Thinking of buying a Trabant 601

Thor · January 26, 2009, 06:49:40 PM

Quote from: Bob, Agent of HYDRA;1507074I heared they can light bulbs that last a lifetime for a couple of bucks. They won't though because that would mean they'd stop selling light bulb after a while.

If that was true some other asshat would start making them in china for a quick buck (assuming they're copyrighted to keep them off the market).

SnakeClock · January 26, 2009, 06:52:44 PM

How many gears does it have?

Kaijuclock · January 26, 2009, 06:54:30 PM

wow, you had me at fins

looks like i could convert the car into looking like a hearse pretty easy as well!

GodClock · January 26, 2009, 06:55:06 PM

shit, for that price and performance/maintenance, id get one.

TremcladClock · January 26, 2009, 06:58:14 PM

Quote from: Hogarth Hughes;1507083How many gears does it have?

4-speed on the column.

Quote from: Chicken Fried Steak Clock;1507084wow, you had me at fins

looks like i could convert the car into looking like a hearse pretty easy as well!

Fireman · January 26, 2009, 06:58:41 PM

Quote from: TremcladClock;1507007Are they really that strict about that in Australia? In the UK, cars with left-hand drive are permitted as they are.

I think it was that if a car is older then 30 years then it doesn't need the wheel changed over to the right hand side for it is considered a classic.

Thor · January 26, 2009, 06:59:50 PM

As if anybody in the clock crew has enough money to buy a car...

SnakeClock · January 26, 2009, 07:30:40 PM

Does it have a decent stereo system?

TremcladClock · January 26, 2009, 07:33:18 PM

Quote from: Hogarth Hughes;1507103Does it have a decent stereo system?

I think the last ones they made had tapedecks and speakers in the doors, but there's nothing stopping one from installing an amp and whatever kind of stereo/speaker system he chooses.

SnakeClock · January 26, 2009, 08:11:57 PM

I'm intrigued by this thing. It looks a bit like a Morris Mini.

But there's still a lot I'm unclear of.

Marlin Clock · January 26, 2009, 09:15:51 PM

Quote from: TremcladClock;1507071yarp

I've always had a soft spot for station wagons.

Additionally, a 1970 Trabant 601 will still be alive and kicking long after the 2009 GM shitwheeler you paid $20,000 for has been put out to pasture. You're guaranteed to save money on repairs too, due to the serviceability and simplicity of the engine:

Nice, is it manual or automatic? Doesn't take any special gas or anything right?

I still think I'd get ragged for it too much here in the states but if I ever went to a foreign country it'd looks like a nice car to have.

Quote from: Thor with a clock on it;1507089As if anybody in the clock crew has enough money to buy a car...

I had a good 4 grand before going to college, I coulda afforded it.

Maltese · January 26, 2009, 09:45:34 PM

Classy

GodClock · January 26, 2009, 09:59:28 PM

i got money in da bank

Pissed-on Clock · January 26, 2009, 10:17:09 PM

I like it, I would get it.

EDIT:
It's European isn't it? Why is the steering wheel on the wrong side?

The Beatles · January 26, 2009, 11:06:19 PM

Wow, thats a great buy. Are they discontinued?

SnakeClock · January 26, 2009, 11:26:35 PM

Quote from: PistonClock;1507237I like it, I would get it.

EDIT:
It's European isn't it? Why is the steering wheel on the wrong side?

East Germany didn't drive on the left. Pretty much only England does that.

Quote from: The Beatles;1507273Wow, thats a great buy. Are they discontinued?

They stopped making them in 1991 when East Germany stopped existing.

TremcladClock · January 26, 2009, 11:31:36 PM

Quote from: Marlix Wright;1507174Nice, is it manual or automatic? Doesn't take any special gas or anything right?

It has a 2-stroke engine, so it requires a mix of oil and petrol like an outboard motor.

Quote from: Marlix Wright;1507174I still think I'd get ragged for it too much here in the states but if I ever went to a foreign country it'd looks like a nice car to have..

Why's that? Americans are all gaga over Volkswagens, which were designed by the Nazis

Quote from: PistonClock;1507237I like it, I would get it.It's European isn't it? Why is the steering wheel on the wrong side?

Germans drive on the right side of the street, so the steering wheel is on the left.

Quote from: The Beatles;1507273Wow, thats a great buy. Are they discontinued?

When the Socialist Unity Party lost its majority in the Volkskammer in the 1990 elections, Germany was reunified, the DDR was dissolved and the manufacturing of Trabants came to an untimely end.

Quote from: Hogarth Hughes;1507285East Germany didn't drive on the left. Pretty much only England does that.

Britain, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Jamaica, India. Pretty much all the UK overseas territories and imperial claims. Canada used to drive on the left too.

Marlin Clock · January 26, 2009, 11:50:51 PM

Where do I find such an oil/gas fuel?

TremcladClock · January 26, 2009, 11:54:44 PM

Quote from: Marlix Wright;1507303Where do I find such an oil/gas fuel?

It's normal petrol mixed with two-stroke oil at a 50:1 ratio. Ever use a gas-powered lawnmower?

Marlin Clock · January 27, 2009, 12:02:11 AM

So I have to mix in the oil myself? Can you get this fuel at any gas station?

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