My name is Vincent Wight Malatesta. I’ve been into cars since I was three and let me tell you, that will never change. Hot wheels and Video games are what started this passion. My parents have always been into cars too. They’ve been rebuilding a 63 corvette since before I can remember.
I have a 1998 Honda Accord that I made some questionable choices on along the way but every car guy has their growing stage. It’s automatic and as many people call automatic cars – AutoTragic. Old Honda auto transmissions live up to that. Their gears fail and the whole thing needs to be rebuilt. This exact car is technically on its third (Thankfully before I owned it). But that third is going, so I have a 99 and an 01 accord. The 99 is a parts car for the 01 which has no rust. All I need to do is get the engine built, swap interior pieces and the engine. I’m definitely a Honda boy at heart.
I’ve also got an 02 Volkswagen Golf GTI thats been broken 90% of the time I’ve owned it. The engine blew the night I got it home so it sat around until I got a parts car, swapped the engine and trans for cheaper than buying a new engine would have been but now it’s got some electrical issues that I’m currently working on figuring out. Its technically the first manual car that I’ve driven, I love the way it handles even though I only had it on the road for about a month.
Wow that was 2018.
Hi, It’s 2023 and I’ve come back to this post. As of today, June 12th, I’ve just found out that my first GTI still exists. I made so many mistakes with that car. I partially fried the ECU due to me being dumb. I sold it after my first trip to Gridlife south – Atlanta Georgia – and then bought my 2011 GTI which I also recently sold. I made the bad decision of buying a MK4 but this time a 1.8t Gli and the transmission blew. I sold that and bought a reliable car! Gross I know But then I bought an 03 325ci which I’m still messing with.
Me persoanlly? Still editing and writing my novels. Writing comic book scripts, screenplays occasionally, and still working in the hospitality industry.
I really think that getting into racing games in the early 2000’s really was the most detrimental thing for my taste in music and in cars. Oops, you live and learn. Well, live and do your best.
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