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  1. Volkswagen News Blog
    Ah, the joys and sorrows bringatrailer.com can bring. Joy: finding odd things like this time capsule VW Fox , or this incredibly clean Piaggio rickshaw . Sorrow: the "bring a trailer tax" where even the most basic car listed seems to sell for outrageous amounts, keeping the car you've lusted...
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    In the market for a new toy? Have we got the car for you. This 1990 Volkswagen Jetta GLI 16V is on bringatrailer.com in a no-reserve auction. And when you see its condition, you'll know why it's our Find of the Day. Way back when, Volkswagen introduced the hot hatch category with the MK1 GTI...
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    It's Halloween week, so we combed the internet looking for spooky VWs. While that search came up short, we turned our search on orange cars. While you might think there are few orange cars, Volkswagen has offered the bright shade for decades, from aircooled Beetles to current Jettas and Tiguans...
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    To have your name associated with Stingray or Shelby is an automatic entry history books. To have your name associated with both makes you Peter Brock. And now you can own his bay-window bus. Bought as a support vehicle for Brock’s successful hang gliding team, the bus doesn’t content itself...
  5. Volkswagen News Blog
    It's Monday one again (ed note, this story was supposed to go out Monday, but it being Canadian Thanksgiving and your editor being workshy, it didn't get done. Unfortunately, that means the car has since sold. I apologize for the delay, but you still get a gallery of a pretty rad GTI and some...
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    Tired of standard Westfalia campers and Vanagon conversions? Want the simplicity of an aircooled VW, but with quite a bit more space? Then today's Find Of The Day could be perfect for you. This 1974 PaCoMobil caravana es hecho en Mexico and it's begging to hit the open road. If you haven't...
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    Find Of The Day is back! While we wanted to find something really mind-blowing for the triumphant return of this popular series, well, sometimes you stumble upon something and it just seems to work. Like today's 2013 Volkswagen Beetle R-Line. "A Beetle? Really!?" you might be saying. Well, this...
  8. Volkswagen News Blog
    It's Build or Buy time readers! And this week we have two examples of the pinnacle of the Jetta lineup; the Jetta GLI. One is a pumped-up show car and the other is completely stock. If you're looking for your own GTI-with-a-trunk, you have two choices: build or buy? Argument: Build Article...
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    The struggle is real: you've got the itch to go racing, so do you build your own car, or plunk down your cash on a pre-built car?  Here are two options for wanna-be racers, or for those looking for their next winning vehicle. Argument: Buy Article: 1983 Rabbit GTI G60 If you want to go...
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    Today's Find Of The Day is a rather rare find. This 1995 Volkswagen GTI VR6 is wrapped in color, inside and out. And it can be yours for a decent price. When the MK3 Golf premiered in the United States, it was a shadow of its former self. Gone was the zippy engine and lively handling. The third...
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    Who's looking for a show car? This  1987 Volkswagen Scirocco 16V is ready to bring you home some trophies. It's just about perfect inside and out, which makes it, um, the perfect car to be our Find Of The Day. Ahhh, the Scirocco. Volkswagen's two-generation sports coupe. A lightweight chassis...
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    It takes a lot for us to label something the "ultimate" anything. And today's Find Of The Day, a 1992 Volkswagen Corrado SLC,  approaches ultimate status. Take a look at the details and you'll see what we mean. Not to be cliché, but the definition of ultimate is "the best achievable or...
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    We all dream of finding a time capsule car, one that looks like it just came off the assembly line. Of course, we also hope it has an affordable price. Today's Find Of The Day is simply amazing; a breathtaking 1985 MK2 GTI. You'll gasp for air at both the condition and the price. The pictures...
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    There's a lot going on with today's Find Of The Day, so let's get right to it. What we have here is a 2013 MK6 Golf R. And this isn't any Golf R. No, this one is far from stock. VWVortex member pedvw has put together quite the package. To start, this R is putting over 370 horsepower to the...
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    You're either a wagon lover, or you're wrong. Looking for a new sleigh to get you to grandma's house in a hurry? Check out this week's Find Of The Day: a tricked out 2007 Passat wagon. When Volkswagen released the B6 Passat sedan and wagon in 2006, they were quite a departure from the B5.5...
  16. Volkswagen News Blog
    This is not a GTI. Yes, we gravitate to Volkswagen's hot hatch for our articles; it's easy to scroll right past the "everyday" model that millions of Germans swear by. But this Golf is different. Take a look under the hood and you'll know why it's today's Find Of The Day. Power can transform...
  17. Volkswagen News Blog
    Looking for the perfect MKVI GTI? Have we found a deal for you. This 2012 GTI is essentially perfect and has two incredible features: A KO4 turbocharger, and a low asking price. Before we get into the details of this Platinum Grey GTI, let's start with the price. The seller is asking only...
  18. Volkswagen News Blog
    This week's Find Of The Day is not a rolling classic, or a well-maintained rare trim level, or even a low-mileage grandma-just-drove-it-to-church time capsule. Nope. This one is all about power. Pure balls-to-the-wall power. If you're looking for something to tear up the drag strip, this 2003...
  19. Volkswagen News Blog
    This week's Find of the Day comes to us from the Longhorn state. We are happy to share with our Vortex audience, a stunningly clean 1989 Volkswagen Jetta GLI 16V. Read more below, but ask yourself: are you into small or big? If you didn't already know, there's a large and very passionate MK2...
  20. Volkswagen News Blog
    Here's one for the wagon lovers. Not only is today's Find Of The Day an avant, it also may be the first Passat we've featured. It's ready to hit some car shows, or just cruise some back roads. Wagon lovers are an interesting group; they're a bit of a 'counter-culture' group amongst car lovers...
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