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Volkswagen Passat 4motion: Thoughts, become, things / Blue Pearl by warrkin

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Volkswagen Passat 4motion: Thoughts, become, things / Blue Pearl
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Hello petrolheads!

***Thoughts, become, things... never stop dreaming and keep believing that one day it will become a reality!***

I grew up with video games like *Need For Speed* and first movies of *Fast and Furious* or the first *Transporter* are still one of my favorite movies of all time. Couldn't help but to fall in love with cars, petrol fumes & burning rubber in the air.


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Having older brother also a petrolhead like myself didn't help either, so naturally I went to complete highschool as a mechanic, but later continued school as a mechatronic.

I wasn't allowed to drive or even try driving a car before I got my license outside of video games, wherever I looked there were.. to me, interesting cars, from huge mechanic garage for busses, where my father worked, to one of his old friends son repairing rally cars.. and me playing *Need for speed Underground 2 / Most wanted* for way too much of my childhood.


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This year has been krazy for me and I bet for everyone else as well, but everything happens for a reason! I've been making changes and implementing many more in my daily routine, to finally make a change and start focusing a lot more on work, my time and my passion.


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*Ask and you shall recieve!*

Was looking on car sales for a long time now, ever since I sold my old one. Been watching a ton of videos on Youtube, from overlanding *Kings* to drifting, rally.. But wasn't really able to afford much of a car.


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Wished to find something bulletproof, with low cost of maintenance, was able to make at least 1000 km on one tank of diesel, but at the same time I really always dreamed about a  4x4.

- I have a 1990 **VW Passat GT G60 35I syncro**, but figured out it needs a lot of work and deserves a full restoration.. the kind of it deserves!
Will have to sit and wait till I build my own garage and make a dream garage out of it, as it is way too rare of a car to daily it.. and it's an oldtimer

One day in February I started searching for 1 owner cars with 4x4, most of them were way out of my budget, newer models that weren't bulletproof and SUVs. But out of everything one little **Blue Pearl** was shining out of the dungeon, closed my laptop and went to bed.


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For next 2 weeks I started thinking what was one car I dreamed about for over 15 years. It's been a bunch of cars from Skylines, EVO 7, Pajero Evolution's, Nissan 350z, Lexus LS400... Mk2 GTI's, VR6 Jetta's to *Mercedes W124 wagon* and oh yes!


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- **VW Passat 4motion wagon (1996-2000 model)**

Took me another week to start checking out all the specs of the car, many.. maany videos of it in snow/mud, checking out it's VIN number and realized.. **This is it!**


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I've always, dreamed about :
 2000 model 
 Volkswagen Passat 4motion  Wagon - Highline 1.9 TDI with :
- 115hp / 350Nm
- 4motion (it's actually a quattro -second-generation Torsen T-2)
- 6-speed manual transmission
- 3 point steering wheel
- sky blue color
- dual exhaust 
- sport seats- half leather / blue interrior
- 1 owner

*Bonus was that : it was always serviced and repaird at Volkswagen dealer with OEM parts till last service done on 12.4.2020*


![20210509_114248.jpg](https://images.hive.blog/DQmNRwaCVexKVCxtZh9VnpbR9yLtjnVgo3wm66RKhnx5w69/20210509_114248.jpg)


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Now I got it for about month and a half, went to a mechanic for inspection, change oil & filters and made almost 3000 incredible kilometers with no problem!


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The car also has a fully independent suspension that makes the car ride threw bumps and cornes like a champ! 


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Drove many cars till now, from Hyundai's to Mybach's but never drove anything like a 4motion or a quattro that still have a mechanical controlled 4x4. 

My first car was a 3B5 Passat 1999 model, without the 4x4, with a ton of rust and a lot of broken parts, had way too many owners before me, panels didn't line up, smoked like crazy and liquids were dripping from everywhere. - served well for over 6 years and 130k kilometers.

I'm really enjoying how it drives, runs, cornes, how it puts down it's power, still getting used to the 4motion & planning new roadtrips.

Today I went on another hiking adventure on top of Lisca, we had an amazing sunny day without a cloud and I had to stop by the road and take a few shots before going home and making a well deserved dinner!


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Will keep updating the progress on my Blue Pearl, everything really happens for a reason. Taking care of the car, driving with most respect and being grateful for every small thing in my life from being healthy, be able to have food on the table, pay the bills, have amazing boss, my big brother and opportunity to be a part of this amazing platform.

Thank you everyone!!!

**Never, ever stop dreaming, belive in yourself and dreams!**

<center>Steve Harvey :
**Have not, because you ask not!**
Albert Einstein:
**Imagination is everything, it's the preview to lifes coming attractions!**</center>

Thank you for reading and stopping by.

<center>Stay awesome... Happy, Strong & Healthy!</center>


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@mattsbeamer ·
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Hey, now these are the type of car posts I love!!! Thanks so much for sharing. I really love this generation of passat, especially with this engine.
My cousin had one many years ago, and it did 450,000 miles. I look forward to hearing more about your Passat.
Have you got any photos of your VW Passat GT G60 35I syncro? Ben and Annabelle, from @planetauto are restoring a Mk2 Golf, at the moment, so I know they will also love to hear more!!

Cheers matthew

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@warrkin ·
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These are the stories I want to hear about this generation.. they are really tanks built for the road that will last!
Oh very nice, cars from these era are cool to work on as everything had a bolt, even my dashboard is made out of 3 pieces and even back rear windows are bolted in.
I've shared a photo not that long ago, more coming soon. :)

Thank you very much for your motivation and your time!👍<div class="pull-right"><a href="/@hive.engage">![](https://i.imgur.com/XsrNmcl.png)</a></div>
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Very Bob Proctor @warrkin 'Thoughts... - it's great to see you back, like @mattsbeamer and us, you can easily tell your a car guy through and through, what a car, power, affordable and capable of towing for fun, there certainly seems to be a VWG theme going this week, keep us posted and thank you.
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@warrkin ·
It is great to be back, awesme to be in the petrol driven community.. we have to belive and harvest the good in every situation, there's only one *das auto* !

“If you want to find the secrets of the universe, think in terms of energy, frequency and vibration.”
  -Nikola Tesla


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A shot when I went to buy Sebring G60 wheels with the center caps :)
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