Most people don't understand at all that feeling of owning an old car, more over driving it
@ricusserfontein10862 жыл бұрын
I love the Trabbi ☺
@petarkaraganchev775 Жыл бұрын
I grew up with Trabant. 26 horse powers, 120 km per hour maximum speed, 2 cylinder engine, 4 speeds one of which is the back driving, 3 meters and 45 centimetres length. Very simply made driving board, not complicated at all, simply made engine too. Not fast, but manurable at turning around. At one period I was ashamed, but was only several years because of our car, in the 1990's and early 2000's everybody mocked the Trabant car in Bulgaria. After that we had an Opel. Not spacey from the inside, but still comfortable. My father changed the car battery in every 7 years. My father bought it in 1983, in communist times, I wasn't born yet. He waited for Lada car as he said, but he got Trabant at the end, back on the day people had to wait, just to wait for years, may be even 10 years for Lada or Moskvich cars no matter they were Soviet/Russian and were allies back then, there wasn't such a demand or need for vehicles like it is now.
@DieReaktion Жыл бұрын
It has 4-forward gears. And it certainly doesn't go 120kmh
@petarkaraganchev775 Жыл бұрын
@@DieReaktion well about the gears I don't remember exactly how it was, after all the driver was my father. But yeah about the speed, I am not sure if the car can reach 120 km per hour, bit already at 90 you have the feeling you are going to fly and 90 km per hour for Trabant is a nice speed.
@stephanschmidt9578 Жыл бұрын
That's so great to see one of our Trabis in the USA. Like it. :) Greets from Brandenburg(Germany).
@Trabantusachannel3 жыл бұрын
Nice ride! Keep them videos coming!
@stephant843 ай бұрын
Very nice to see. You can hear that the engine is old 😉 It's a nice area where you drive around, it feels at home there. Take good care of it and always have a good ride.
@silvervisage5096 Жыл бұрын
Incredible. My childhood car. Dad had one. Take care of it buddy!
@laszloditelyan41272 жыл бұрын
Oh, that sound, sweet childhood memories! No need to put it to neutral normally, it's freewheeling in 4th. If not, it's welded probably. This thing is from Hungary right? I can see the sticker on the windshield, of the technical inspection from '89 :)
@CheckEngineLight942 жыл бұрын
Yes, from Hungary!
@terenceskill95262 жыл бұрын
Unbelievable - it´s so great to see one of these on US roads :D One thing that I realized after the Berlin wall came down was that those cars, with their26hp, delivered a much stronger and quicker driving-impression than the Beetles with their 34 or even 50hp. Where and how did you find your way to your Trabant?
@CheckEngineLight942 жыл бұрын
I found this one on Facebook marketplace near me. There are some currently for sale by Trabant USA in Florida.
@u.e.u.e.2 жыл бұрын
Believe it or not! There are even Wartburg 311 Convertible from the late 1950's/early 1960's on U.S. roads. Some even imported back then! 😃👍 Some U.S. commuters with some craftmans's skills use the Trabant 601 even as a cost effective daily driver!
@JohnSmith-eo5sp Жыл бұрын
You're being nostalgic for awful car
@terenceskill9526 Жыл бұрын
@@JohnSmith-eo5sp Imagine being grown up in a country where individual mobility first and foremost meant to have one of these. 10 to 12 years of waiting time to get your hands on a new one, with used cars typically being more expensive than a new one just because of their immediate availability (IF there was a used one in reach). Even if there may have been be a handful of other cars available, depending on your patience, your financial resources and the quality of your connections, the Trabant is iconic for East German cars for more than just one reason. And yes, I may sound a bit nostalgic...but does it sound that odd, really? Special sound, special fragrance from the exhaust and the construction, itsself, is also pretty special. I´ve had my first real flashback when I went to the Canary Islands over 20 years ago and got to smell the exhaust of one of those tiny scooters you can rent everywhere, down there...good, old-fashioned non-catalyzed 2-stroke combustion gases instantly made a lot of childhood memories come back to my mind ;) Sure, I wouldn´t want to have a Trabant as my daily...but driving one, from time to time, provides you with a very pure experience and is still a great thing to do!
