Drive to the Bridge- Team Eurotrash and Lower Standards cruise to Water By the Bridge in KY

On February 9, 2013 in Invitational

        I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, over and over as a matter of fact. For many of us, it’s as much if not more the drive to the show as it is the show. The meeting up at some unsuspecting restaurant, the surprised looks of other motorists as [...]

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NORTH AMERICA GOLF 7 BUILT IN MEXICO

On January 28, 2013 in news & info

  Puebla, Mexico / Herndon, VA (January 25, 2013) — Volkswagen announced today that it will begin to produce the next-generation Golf at its Volkswagen de México manufacturing facility in Puebla, Mexico. Production of the seventh-generation Golf will commence at the company’s plant in Mexico in the first quarter of 2014.  Click photo to read [...]

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Further Performance At Daytona- More stuff from on site….

On January 26, 2013 in Invitational

Straight from Tristan- Checked out Lauren’s slammed beetle along with some of the vintage Formula V race cars at the VWmotorsport tent… about to watch them take to the track. Keep checking in, as I get it, I will post it!

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Further Performance, kickin’ it at the Rolex 24 Hrs of Daytona!

On January 26, 2013 in Event Coverage, news & info

Wow, So our friends at Further Performance were invited by VWOA to display some of their handiwork in Daytona this week! Makes us proud to know. A great success for a true grassroots organization! Nice work guys! Tristan has assured me if there is anything you will need to know he will pop it over [...]

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Scooters GTG, Hubertus WI. June 8, 2013

On January 26, 2013 in Event Coverage, news & info

    I’ve been to a lot of car shows, maybe not as many as some, but more than most. I love them. The cars, the people, the shenanigans (yes, I said it) Some are just meh, and some stand out as events I need to return to. Scooters GTG in Hubertus WI is one [...]

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Water By The Bridge, Louisville KY- March 16 2013

On January 20, 2013 in Invitational

March 15/16. These dates are burned into my head. I can barely contain the excitement right now as that will be the first weekend in 2013 that I jump in a car and travel to a show. And travel we will! This event is Water By the Bridge in Louisville KY. going into its 10ish [...]

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Second Chance pt. 3 New panels, Suspension, and a surprise!

On January 13, 2013 in Invitational

That right there is how my day started, a view of the inside edge of a mk2 fender. Yuck, but since I had been putting it of for a bit, both due to the black death flu making it’s rounds through my house and because I hate chipping away at that crap I decided it [...]

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Authentic Eurogirl!

On January 12, 2013 in Invitational

So Team Eurotrash has been busy this winter. I with my second chance MK2, Brad with the Porsche, And Now Dinah with her MK2 Jetta Coupe.  I have been prodding her for info, and more will come,but there is nothing more badass than girls who wrench. Sweet! I have received intel that the swap is in, and [...]

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Second Chance Pt 2- Ignition

On December 31, 2012 in news & info

So we have all bought cars that need some work, if you haven’t I’d be surprised. Sometimes the description is lacking as to what actually needs to be done but luckilly, this time it was accurate. Bought under the premise that all it needed was the main fuel pump, that is where I started. I had [...]

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Second Chance- Pt 1- Condition….

On December 22, 2012 in Invitational

As I walked up to the GLI on the trailer after it rolled up in front of my house, I started to tremble. I am at this point unsure of why. Anger, sadness, anticipation? Who knows, it doesn’t matter. What matters is I had my work cut out for me. Upon initial inspection, it looks [...]

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