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If “farfegnugen”
means “driving pleasure” in German, then Richard Moon of Los
Angeles must experience it every time he gets behind the wheel of his
2000 Volkswagen Beetle Turbo. Like Britney Spears, this car is not only
pretty to look at, it sounds great also. Sponsored by Pioneer, this burgundy
blur is no stranger to attention as it leaves all onlookers opened-mouthed
and their fillings loose with its sound system.
Ktown213.com
got a chance to ask Richard some quick questions once he actually slowed
down. Thank God for long red lights…
Please
give us a brief description about your car and yourself.
Well, my car, which is fully sponsored, is a 2000 VW Beetle 1.8t and that
stands for 1.8 liter turbo. Um, I’m always confused and love cheese.
(Kt213: Huh???) Oh and the color of my car, which is Pioneer red or burgundy,
or whatever you want to call it, is a metallic paint that changes color
due to brightness of light. (Cool!) I have Wings West kit, 19x8 Ro_ja
Formula 7's on Toyo Proxes tires, and of course all the audio is Pioneer.
It consists of only one 10 inch carbon Kevlar sub and all rev Pioneer
interior speakers. The head unit is a 6.5 inch touch screen DVD/CD player
that’s not available to the public yet. It's pretty sick…
The interior includes Momo racer seats with both the front and rear seats
wrapped in custom carbon leather and grey suede.
For the motor,
I have a Greddy Sylvia intercooler with custom piping that allows the
least amount of heat soak to the intercooler pipes, a Greddy T.V.V.V.C.
type mini manual boost controller, a Ko4 turbo upgrade from Neuspeed with
a turbo inlet pipe and down pipe. I also have a full cat back exhaust,
intake and Greddy Type S blow off valve, Koni adjustable shocks with Neuspeed
race springs, Neuspeed front sway bar, front lower tie bar and rear sway
bar, Stage 2 HID's, and last but not least a carbon fiber hood.
Oh, and as
for some info about me, I fight amateur Muay Thai. (Thai kickboxing for
the layman) I’ve had 4 fights, which so far have never lost except
for one draw. But we know who really won though. I have armpit hair dreads
and I can braid my toe hairs. Oh and by the way, I love farting. (I think
we know a little too much…)
What is your favorite part of your car?
I love my steering wheel. It’s a Momo suede steering wheel. The
shit is sick, but I don't touch the suede part because I don't it to get
all fvcked up. You know that shit gets. (Dang Mr. Potty mouth)
What in your opinion makes or breaks the car?
I know I’m cursing too much. Oh well. Um the wheels make or break
the car.... must have the right wheels and the right OFFSET. For people
who don't know what offset is, look at all any playa pimp fakes and take
a closer look at their wheels. They either go in the car or stick out
to much. You want yo shit flush..... Even a Porsche with wack wheel fitment
will kill the cars sex appeal, but that’s just me.
Who
are your sponsors?
My sponsors are... taking a deep breath, Toyo tires, Valvoline Synpower
(oil), Eagle One (car cleaning products), Ro_ja wheels, Neuspeed, Greddy,
PIONEER, M.O.B. works (paint), ADM graphics, SABERONE.com (the biggest
graff artist in the world), MOMO, Deepstaged engineering, Group 5 Motorsports,
CDB fabrications, HID's For Less, Fiber Images, Kreative Auto Interior,
AUDIO OPTIONS, Wings West, and I think I forgot some, but I’m too
lazy to go out and look at the car. So sorry to whomever I forgot!
What honestly made you decide to fix up your ride?
Actually, I didn't decide, it just happened after I saved up 2 g's for
wheels. I screamed like a little girl when I heard the good news that
I got sponsored.
Any advice for peeps out there trying to get sponsors for their ride?
Um yeah... you must build a car on your own first. Try to get that shit
featured in grips of mags, mostly cover pages. Then on your second car,
you’ll have some credibility. So type a bomb ass proposal and good
luck....oh and make sure you build clean shit, not to wild. Oh, this applies
to everyone, CHROME DOES NOT TAKE THEM HOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Definitely want to thank Antony Kim for all his help and passenger seat
driving skills everywhere we went.......hahahah!
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