@tristan6509 Жыл бұрын
Well that's 2 strokes for you lol, everything feels twice as fast in a 2 stroke
@blhtml Жыл бұрын
Pure LOVE
@arturboras6615 Жыл бұрын
face satisfied with the handle
@damiantobiaszapater23763 жыл бұрын
Trabant in América?? Wooow
@wodzu2006 Жыл бұрын
My first car... was light blue :)))
@pappenchrischan57752 жыл бұрын
This is a very interesting driving video. Great! 👍 I also have a Trabant 601 S. But from 1981. When you bought the Trabi, were there any old documents about it? For example from Hungary or even from the DDR?
@CheckEngineLight942 жыл бұрын
Yes! I have a few documents such as the Hungarian registration card and the owner/service manual (in Hungarian). I also have the importation paperwork (I am the third owner in the US).
@irmakaymelek3 жыл бұрын
Everything looks much better with the new camera. However, I noticed that you are constantly playing with the choke. There is a problem, I think it will worsen the car's starting and acceleration. There seems to be noise in the wheel bearings, although I don't understand very well in the video. Also, the sound of the engine is too loud, there may be a problem with the exhaust or the engine. I think the views will increase if you publish renewing videos and detail cleaning paint correction videos that I will follow your channel.
@thecommentingt342 жыл бұрын
The exhaust should be loud,the Trabant was poorly made,it was the poor man's car,it has a bigger chainsaw engine if you think a bit,the exhaust is a thin pipe with no muffler,the car is loud because the 2-Stroke engine. The choke,I am with you a bit.
@Maximilian00112 жыл бұрын
AWESOME
@andreashebisch4283 Жыл бұрын
26 ps for Ever... Trabant for Ever in the World
@michaelboyko50242 жыл бұрын
Well, it's totally not a slow car, keeping in my the engine size
@CheckEngineLight942 жыл бұрын
Not at all; it does fine keeping up. It's not a high-revving engine, but does well as long as you stay "on it."
@michaelboyko50242 жыл бұрын
@@CheckEngineLight94 kzbin.info/www/bejne/mpXNm6uiq5lnb9U this is a stunning one could be in the US, that's a cute beast
@kizismet Жыл бұрын
Woher kommt die Liebe zum Trabbi ? Gute Fahrt
@CheckEngineLight94 Жыл бұрын
Ich habe sie im Internet gesehen und ein lokales zum Kaufen gefunden.
@David-fx7vs5 ай бұрын
❤
@uwegrunfeld13432 жыл бұрын
Motor ist leider defekt, die Kurbellwellenlager sind hinüber ist deutlich zu hören beim Gas eegnehmen
@CheckEngineLight942 жыл бұрын
Danke für deinen Kommentar! Ich habe seitdem einen komplett umgebauten Motor eingebaut. Sie können sich meine neueren Videos ansehen.
@AngloAm2 жыл бұрын
You have to be careful with coasting in gear in the trabi - only freewheels in fourth?
@Traian-rt5vv3 жыл бұрын
Nice video! But why are you pulling the choke while driving? Also is your alternator charging?
@CheckEngineLight943 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your comment! I still have some additional carburetor adjustment to do. Lower throttle input responds best without choke and higher input responds best with it pulled halfway. Not ideal, but found this to work in the interim. As for generator charging, that's something I'm also troubleshooting.
@Traian-rt5vv3 жыл бұрын
@@CheckEngineLight94 That's very interesting... usually in mid to high revs it runs poorly with the choke pulled, especially when the engine is warm, sometimes it can even flood the engine if not pushed back in time. What carburetor do you have? Is it the more complicated ''new type'' like the 28H1-1 or is it a simple ''old type'' like the 28HB2-7?
@ZioXel_BAKA Жыл бұрын
DID I JUST WITNESS A ROUNDABOUT IN USA?
