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Just wanted to get connected to this forum. Last night, we picked up my wife's new car - a 2009 Eos Komfort with DSG. Black on cornsilk. It will be her daily driver, and if I can pry the keys from her hand, I'll be able to drive it on the weekends...
Here's a shot of our new Eos:
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We were somewhat forced to get a new car now due to the untimely end of her previous car, a 2003 VW New Beetle Turbo (Uni Red Color Concept). After a Toyota Camry nudged her into a curb, the car flipped over. Here's a shot of what was left of her old car:
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Fortunately, Kim crawled out of the car without even a scratch on her body! Her accident is truly a testimony to the safety of the VW's these days.
I've been lurking in these forums for the past week or so, so I have a little understanding on what to expect in terms of day to day stuff. Like I know I need to buy a bottle of krypontie, or whatever that oil is called to ensure proper lubrication of the roof seals. That said, I do have a couple of questions to start:
1. Gas - mid grade or super? What do you folks use?
2. Roof seal lubriation: what interval? We live in NJ, so we do see a fair amount of cold weather.
A little about me: I consider myself a car enthusiast - I've been involved with my regional Porsche club since 2001, when I purchased my '89 944. I served on the club's board of govenors as track tech chair and program chair for 5 years. I participate in my region's autocross program as well as their track "driver's ed" program. I am an instructor in both programs, which means that I strap myself next to some stranger, and place my trust (and life) in their hands while we barrel down the track at over 100mph. Here's a shot of my track toy car:
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I work in IT as a SAN / storage specialist. I manage about 120TB (and growing) of disk storage spread across mainframe, UNIX, and Wintel systems on a SAN fabric. Oh, and the company I work for? You may have heard of them - they also make German cars -- I work for Mercedes-Benz, USA's corporate headquarters. So work and play - I am surrounded by cars!
Mrs. Z-man is a middle school English teacher. We both enjoy ballroom dancing as well as gardening and nature. We've been married nearly 15 years - no kids, but we have a fiesty pet rabbit - Cinnabun.
Looking forward to this Eos journey and I'm looking forward to contributting here as well as gaining info from you folks!
-Zoltan.
Just wanted to get connected to this forum. Last night, we picked up my wife's new car - a 2009 Eos Komfort with DSG. Black on cornsilk. It will be her daily driver, and if I can pry the keys from her hand, I'll be able to drive it on the weekends...
Here's a shot of our new Eos:
We were somewhat forced to get a new car now due to the untimely end of her previous car, a 2003 VW New Beetle Turbo (Uni Red Color Concept). After a Toyota Camry nudged her into a curb, the car flipped over. Here's a shot of what was left of her old car:
Fortunately, Kim crawled out of the car without even a scratch on her body! Her accident is truly a testimony to the safety of the VW's these days.
I've been lurking in these forums for the past week or so, so I have a little understanding on what to expect in terms of day to day stuff. Like I know I need to buy a bottle of krypontie, or whatever that oil is called to ensure proper lubrication of the roof seals. That said, I do have a couple of questions to start:
1. Gas - mid grade or super? What do you folks use?
2. Roof seal lubriation: what interval? We live in NJ, so we do see a fair amount of cold weather.
A little about me: I consider myself a car enthusiast - I've been involved with my regional Porsche club since 2001, when I purchased my '89 944. I served on the club's board of govenors as track tech chair and program chair for 5 years. I participate in my region's autocross program as well as their track "driver's ed" program. I am an instructor in both programs, which means that I strap myself next to some stranger, and place my trust (and life) in their hands while we barrel down the track at over 100mph. Here's a shot of my track toy car:
I work in IT as a SAN / storage specialist. I manage about 120TB (and growing) of disk storage spread across mainframe, UNIX, and Wintel systems on a SAN fabric. Oh, and the company I work for? You may have heard of them - they also make German cars -- I work for Mercedes-Benz, USA's corporate headquarters. So work and play - I am surrounded by cars!
Mrs. Z-man is a middle school English teacher. We both enjoy ballroom dancing as well as gardening and nature. We've been married nearly 15 years - no kids, but we have a fiesty pet rabbit - Cinnabun.
Looking forward to this Eos journey and I'm looking forward to contributting here as well as gaining info from you folks!
-Zoltan.
