14th Jan 2017, 00:31
Wartburg 353 Tourist
It's tuned mildly and I raced a 6.7-litre Ranchero - we were seeing 110 mph. His Ranchero got hot and set fire to itself - I kept on going and left it on the hard shoulder on fire with its owner doing a dance. My old Wartburg, it just came back for more punishment.
Until you driven one, do not criticise them, they're a good, solid car and reliable too. More reliable than any VW. I picked up a guy coming from Birmingham in very heavy rain; his VW Bug had broken down in the rain, so I gave the man a lift to get his mate's low loader.
Yes, I would buy another Wartburg. It's the best car I've ever had, but the best laugh ever is when I went to buy a double bed and the salesman said we charge £65 for delivery and it will be 5 days before you get it delivered. So I said to him OK, I'll put in my car. What car is that then?? His face changed when I loaded it into the Wartburg Tourist with ease too and saved £65 and delivered on the same day. Now that's a car mate.
2nd Mar 2014, 18:19
Depends on condition. Some ramshackles probably top 70mph. Some others still rally race today. So for them 100mph is actually quite in order. Mine is 30 year old, and somewhere in between the heap of junk and the maintained racer. Tops 90+ on the highway. 80 with ease.