@CheckEngineLight94 Жыл бұрын
Yes! We have them, but many don't know how to use them correctly. So, I enter with caution especially in the Trabant!
@robertdiosi3494 Жыл бұрын
Haha LOL. I owed 2 of it. It was the cheapest vehicle end of the 90s when i was a soldier.You can repair it with a screwdriver and a hammer haha :) Nice video. Greetings from Hungary
@CheckEngineLight94 Жыл бұрын
Greetings; I always keep a screwdriver and hammer in the trunk!
@janekvladek51982 жыл бұрын
Csori Trabant!
@Klown19852 жыл бұрын
Szerintem ez a legjobb, ami egy Trabival történhet, hogy a nagy vízen túl rójja a mérföldeket a tükörsima utakon! :)
@johny.tayl.73252 жыл бұрын
Jaa, még európában is egy lesajnált darab volt kis teljesítménye és mérete miatt, hát még a V8as batárok hazájában...szerintem ott nem is autónak csak valami fura kis közlekedési edénynek nézik..😀
@frankdrebin9052 Жыл бұрын
Ez hatalmas királyság! 2 henger, 2 ütem. Próbáld ki a Wartburgot is, ha teheted!
@CheckEngineLight94 Жыл бұрын
Talán egy nap!
@javikarras5 ай бұрын
Seems like alternator is not charching the battery properly (Orange/red light). Check the alternator belt!!
@dietznutz1 Жыл бұрын
Hear the scream smell the smoke you *Haven't* been passed by this two stroke
@thomasheer8252 жыл бұрын
Wow just think how good the Communists had it with these outstanding and superior modes of transportation.
@vladvlad29642 жыл бұрын
I think your alternator is not charging the battery cause of that red light in the dash.Check the alternator belt and the wires.
@CheckEngineLight942 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your comment! It was the voltage regulator.
@vladvlad29642 жыл бұрын
@@CheckEngineLight94 oh ok then!
@viksud8077 Жыл бұрын
Trabi ... 👍
@CheckEngineLight94 Жыл бұрын
👍
@janpavelek2097 Жыл бұрын
Věry original And Věry easy car. Technic working Věry low, bit IT was White easy to drivind And servis. In alkohol the Czechia And East Europa was So populár!
@MrGyulaBudai2 жыл бұрын
Not an experienced driver. Trabant gear to change in 1 or 2 fingers without using clutch. I was driving Trabants for 9 years.
@CheckEngineLight942 жыл бұрын
I changed the transmission fluid and greased the linkage; it will now shift with a stern look!
@gaborhorvath24782 жыл бұрын
It's in USA?
@CheckEngineLight942 жыл бұрын
Yes! Near Atlanta, Georgia
@johny.tayl.73252 жыл бұрын
😂😂
@nicholasmcelroy42333 жыл бұрын
What got you into Trabants? Did you import yours? If so, from where?
@CheckEngineLight942 жыл бұрын
I've seen and read about them on the internet, and wanted to get one. I bought mine from someone local to me (I believe they bought it from the person that imported it from Hungary). Adam of Trabant USA imports Trabis and parts such as rebuilt engines. I'd highly recommend visiting the Facebook group Trabant USA and his site to learn more!
@credoeconell2 жыл бұрын
@@CheckEngineLight94 I am from Hungary, theese cars are very expensive now here. 😄
@Sanyey2 жыл бұрын
@@CheckEngineLight94 I dont really get this Trabant craze in the US :D why not get a Wartburg 353 instead? Same company, 3cyl 50hp 2 stroke in it, while its much more car like, incredibly comfortable, and double the size... oh, and also never seen before on that continent :D Or a Barkas B1000 van, with the same engine...
@CheckEngineLight942 жыл бұрын
@@Sanyey I think the draw to Trabants are their more general accessibility, mechanical straightforwardness, and recognition as the more common "peoples' car" of the Eastern Bloc. There are those brands and models here too, but much less common!
