You know you're obsessed when....

[icnick]

Re: You know you\'re obsessed when....

You run biodiesel and everyone at work is sick of hearing about how your car runs on beans.

You are just itching to put 100k on your B5 TDI because you want to try out that timing belt change

You call up your German friend to ask him/her exactly how "Pumpe Düse" is pronounced.

Your friends think you are insane because you keep telling them how you can change your oil without ever having to go under the car.

 

[DareDiesel]

Re: You know you\'re obsessed when....

You wonder if you can hook up a rear window led display that would show your current trip counter with the words " on this tank"

 

[nicklockard]

Re: You know you\'re obsessed when....

Yes!!! You had the exact same idea as me!!!

Except I want mine to say: This car is getting 4x.yz miles per gallon

It should be getting raw and average data from the ECU

 

[DareDiesel]

Re: You know you\'re obsessed when....

If someone came up with this mod I would had it in an instant!

 

[turbocharged]

Re: You know you\'re obsessed when....

...you fire up your computer and the first site you go to is the TDI Club Forum.

 

[eli]

Re: You know you\'re obsessed when....

ok, you guys really are obsessed! takes one to know one.

backing into the garage? ew!

i usually fred flintstone
my car backwards out of the garage before firing it up on
cold mornings . i try to avoid running the heater fan
when i'm backing up through THE CLOUD after a cold start.
but does this mean i am not obsessed? hardly!

 

[compu_85]

Re: You know you\'re obsessed when....

You plug in your new EuroSwitch, pull 'er out 2 clicks, discover that your car came prewired with the little rear for icon in the tach, and proceed to go around grinning the rest of the day!

If an orange LED can bring joy to your life... I think some might call that beyond obsessed. Just think of the grin I'de always have if I got the Jetta chipped!

-Jason

 

[dknytech]

Re: You know you\'re obsessed when....

Now i know for sure that i have found the perfect forum site and it's nice to see that i am not the only one with obcessive compulsive dissorder when it comes to tdi's.

 

[NewJettaGuy]

Re: You know you\'re obsessed when....

You try to chase down the guy driving the B5.5 TDI who just told you about a new B20 pump to give him a TDI business card but alas, you cannot catch him so you go back to the same place the next day to see if he is there...

 

[Gazoo]

Re: You know you\'re obsessed when....

You try to chase down the guy driving the B5.5 TDI who just told you about a new B20 pump to give him a TDI business card but alas, you cannot catch him so you go back to the same place the next day to see if he is there...

Ummmmm.....................

dude....................



thats stalking

 

[tdisky]

Re: You know you\'re obsessed when....

Last month, Christmas shopping. Parked next to a TDI, left TDIClub card under wiper. Came out, other TDI gone. OK, on to next shopping center. There's the same TDI, card gone! Do I leave ANOTHER card? No, because that would be.....stalking. I did, however, look around the second store to see who might have the TDI. My wife was horrified that I even thought about leaving the second card. Should I have??

 

[lilredjetdiwagon]

Re: You know you\'re obsessed when....

My wife was horrified that I even thought about leaving the second card. Should I have??

Of course

These are one of the ways to prove to our wives that we are indeed crazy, no no, TDI lovers

 

[Ed's TDI]

Re: You know you\'re obsessed when....

I'm sure I can speak on behalf of almost the entire membership when I say that we should be referred to as "enthusiasts"! As for leaving the second card, I'm sure i've multi-carded a few cars in my area! Hope they don't think it's some sort of solicitation or advertising gimmick!

 

[n1das]

Re: You know you\'re obsessed when....

You know you're obsessed with your TDI after you decide that all of your future vehicle purchases shall be DIESEL vehicles.

Not going back to a gasser if I can help it!


~ n1das

 

[tdisky]

Re: You know you\'re obsessed when....

Right! I just let my Car&Driver expire (don't get me started) and have checked out (again) Autoweek and Automobile, to no avail. Anyone out there know of a fun, small car/diesel mag? I will not, if given the option, go back to gassers!

 

[skinz2k5TDI]

Re: You know you\'re obsessed when....

You can relate to pretty much every post in this 33 page list, which takes more time than you'd admit to read ...
especially the looking over and laughing @ a VR6,
riding behind another TDI..waiting to see a burst of exhaust
cleaning the car obsessively....
laughing @ VR6 drivers....
wanting to do all work on your car and you own no tools yet
all your relatives know you own a diesel and the great mileage you get...
and finally.. your kids know where the cheapest diesel in town is sold....

hehehe... you guys/girls are great..
(even if at work) <grin>

 

[eli]

Re: You know you\'re obsessed when....

yes tdisky of course you should have left another card.
two cards. and the next time three.
hey, even if the driver has to use an internet cafe,
he has to get online just to tell you to knock it off,
and to learn about venting! venting, who knew?! ?!?!?!

afraid to do ventectomy, and yet to check my coolant reservoir electrical connector,

 

[carbonduke]

Re: You know you\'re obscessed when....

when you convinced 4 people to buy one. my brother will be 5

 

[danielttt]

Re: You know you\'re obsessed when....

