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rear cut off because im bad at taking photos and also because the Facebook mafia came after my exhaust 😔

So, I wanted the N-Series to be fixed. I really did. Mechanic offered me this W-Series, which I was initially hesitant over. But my decision was sealed half an hour ago in the end.

He started the N-Series to move it to their bigger workshop, and right then and there, a rod bid farewell and shot through the motor block. I am at my absolute wits end. I did not want the Bete I was offered, as it's on German plates and I feel very iffy about the legality of owning that car.

So I traded the N-Series directly to the garage, wired the good man 2500€ and I now own a beige W-Series 3000i. It drives smooth enough and was cheap enough for me to consider buying it.

Spec:

- 3L I6 ETK Motor

- A/C

- Sunroof

- Electrical Windows

- Automatic transmission (unsure how many gears, test drive was local)

It does have *some* issues, it has rust in certain places and the engine seems awfully tired. It is a 278.000KM car.

Let's hope this thing lasts. I just want to do my first Blog in Poland already and get paid, man...

I took the N-3000i to the local mechanic after the I got fed up with the knocking and the now apparantly destroyed headgasket. Here's what I discovered:

One of the mechanics at this garage actually knows the former owner of this car, and says he brought the car in bi-weekly because he kept doing stupid things with the car. The engine in the car itself is the original one, but it might aswell have been shredded from the sheer amount of abuse the former owner put it through. He also apparantly rolled back the odometer... how very illegal.

I bought the car for 7000€. The repair costs for the headgasket + new rods is at around 6000€ including labour. I have yet to actually even drive the car anywhere, all of these problems arose just driving around town. I'm starting to miss America and my Dynamo, and I'm not even going back until January.

My other options were to trade in the car (despite owning it since SATURDAY) and he will give me the AW Bete, OR, I trade him my car plus 2500€ and I can have the ETK-W. I don't know if the 6000€ is worth it or not, nobody has been able to tell me if the engine is good or bad when it actually works. I'm not sure I trust him. The Bete is on german plates and has been sitting there for months. No history on the W-Series.

This is just condensation, right? I just registered the car yesterday and this happened on my way to an interview for my blog...

I couldn't resist buying this, the knocking sound is still there, someone suggested it's the connecting rods. I think it's saveable. I haggled the kid down to 7,000€ and took the car home. It will sit outside for now until I get it registered in my name, but I am super happy with the car so far.

Now that I am nearly settled in, in Poland, I want to ask you guys; What would you guys like a blog on next? I covered the Firwood Interceptos before, now it's time to cover something different. Let me know below what you'd like to see and hear about. :)

Hi all. I've spent my summer in Poland with the family, and having found an affinity for the country, I decided to periodically come to Poland to live and work here for my journalism.

I've managed to arrange living quarters, but have had no luck with a car. I want a sedan to remind me of home, and I have had terrible luck buying cars on my own. (Refer to my Wendover...)

This 1989 ETK-N 3000i came to my attention. A local kid is selling it on BeamBay.pl for about 8,500€, since he has a W-Series now and has no use for the N-Series. He says the car has only been driven gently and never been used for "hooning", whatever that means. He also claims the car is 100% original parts.

Details on the car are as follow:

- 3L 6Cyl ETK Engine

- 267.843 KM on the odometer

- Automatic 4spd

- Last Service in Jan 2026.

When I test drove it, I noticed a curious knocking sound coming from the engine. I have a video that I will leave in the comments for you guys to help identify. The car also seems to bog down a lot under load, I tried accelerating in it but the car felt as if it was hesitating. I cannot quite describe the behaviour though.

I know nothing about Eurocars, and would really appreciate any help you guys can give me. If you guys have any questions, let me know, I'll answer them.

Mein Auto hat seitdem ich es gekauft habe keine Antenne gehabt. Ich habe endlich nach einem Jahr die originale Antenne eingebaut und angeschlossen, und das erste Lied was aufm Radio war, ist natürlich ein Nena Lied. 😁

Ich hab auch eine Economy Anzeige eingebaut. Weil ich wissen will wie scheiße ich fahre.

The economy gauge just needs to be plumbed in. The guy doing it for me will also finalise my antenna installation! The cars slowly coming together after a hiatus.

My work reallocated me and subsequently my daily commute has increased from 30km to 80km. Finally some highway driving. I imagine it’ll be more economical to drive on the highway than constant urban driving!

Beides Porsche! Wenn Mann nicht genau hinguckt…

Probably my best and favourite purchase in the game. I wish I hadn't missed the Halloween event, I would've loved the Belvedere version of this.

Valve won’t close even with me pushing against it. Then it closes when i lightly touch it ontop.

The car has a tendency to idle high randomly. This is a video i filmed after i finally got it to do this outside of traffic. What gives?!