@ricusserfontein10862 жыл бұрын
@@Sanyey Trabant looks is what first caught my eye back in when i saw them on news footage when the wall came down. Its endearing adorable shape. The two stroke sound is just a bonus. I would love to own one just for Sunday drives
@jetpackjbd Жыл бұрын
The engine sounds so normal compared to Aging Wheel’s Trabant.
@CheckEngineLight94 Жыл бұрын
Thank you! Better now with the new engine!
@Roli72 Жыл бұрын
Hatte selbst 3 Trabbis besessen, was mich wundert, sah das schon in einem anderen Video, dass oft der Leerlauf geschaltet wird, also es auch zu keiner Motorbremsung gekommen ist, was ich stets hilfreich fand, da der Trabant keinen Bremskraftverstärker besaß.
@CheckEngineLight94 Жыл бұрын
Vielen Dank für Ihren Kommentar; Wegen Ölmangel wurde mir geraten, nicht so zu bremsen.
@user-oz1fe1ut5l8 күн бұрын
Dafür hatte der Trabbi aber im 4.Gang einen Leerlauf
@MrSgtau2 жыл бұрын
How were you able to get it registered in the US with that km/h spedometer? There's a 1964 Trabant for sale on ebay for more than $6000. No way I would pay that amount of money for a Trabant, but I did own one when I worked in Leipzig in 1992. East Germans were dumping them, and they cost next to nothing in those days.
@Darklordkime2 жыл бұрын
If it's over 25 years old you can pretty much register anything.
@terenceskill95262 жыл бұрын
Hey ;) I´m from Leipzig and I was 8 years old when the Wall came down - yes, dumped cars on every corner during the first half of the 90s. We were playing in them, day after day^^ They even dumped dozens of Simson and MZ motorcycles in the woods of our Clara-Park, which we were sometimes pulling out of the dirt to take them for a ride - even the fuel tanks weren´t dry, usually. Nowadays, this may sound pretty unbelievable but that´s what was going on- people were completely fed up with the stuff they had been served for 40 years and wanted Western rides. The Police once took me and a friend of mine home because we had managed to start a Krause Duo that somebody had left for good and we were apparently gaining some attention, turning laps around the water fountain in the park^^ My parents were not amused, took me in and...we all had a big laugh together as soon as the Cops had left. That´s just a small piece of what was called "Wild East", what a great time! Those 50cc scooters I´m talking about are sold for 3.000€ and more, today...if only we had known what was to come, we would have rent some space to store them!
@GEZ-KNUTSCHI Жыл бұрын
So schaltet man den Wagen nicht. Man legt den Schalthebel AUF DIE FINGER und bewegt dann den Schalthebel. NUR beim Rückwärtsgang bildet man eine Faust.
@CheckEngineLight94 Жыл бұрын
Jetzt nach Schmieren des Gestänges behoben!
@Episcopalianacolyte2 жыл бұрын
Don't drive a Trabant in traffic. You will scare the poor thing.
@CheckEngineLight942 жыл бұрын
The Trabant isn't the one that's scared!
@Episcopalianacolyte2 жыл бұрын
@@CheckEngineLight94 🤣🤣🤣👍
@michaelboyko50242 жыл бұрын
I watched and enjoyed it! It really longs for CVT transmission and a Toyota engine! By the way, do they sell Toyota Probox in the US? That would be the best! ( the Germans managed to pull there 1,1L engine, so a Toyota one will jump in more than likely)
@CheckEngineLight942 жыл бұрын
Check out the DAF Daffodil. With a CVT and could go very fast backwards: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DAF_Daffodil
@JBofBrisbane2 жыл бұрын
They tried to put Volkswagen Polo engines in them to make them emissions compliant for German reunification. Unfortunately, putting a halfway decent engine in them only showed up all the other shortcomings of the design.
@michaelboyko50242 жыл бұрын
@@JBofBrisbane well, it was the era of change, people wanted much more refined cars, that's why the Trabant was destined to die. It was in the generation's mind that the car was to impress and to show off, the Trabant could show only you empty pocket...
