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                            • #15
                              Re: Hello's and introductions

                              Thanks Guys!!!
                              sigpicMark Terrio-Cameron and Southland Volkswagen - Call (403) 581 6875 or PM me for a great deal on you're next VW

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