1971 Karmann Ghia Convertible on 2040-cars
Richland, Washington, United States
Body Type:Convertible
Vehicle Title:Clear
Engine:Air cooled
Fuel Type:Gasoline
For Sale By:Private Seller
Number of Cylinders: 4
Make: Volkswagen
Model: Karmann Ghia
Trim: Convertible
Options: CD Player, Convertible
Drive Type: Rear wheel drive
Mileage: 15,074
Exterior Color: Red
Warranty: Vehicle does NOT have an existing warranty
Interior Color: Black
I bought this car as a gift for my wife for Christmas 2011 and it turns out she doesn't want to drive a 4 speed anymore and it just sits in my garage, so it's time to go. I bought the car out of Boise, Idaho and there are no rust issues that I could find. The floor pan has been replaced by a prior owner. I am not a VW guy, so I can't give you a lot of technical information. The car is a head turner and a blast to drive (especially with the top down), runs good, shifts good, idles smooth at a stop, non-smoker, and does not burn oil. I have numerous receipts for work that I had done before I would let my wife drive it, totaling $4,056. The brakes were gone through completely, shoes, pads, wheel cylinders, rotors, carburetor, ball joints, all new tires, new spare tire and wheel, new muffler, new drive axle seals, new antenna, new VW emblems front & rear, new air cleaner, etc.. The Ghia has a tachometer (in the dash), oil pressure and oil temperature gauges (under the dash). The car has always been stored in my garage which is temperature controlled. The car spends most of its time in the garage under its fitted cover so not many miles have been put on the car since I bought it a year and a half ago. This car is a driver (which is why I bought it) that you can take to the grocery store and not worry about parking it! The body has a few minor scratches and there is a small dent in the right front fender. I have posted a nice selection of pictures for your viewing and can send you pictures of any area you want to see more of, just send me an email through ebay that includes your email address and I will get you the shots you want and answer any questions you may have. The rear license plate was found at a swap meet and is period correct for 1971 in Washington state and is legal as I had it licensed as a classic car (as such does not have to be relicensed every year). I left the 1976 Centennial tab sticker on it because I thought it looked cool. For the legal stuff, an Ebay Auction is a legal binding contract, so please have all your finances in order prior to bidding. This car is being sold "as is and where is" so it is the responsibility of the buyer to pick the car up or make shipping arrangements. To the winning bidder a $500.00 deposit through Paypal is required at the close of the auction and full payment is to be made within 7 days unless other arrangements are made prior to that time. Payment will need to be Certified bank funds or bank wire transfer, or of course cash if so inclined, and all funds will have to clear our bank before the car and clear title will be released. Thanks for looking...and bid to win!!
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Autoblog Podcast #327
Tue, 02 Apr 2013New York Auto Show, Jim Farley interview, 2014 Chevrolet Silverado fuel economy, Ford fuel economy app challenge
Episode #327 of the Autoblog Podcast is here, and this week, Dan Roth, Zach Bowman and Jeff Ross talk about this year's New York Auto Show, Chevrolet's latest assault in the pickup truck fuel economy battle, and Ford's reward for developing a better fuel economy app. Dan also has an interview with Ford's Jim Farley about the future of Lincoln. We wrap with your questions and emails, and for those of you who hung with us live on our UStream channel, thanks for taking the time. Keep reading for our Q&A module for you to scroll through and follow along, too. Thanks for listening!
Autoblog Podcast #327:
Next Volkswagen Golf R to get 286 horsepower?
Tue, 12 Feb 2013The seventh-generation Volkswagen Golf hasn't launched in the United States just yet, but we're already setting our sights on the range-topping R model. According to Autocar, the next Golf R will be more powerful than the current version, producing 268 horsepower and 280 pound-feet of torque, making it the most powerful production Golf ever.
Powering the new Golf R will be a further evolution of Volkswagen's well-liked 2.0-liter turbocharged inline-four, and when mated to a six-speed dual-clutch transmission, the hotter hatch will reportedly be able to sprint to 62 miles per hour in five seconds flat. That's over half a second quicker than the current US-spec model.
Other updates for the new Golf R include the addition of VW's Haldex 5 all-wheel-drive system found in the latest iteration of 4Motion. Furthermore, thanks to the use of lightweight materials, the new R is expected to weigh in around 2,650 pounds - that's a massive 675 pounds less than the current US-spec car. The exhaust has reportedly been reworked to provide more aural delight, as well.
How VW's hyper-efficient XL1 will influence the next Golf
Mon, 18 Aug 2014In 2007, the European Union mandated fleet average CO2 emissions of 158.7 g/km. For 2015, that figure will drop to 130 g/km, and the target for 2020 is an ambitions 95 g/km. Thanks to some German politicking, that target will be phased in from 2020 to 2024, but it will still apply to 80 percent of passenger cars in that first year. In US miles per gallon, that's the equivalent of going from about 35 mpg to 42 mpg to 57 mpg. The current Volkswagen Golf is rated from 85 g/km of CO2 to 190 g/km depending on model - and zero for the e-Golf, so for the next-generation MkVIII hatch due in 2019, to meet the goal, Volkswagen engineers will need to introduce a bunch of new tricks. According to a report in Autocar, VW be mining its hyper-efficient XL1 for some of them.
Predictions for the next Golf include a variable-compression engine, an electric flywheel and an electric turbo, along with taking greater advantage of coasting. Volkswagen could be getting help from Audi with the electric turbo and variable-compression engine and electric turbo, with Audi already having shown off the former and brand technical boss Ulrich Hackenberg confirming the VW Group is working on the latter. It's possible the flywheel system could also have the mark of The Four Rings: Autocar mentions a British system that Volvo is testing, but the R18 e-tron Quattro racer has been using one for years.
The need for such features is because the company won't be able to net enough future gains from just aerodynamic improvements and advanced materials. As price will be a factor (the regulations are expected to "add hundreds of euros to the cost of building a car"), adding much more aluminum or carbon fiber is an unlikely option. We're told the next generation won't be longer or wider than the current car, and being Europe's most popular model, VW doesn't want to make a big bet on futuristic aero, but the report says the MkVIII will "likely" have "the most aerodynamic treatment yet seen on a production vehicle," the area where lessons learned from the XL1 will truly be seen.