@CheckEngineLight942 жыл бұрын
@@michaelboyko5024 Indeed; though I think that with more powertrain refinements the styling, modern when it came out in the early 1960s, could have survived thanks to the "retro" trend brought by cars such as the Nissan Figaro. Though I think the Trabant's infamous reputation may have been too strong...
@michaelboyko50242 жыл бұрын
@@CheckEngineLight94 I saw Nissan Figaro in the flesh, quite a pleasant thing, it's based on something like Nissan March. But the production rates were much to be desired, though the sunroof was immensely cute!
@moetocafe2 жыл бұрын
I'm from Eastern Europe, I have childhood memories with this type of car. But why on Earth would you buy it and drive it in the US? Makes me wonder...
@CheckEngineLight942 жыл бұрын
People in the US like to see this type of thing; something different!
@trainsntile2 жыл бұрын
Probably because not too many in the US have even heard of a Trabi, let alone seen one. It's a super awesome oddball here. It seems that you grew up with them, so you may not think much of them. I'd love to have one, or, maybe, a Russian Lada from the '60s!
@moetocafe2 жыл бұрын
@@trainsntile Lada were very good back in the time. Moskvich too (but not as good as Lada) - for the first Moskvich gen - the Soviets used BMW production lines, taken from Germany after the war. Also they took assembly lines from Leica - which helped the Soviets to develop some good photo cameras. There is even Soviet Leica - Зоркий.
@moetocafe2 жыл бұрын
@@trainsntile actually I took my driving license on Lada 1600S (four head lights) in 2000. It may sound crazy to you, but it's true.
@murphy76782 жыл бұрын
@@moetocafe I think it was an Opel Kadet Production line. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moskvitch_400-420
@kenz54692 жыл бұрын
Does this have the standard shift pattern?
@CheckEngineLight942 жыл бұрын
It is a backwards H pattern with Reverse all the way in and down
@terenceskill95262 жыл бұрын
Down -> 1st, Up -> 2nd, Pull + Down -> 3rd, Up from there -> 4th.
@gentle2852 жыл бұрын
Speedometer in MPH? XD
@jamestorrens6452 жыл бұрын
Nope, that's kilometres per hour.
@gentle2852 жыл бұрын
@@jamestorrens645 I know, I was just joking :P I'm from Easter-Europe, and I have driven a Trabant. But thanks :)
@jamestorrens6452 жыл бұрын
@@gentle285 Ohhhhhhhh.... my bad.
@johnwade5747 Жыл бұрын
I was curious what you were doing down by the left side of the steering column near the dash between gears
@CheckEngineLight94 Жыл бұрын
I was having caburetor problems (pulling the choke), but all fixed now!
@u.e.u.e.2 жыл бұрын
What's wrong with your Trabant? 😉 Why does the red ignition/charging control light comes on? Why do you need to adjust the choke?
@CheckEngineLight942 жыл бұрын
All fixed with a new carburetor jet and voltage regulator
@u.e.u.e.2 жыл бұрын
@@CheckEngineLight94 Ok 😉👍
@ungurdani83462 жыл бұрын
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@CheckEngineLight942 жыл бұрын
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@Sanyey2 жыл бұрын
U dont need to rev the f*ck out of that thing in each gear.. it tolerates early shifting quite well enough.. U gonna kill your rod bearings like this easily..
@CheckEngineLight942 жыл бұрын
I think this engine was pretty much toast with the crank bearings, partly exaggerating the sound of high rpm. The new engine is much, much better.
@lehrscherbote2 жыл бұрын
What the hell? Wie kommt der Trabbi denn nach Amerika ? Hat den tatsächlich jemand importiert ?
@CheckEngineLight942 жыл бұрын
Ja, ich habe es von der Person gekauft, die es von der Person gekauft hat, die es importiert hat. Trabant USA importiert sie, aber ich habe meine woanders bekommen. Ich habe einen überholten Motor von Trabant USA bekommen, der jetzt im Auto ist.
@noahbianchi19202 жыл бұрын
Why do I want one of these? The sad thing is that these weren’t driven by people who had never seen a car before. No they weee driven by people who drove Mercedes before communism.
