Used Wartburg 353 for Sale near Panhandle, TX

IF (and it's a big if) you want to drive a classic for working purpose (hauling Trabant engines, tools, equipment, furniture, dead dissidents etc) then a Wartburg might be a good choice. Personally... I don't have a love affair with them, but I would be happy to own and drive one on a daily basis. Performance is better than many would anticipate from a 1000 cc 2-stroke. It'll hold a steady 80 (that's MPH too, not Kph) they corner heroically, these cars used to win world class rally championships... To get brilliant performance out of a Warty... Give it a hard time and don't be shy with the gas. Build quality ? Ok.... Moving swiftly on. Appearance, you love it or hate it, retro fans are hot on them, they have a certain something. Cost... If you understand the basic principles of spanner ownership, then it's as cheap as chips. Parts are readily available, as is help and advice from other owners. Fun.... Plenty if you are the sort who can have a laugh. 2-strokes. Before you think about buying a Wartburg... You MUST have a good understanding of how 2-strokes work. (there ARE 1.3 4 stroke Wartburgs... We shall not speak of them here).

With its 3 cylinder 2 stroke engine giving the equivalent power to that of a 6 cylinder 1.8 4 stroke engine acceleration is very good. All panels are bolted on and the car has a separate chassis for ease of maintenance. The engine only has 7 moving parts so is very reliable and you never have to mess around changing engine oil and filters. Designed and went into production in 1966 and was front wheel drive looks are really cool with plenty of chrome. Interior room is great with flat floors give plenty of legroom. Column gear change and freewheel on all gears make driving 2 strokes a total pleasure. Fuel consumption when driven steady ie cruising at 60 mph is around 40 mpg but drive it hard and 2 strokes do love to be thrashed and mpg drops to around 28.

Build Quality: Like a sports car Car Comparisons: Performance on 1st place Performance: This cars loves acceleration More About My Car: Red hot-road

Performance:Acceleeration 0-100 km/h-16.4 s Braking 100-0 km/h-32.4 s Handling:Good but the car is Old! Build Quality:Wartburg need too much repaird:D Appearance:Interior not good because in the year 1970 is not good Exterior:for me:Good:D...for much peoples not good::D Cost of ownership:gas:7,8l to 100 km Fun Factor:yeah...it s very good fun:D

Was my first car got it free from my dad. it was rubbish, nothing worked for very long on it and it cost me a fortune compared to other cheap cars. But it WAS MINE ! and my first car ever. The best thin about it was where ever i went people noticed me (police noticed me to and stopped me all the time, got stopped more than 10 times in 1 year)