Someone Hit-and-Ran my winter beater

[Derick]

Some mofo decided to hit and run my mk2 Jetta this weekend Judging from the height of the damage, it was definitely a sport utility or truck. I'm pretty pissed off that they didn't even leave a note or anything. I mean, for fruks sake, it's a rusty old '85 Jetta! I would have settled for a new tail light and had Rudy's hammer out the dents a little. Probably wouldn't have cost them more than 200 bucks or so But karma will prevail. I'm sure this prick will get hit by an LRT on the way to work or get diagnosed with crabs or something...... some people just have no shame.

Here's the damage....



Now the top of the trunk lid has a gap in the seem....



And the rusty part actually punched right through to the inside of the trunk!...

[R_Ethug]

Re: Someone Hit-and-Ran my winter beater

that sucks man.. karma usually does prevail in stuff like that.. maybe a big chunk of ice will fall on the bastards head

[Volinder D]

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You have a winter beater in place of your Jetta. Wow, I loved driving my jetta in the winter, it was a great winter car. I'm not sure i understand the whole point. I mean, if i had a ferrari or something then maybe. The way I see it, your car is depreciating in value just sitting there, so you might as well drive it.

[R_Ethug]

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its the fact he has the full oetty kit tho.. my plans are this for next winter.. completely different winter front bumper, have rudys remove my side skirts keep the rear valence (dont' matter) install some mud guards and rock steelies (possibly) but thats a year away lol

[Mr. Burns]

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You have a winter beater in place of your Jetta. Wow, I loved driving my jetta in the winter, it was a great winter car. I'm not sure i understand the whole point. I mean, if i had a ferrari or something then maybe. The way I see it, your car is depreciating in value just sitting there, so you might as well drive it.

those of us who choose to drive a beater in the winter are doing it for the love of our car, not the monetary value of it. I want my Jetta to last me as long as it possibly can, looking as good as it possibly can.

edit: Derick- sorry to hear about your ride man, that sucks a$$

[Volinder D]

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Still, the practicality of it living in Calgary sounds a little mind boggling to me. I drove my Jetta in the winter, that doesn't mean I didn't love it. I washed it regularily.

In my opinion, its still a Jetta, (and dont take offense to that statment cause I love Jetta's), and it should be appreciated year round. The way I see it, your better spending money on a second front bumper and a set of good winter wheels. That would be a heck alot cheaper than beater car.

Plus, I bye my cars with the peace of having a safe car. Beaters aren't nearly as safe as your Jetta's are.

That's my 0.02 cents, love it or hate it, I'm OUT!!! (I've been listening to alot of Jim Rome lately on the radio)

[Volinder D]

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p.s. Sorry to hear about your car too Derrick!!

[Mr. Burns]

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you make some excellent points, and i am not in total disagreeance with you, however if im only driving my jetta 6 months of the year, then im putting half the mileage on it which means a) i can have it longer, or b) resale will be better should i decide to sell (which i can't see happening). it also makes that much anticipated day that i can actually drive the jetta again that much sweeter.

[Volinder D]

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For the love of god, I just posted the longest message ever and the forum went offline.

[Derick]

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I don't disagree with any of your points either Volinder. Our mk4's are very capable and enjoyable winter cars . My own personal reasons for driving a winter beater are as follows...

1) I bought it for $900 If you calculate the costs of new winter tires, bumpers, etc. plus the cost of re-painting hoods and such over the life of the car, it's acutally cheaper to drive a beater. Moreover, the insurance is half of what I pay for my new Jetta. So for half the year, I'm saving money there as well. And as Mike mentioned, the re-sale for the newer car is just that much higher in the end.

2) The car is modified (lowered, body kit, etc.) which negates much of it's ability to effectively drive in the winter. It's no longer an enjoyable drive when your plowing every sidestreet and constantly worrying about damage.

3) I enjoy not having to 'worry' about the car in the winter. It's nice to be able to bash through the deep snow, shrug off debris that fly's up at the car, and, for once, take that really tight parking spot close to the mall entrance.

4) Since I plan on putting the new Jetta into shows this summer, I don't want to put all the wear and tear of winter driving on it.

5) As for safety, I believe that a decent level of mechanical knowledge will keep you from having a winter beater that breaks down. After all, we're all 'car guys' and know how to fix and prevent problems. The story would be much different if some soccer mom or person with no car knowledge drove a beater.

In the end it's just preference. I'm sure I'll always own multiple cars (whether one is a beater or not) because they serve different purposes. Whether I'm driving a VW or Ferrari, I'll always have a car that is meant to be abused in the winter months.

[Canadian Turbo]

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Sorry to hear about your luck Derick, that is just awful that in this day and age that people would actually just leave the scene of an accident, it is actually a crime anyway I am sure they will get theres.

On to the winter car thing, last year I drove a beater while the 337 hibernated and there is a certain sense of relief when driving a car that you are not so concerned about during our hard winter months. However Volinder has made some points but I think it all comes done to personal preference and finances. I am not sure what I will do next winter as my car will be fairly modded and a boser will not be great with this amount of gravel on the roads, but I may drive it in the winter and swap back the stock hood, but it is also just fun to own more then one car!

[Kor]

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A place to park is a big issue too. I don't have a garage, this influences whether I have a winter car or not, and what kind of car I want to drive in the winter...

[Smartiepants]

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Sorry to hear about that, it sucks, well as for me I have one car, so thats what I drive year round.