Ok, I'm new to this ball game but...You know you're obsessed when your wife borrows the car. You ask when she expects to return. The only reason you're interested is because you want to be out in the driveway to hear the clatter on her return as she approaches. You want to watch the babe pull into the driveway and your wife to get out of her. Guilty and my TDI is less than 3 wks old.
05 TDI Wagon = Graphite Blue

 

[Torlin]

Re: You know you\'re obsessed when....

your wife now thinks of you as a nerd hanging out with all his nerd buddies on this forum.

I hope you're not insulted, I'm not!

 

[DareDiesel]

Re: You know you\'re obsessed when....

You post this just so that you can be the 500th post.

 

[trae]

Re: You know you\'re obsessed when....

--Your wife thinks she's busting you for surfing pornos at 2am and is more upset to find you are still surfing Freds

--Your wife starts surfing Freds

--Your wife wants the torq/hp figures on her modded TDI Beetle to impress male coworkers

--You pee into a bottle on long solo road trips so you can brag about not stopping the whole way

--You gross out your family by suggesting they pee into a bottle on long road trips so you can brag about not stopping the whole way

--You have been stranded more than once trying to see how many miles you can go on a tank

--You have made it to a diesel station more than once, after running the tank dry, on 100% PowerService

--You smell your exhaust after filling up with different blends of BioDiesel

--You catch yourself talking to your cars while working on them

--You seek out the "trucks only" pumps at truck stops

 

[holsteinNB]

Re: You know you\'re obsessed when....

Your know you're obsessed when.......

On the freeway needing to pass someone, hit the pedel, feel the torque, pass smoothly and realised that you are doing 95 mph with lots of pedal left.

. Could turn into a habit.

And the wife noticed too!

 

[lojasmo]

Re: You know you\'re obsessed when....

when you decide to do work obviously covered by warranty so that it gets done right, even when you have to pay for it yourself.

 

[thermographer]

Re: You know you\'re obsessed when....

...you take the back roads at 55mph from North Arkansas to Southern Louisiana, rather than interstate, to see if you can hit the 800 mile club in a PD automatic.

 

[xsfmed]

Re: You know you\'re obsessed when....

you pass another TDI in the mountains, and decide to slow down (do the speed limit) and wait for him to catch up - then on a nice flat let him pull in front. And you do an impromptu tandem TDI Italian Tune-Up - at 120mph, wishing there was more road, and that all the cops would just stay away. Happened at Christmas, in NC/TN on I -26, my 02 Golf, his Jetta - both Indigo Blue - I bet the guys in the pickups doing 40 wondered if they had double vision? I was happy for days!!!!! Is that obsessed?

 

[IndigoBlueWagon]

Re: You know you\'re obsessed when....

you pass another TDI in the mountains, and decide to slow down (do the speed limit) and wait for him to catch up - then on a nice flat let him pull in front. And you do an impromptu tandem TDI Italian Tune-Up - at 120mph, wishing there was more road, and that all the cops would just stay away. Happened at Christmas, in NC/TN on I -26, my 02 Golf, his Jetta - both Indigo Blue - I bet the guys in the pickups doing 40 wondered if they had double vision? I was happy for days!!!!! Is that obsessed?

Not obsessed! Sounds great, and I would have made 3!

 

[DSL HED]

Re: You know you\'re obsessed when....

tdisky:

Get yourself a subscription to Diesel Car magazine. www.dieselcar.com. I had a subscription about 2 years ago and loved it, but I decided to let it run out as I kept getting depressed with each new issue because I couldn't buy any of the cars over here (well, besides the low powered VW TDIs). Great magazine though, much better than any of the crappy U.S. based magazines.

As for the obsession portion of this thread, I look at the back of every A4, along with the front or back of A3s or B4s. I'm disappointed when I don't see a TDI badge, but I almost cream my pants, especially if I see a B4 TDI. My wife tells me to calm down.

The only reason I have a laptop is to use VAG-COM.
I get excited when the service interval is approaching because I get to use my Pela extractor and spend time with the car by myself.
And on and on... I can relate to many of the posts in this thread. Yay for TDIs.

 

[tdisky]

Re: You know you\'re obsessed when....

DSL HED,
Thanks for the tip. I'll check out dieselcar.com.

 

[vwbrd]

Re: You know you\'re obsessed when....

You make your first post to tdiclub after sitting here reading this entire thread at one sitting. Just got my Golf 2 weeks (and 1600 miles) ago and I've already got my wife thinking about a Passat TDI.

Brian
05 Golf GLS Anthracite Blue