About Geok86

Geok86

Savannah, GA here, so yes, the Firehawk doesn’t get out too much from mid/late May to early/mid September…especially since the A/C currently does not work, and it’s a hardtop.

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And they accelerate like an exotic super car… what could possibly go wrong?!?!

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The Figaro has a gas engine with a turbo, not a turbo diesel.

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Fuel filler behind license plate, or middle of the rear of vehicle, like older Corvettes, as then you don’t have to worry which side of the gas pump you pull up to, or if you’re driving a vehicle you’re not familiar with.

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I’m at the age where I don’t want to drive any manual transmission vehicle in daily traffic situations….but I would have considered an automatic Integra….if only it were a conventional auto, or dual clutch…SIGH!

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NONE!! Wish we could wind back the clock to C6, as that was peak Vette for me…sub par interior was its biggest drawback.

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Those from outside America realize how great freedom is…unfortunately a good deal of “Americans” think that government “providing” for them, aka Socialism, is better…SAD!!

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Umm…Jack_Hagerty is Jack Baruth…and today’s situation TOTALLY has to do with the Far Leftists who are currently in control.

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So telling the truth is political now?!?!

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AGREED! Not sure where they are supposedly finding these “deals”.

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I’ll be keeping my MK7 GTI Sport, and I’m 99.9% certain it will be my last VW product…SAD! Also the second generation Tiguan debuted in 2016.

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Fertilizer costs have already increased…I took a part time job at the local Country Club after retirement, and our Superintendent of maintenance just told me the other day that our overdue shipment of fertilizer is costing over $700 more per ton, and we need approximately 15 tons!

Geok86 · ‎11-04-2022

The 2JZ is Toyota, Nissan is RB.

Geok86 · ‎08-04-2022

The author is obviously not a car person, but rather the typical tech obsessed youth of today, as has no clue what the Nissan of old was all about.

Geok86 · ‎05-04-2022

Since moving from NW Ohio, to SE Georgia, I have the benefit of year round driving, and nothing beats an early weekend morning drive through the Historic Downtown Savannah area, or a drive to Tybee Island, in either the Firehawk, or the GTI.

Geok86 · ‎05-04-2022

And that is truly…SAD! My MKVII Sport will be the last VW product I ever own…I fear.

Geok86 · ‎05-04-2022

This comment made a crap day SO much better…THANK YOU FOR THAT!!

Geok86 · ‎19-03-2022

People still watch Nascrap?!

Geok86 · ‎12-03-2022

A.M.E.N.

Geok86 · ‎20-02-2022

BUT….they’re sooooo UGLY!

Geok86 · ‎20-02-2022

I’ve driven the majority…once past the amazing off the line torque, they are just boring, soulless appliances…It’s more fun to drive a slow car fast, than a fast car slow.

Geok86 · ‎19-02-2022

C7 was ugly, C8 is even worse, looks like C9 will be a total abomination….and worse yet EV 🤮!

Geok86 · ‎18-02-2022

Why do so many people feel like they owe their children anything other than love, a roof over their heads, food on the table, and guidance?!?! No young kid needs an expensive car, shoes, clothes, vacations, etc, etc, etc…I took better care of my things, because I worked hard for them, and earned them myself, and that hard work/great work ethic, and being taught to save and live below my means, enabled my wife and I to help our kid go to college (helped, not fully paid), and retire and move south at 45. Teach your children to fish, instead of giving them a fish…

Geok86 · ‎16-02-2022

Not a fan of over the top RestoMods, but as others have said, if it was a basket case, it doesn’t bother me so much….but why does everyone of these seem to have the most Godawful wheels….reminds me of the awful billet aluminum craze.

Geok86 · ‎15-02-2022

BINGO!!

Geok86 · ‎08-02-2022

The MKVIII GTI and GolfR are such a disappointment. The capacitive buttons on the steering wheel are AWFUL, the digital cockpit SUCKS, the clutch engagement point is vague, etc, etc, etc…unfortunately I’m 99% certain my MKVII Sport will be my last VW…SAD!!!

Geok86 · ‎31-01-2022

Definitely the original Gone in 60 Seconds…especially considering the fact that the scene where he hits that telephone pole was an accident, and he wound up hospitalized, and they left that scene in the movie…AWESOME!

Geok86 · ‎30-01-2022

All this clown knows how to do, is write big checks, ruin perfectly good survivors, and then he and his friends…ruin the completely, as in TOTALED!

Geok86 · ‎28-01-2022

Unbelievable…the author makes it sound like analog gauges are low rent!! I hate the new gauge “screens”, so much so, that my current Mk7 GTI, will be my last.

Geok86 · ‎15-01-2022

Tip #6 Just move south…best thing I’ve ever done.

Geok86 · ‎11-01-2022

Fanboys will be willing to shell out huge sums, just as they do with the new ones…it’ll be funny, if when these will no longer hold a charge, they get sold cheap to a true enthusiast, who converts back to ICE.

Geok86 · ‎10-01-2022

I always owned rear drive muscle, pony, or sports cars, which not only did I not want to drive in the winter, but which generally sucked in the snow anyway…so I always bought used beater Cavaliers, they were cheap, and seemed to run forever. The best was actually a wagon, as it gave me more utility for other projects…but 3 years ago I got smart and moved south. Now I actually enjoy the toys more in the winter, when it’s not as hot.

Geok86 · ‎01-01-2022

You are part of the problem.

Geok86 · ‎31-12-2021

Riding in a self driving vehicle from the same country that unleashed the Covid scamdemic on the world…I THINK NOT!

Geok86 · ‎31-12-2021

BaT went to crap, when Hearst bought them…anytime BIG $$$ gets involved, it ruins everything for the everyday person.

Geok86 · ‎13-12-2021

Firehawk Ram Air open element filter housing that seals to the dual inlet hood.

Geok86 · ‎09-12-2021

You beat me to it, as my wife and I are in the same age range and situation, as you and your wife.

Geok86 · ‎09-12-2021

Jay Leno has done many great things to promote/advance the hobby, and if you were even remotely knowledgeable about what you let spew from yourself, you would know that Jay helps to repair/maintain his own vehicles.

Geok86 · ‎27-11-2021

After driving one of the caricatures from the previous gen, I came away reasonably impressed with the performance, but…I would rather own, drive, and be seen in my MKVII GTI.

Geok86 · ‎23-11-2021

For MANY years, all I ever wanted was to own a Ferrari…now that I can easily afford one, I’m like you, and used my common sense to realize I don’t need one, and it won’t make me any happier than my daily driver 2017 GTI Sport. For many of us, with age comes wisdom.

Geok86 · ‎19-11-2021

No thanks VW…I’ll keep my 17 GTI Sport, and it will be my last, since you’re going all electric.

Geok86 · ‎04-11-2021

The vast majority of vehicles sold on BaT these days, are bought by people with too much $$$, and too few 🧠s.

Geok86 · ‎02-11-2021

A fool and his money….

Geok86 · ‎26-09-2021

THIS!!!

Geok86 · ‎07-09-2021

😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂

Geok86 · ‎24-08-2021

Buy the best car, or whatever product you can afford…cheaper is most often not better.

Geok86 · ‎31-07-2021

Wrong

Geok86 · ‎31-07-2021

You are wring 265-455 all same block dimensions (essentially a small block).

Geok86 · ‎31-07-2021

All V8s externally same.

Geok86 · ‎31-07-2021

It’s funny that the author says they realized the 389 would fit, as all Pontiac V8s used the same size block.