@hallodu64923 жыл бұрын
Warum schaltest du vor den abbiegen so lange in den Leerlauf?
@pappenchrischan57752 жыл бұрын
Das musst du tatsächlich stellenweise so machen. Das mach ich auch so. Wenn man seine Gegend kennt, dann weiß man, wann die nächste Kurve kommt oder wo es Berg ab geht. Hinzu kommt, dass, wenn man mit größerer Geschwindigkeit fährt, den Gang vor einer Abbiegung dann auch eher herausnehmen muss. In Ortschaften oder in Gegenden mit vielen Kurven und Kreuzungen, da schaltet man seltener in der 4. Gang mit Freilauf.
@niklash.10762 жыл бұрын
Just a litten Thing, so not rev the engine this much, its better when you shift muxh earlier
@laurin_stg446 Жыл бұрын
Meiner ist Baujahr 1989
@user-bn5il5yg3t2 жыл бұрын
So perky car, but what does he twist in the glove compartment all the time?
@CheckEngineLight942 жыл бұрын
I am engaging the starting circuit on the carburetor to richen the mixture. This issue has been fixed with the new engine and jetting.
@darkoprokovic9749 Жыл бұрын
Прелеп је,свиђа ми се јер је једноставно
@CheckEngineLight94 Жыл бұрын
Договорено!
@octavioibarra56456 ай бұрын
Hey! Those Trabant are not in Germany... They are in the USA!
@most1933 Жыл бұрын
Man schaltet einen Trabant nicht mit der ganzen Hand sonder nur mit zwei Fingern. 😮
@CheckEngineLight94 Жыл бұрын
Repariert! Ich musste das Gestänge fetten.
@most1933 Жыл бұрын
@@CheckEngineLight94 Alles klar😉
@andreashebisch4283 Жыл бұрын
USA oder Kanada...??
@CheckEngineLight94 Жыл бұрын
USA
@andreashebisch4283 Жыл бұрын
26 ps in Amerika...
@CheckEngineLight94 Жыл бұрын
It can be tough!
@alexanderlanger7766 Жыл бұрын
Hycomat?
@CheckEngineLight94 Жыл бұрын
No, I had trouble shifting smoothly with the linkage not greased (fixed now).
@tigonking8586 Жыл бұрын
Nice! But you're speeding and you're accelerating a little too much
@JohnSmith-eo5sp Жыл бұрын
This car does not look easy to drivedrive. The driver has to constantly make adjustments to some gizmo underneath the -
@CheckEngineLight94 Жыл бұрын
It's not too difficult. I am much better now after becoming more familiar with it and changing the transmission fluid. The gizmo is a knob to apply the carburetor starting circuit. I have since cleaned the carburetor and installed a 130 main jet to richen the mixture. You'll see no constant adjustments and the recent videos :)
@Robert-wk5nf2 жыл бұрын
Nein! So fährt man keinen Trabant!
@terenceskill95262 жыл бұрын
Aber so importiert man ihn in die USA. Spende dem Mann ein bisschen Applaus - da drüben nen Trabi fahren zu sehen, ist der Hammer ;) Nebenbei: Er stellt sich besser an als 95% der Wessis, die in einen 601 einsteigen und versuchen, vom Fleck zu kommen! Ja, er schaltet zu spät und hat nen nervösen Finger am Choke - aber wen kümmerts?
@CheckEngineLight942 жыл бұрын
Alles repariert mit einer Vergaserabstimmung und einem neuen Motor; Ich hoffe bald ein neues Video zu machen :)
@ignazbubbi5212 Жыл бұрын
Wie dann?
@rudolfschwarzer1175 Жыл бұрын
warum fahren sie so seltsam ständig am Chock und immer Leerlauf?, so fährt man nicht ich komm aus der ehemaligen DDR und kenne die Kisten
@CheckEngineLight94 Жыл бұрын
Danke für deinen Kommentar. Ich hatte Vergaserprobleme und habe ihn seitdem repariert.