Forget giving the shirt off his back, dude gave his valve covers to a needier driver.

While this may not be as bad ass as the Motoped. This one is a Mad Ass.

When I was your age we had only 3 wrenches and a flat head screwdriver and we LIKED IT!

Right on.

I once got stranded in my 1970 semi-automatic Bettle on my way home from work. I left it parked just off the road in the driveway of an abandoned industrial building. I convinced my dad to help me try to fix it the next morning. I opened the engine cover and found that the distributor cap that I had popped off the…

Ironic how the valve cover leak was fixed by a someone who rolled up in a car that doesn't have valve covers.

Criticize Orlove all you want for not knowing what a shim is, not knowing how to fix his car, blah blah, but I think one of the coolest things about Jalopnik is that you don't have to know everything about cars to hang here. I'm pretty sure I didn't know what a head gasket was when I showed up, but after five years…

It doesn't take mechanical knowledge to have an opinion.

Sorry, had to do it.

I get approached at gas stations too, you know.

"Excuse me sir, I can't help but notice you drive an old german sedan. Would you like me to call a tow truck for you? Oh- you're just getting gas? You mean it actually runs?"

being a father of two stepdaughters myself, I can say I regret none of the sacrifices that I have made and there is nothing I wouldn't give up for my daughters. but you are definitely something special, your parents did a great job raising you...and that has nothing to do with the car.

I identify with this guy completely. *finally gets Porsche* *plays with headlights* *maniacal giggling*

I think you mean, "Maybe Won".

Agreed. My first car was a baja. Got it before I could drive legally.

Is it that hard to believe a 16 year old would love an air cooled VW? I know I did.

I was thinking the same thing, there are tasteful enhancements and those aren't one of them.

"So it seems you sold my friend a non-US spec car. Would you happen to have any OIL for that car?

I imagine the German authorities would frown on that. Then their commanding officers would be told and those commanding officers would frown even more. In the end they would be in deep doodoo and he would still be stuck with this problem.

I think there is an obvious solution, have your buddies borrow an M1 Abrams and drive it through the dealership, and hopefully over the manager. Then collect whatever cash there is and use that to import the car to South America ... or you can sue in Germany. Even German law frowns on outright fraud like this.…

Because! Just think of all the children and baby animals that would surely die a horrible fiery death if he was to let this illegal monstrosity on the road! /government