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Nice! Dibs on the 3-piece 18x12 BBS when they come up. :lol:

All I can say is that at $50 per month, we were 20% above domestic company rates. $5 an hour would be the wage of someone with a bachelor's degree and 2-3 years experience. The skill and education level in Vietnam is roughly equal to China, so you could give them Singaporean style wages and kill the competitiveness of that economy and bring it to its knees, or you pay prevailing wages plus a little and keep people employed whilst gradually improving the economy (i.e. the status quo). The tiger economies are progressing quite well (check growth rates). In the small time I lived in Shanghai (3 years) the progress in living standards, wages and quality of life was amazing. When you combine these pluses with an average education level that will soon surpass ours, only population density and lack of infrastructure holds them back.

coming from someone who has never been in asia, I bet. My warehouse staff in china earned USD$50 per month, 1/2 of US poverty income in most of SE Asia would be monumental.

I feel your pain. Who knows what car I would have if I were single (black Porsche 993, cough, cry). Kids do you in more than the house and wife though. I still wouldn't trade it for nicer cars though.

...with enough powdercoating and cleaning chemicals, daily driving is a possibility - but you are right that the constant worrying about damage isn't worth it. Just drive 'em and stay away from curbs - that is my new mantra.

Before (imagine this with Canistos) After:

Was it people's choice or judged? If you both go to IPD next year, I can break out the VW judging sheets and put my 7 years of judging hat on.

No pics of Jim and Chris' cars? The Californians are getting restless.

newfound respect for pras! I do agree with greg about the red window decals.

I would normally say to paint the tailgate lift panel and the grill, but since both are black, it is purposeful as-is. Nice work! Now install those corners.

yum, now I want an RS blue VW again.

I can give you one for free. :ph34r:

c'mon, put it off for George... On the other hand, a live feed from VCOA Nationals would be cool. Got live meeting?

Where have you been mladen? Still hiding out in Afghan mountains? Like your new red Volvo... :)

wow, I liked the Propus and in my anti-peg-ness discredited your choice before I opened the thread, but these look much nicer. Good choice.

That really is unfortunate. Your car is among all time my favorite V70s. Good luck getting it fixed.

the first page of this thread is annoying, but your car looks awesome. can't wait until it's put back together. I've done 3 such projects, so rewarding on many levels.

You can do 120+ at break-in RPMs and the roads going west and north from Munich have unlimited speeds relatively close to Munich (not like my old home of Frankfurt)

Cool that you are going to Munich, too bad the Oktoberfest ends on October 3. In lieu of that, be sure to go to the Hofbraeu Haus and Kunstpark Ost. Ich vermisse Deutschland...

great pic on ebay!

Greg, NWC needs a few good men.

damn you East Coast! ;)

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if it fits my C70, I can paypal you immediately.