Pe majoritatea dintre noi ne binedispune imaginea amuzanta a unui Trabant. Pentru nemti reprezinta o amintire trista din perioada comunista, iar pentru Arpad Molnar (32 de ani), din Brasov, e un mod de viata. Inca din copilarie, omul s-a indragostit de micuta masina nemteasca, acum, la maturitate, el ocupandu-se exclusiv de intretinerea, restaurarea si, pentru a fi in ton cu ultimele trenduri, tunarea Trabanturilor. Pentru una din creatiile sale, Arpad a primit o oferta de 15.000 de euro!
In timp ce multi dintre noi ne amuzam si facem glume pe seama ciudatei masinute, nemtii o vad ca pe o amintire trista a perioadei comuniste. Exista insa o categorie de oameni, care au facut din Trabant o pasiune atat de mare, incat s-au dedicat in totalitate repararii si restaurarii de Trabanturi.
“Nici nu ma gandesc sa pun mana pe volanul altui autoturism decat al Trabantului. Am crescut cu aceasta masinuta si numai de Trabi vreau sa ma ocup”, ne-a spus Arpad. Omul a facut din pasiunea pentru Trabant un mod de viata, intrucat Arpad s-a perfectionat in reparat astfel de autoturisme si si-a deschis un service.
“Pentru ca pretentiile se schimba mereu, oamenii m-au tot rugat sa le fac anumite imbunatatiri. Asa a pornit totul, deoarece usor-usor am inceput sa modific din ce in ce mai mult si asa am ajuns la tuning. Comenzile au inceput sa curga, iar acum detin un numar mare de Trabiuri tunate, unele imi apartin, altele fiind ale clientilor”, ne-a mai zis Arpad.
De fiecare data cand se organizeaza un show de tuning, clientii brasoveanului ii returneaza acestuia modelele pentru a le afisa pe post de carte de vizita. “Cel mai tare moment a fost cand pentru Trabantul Rozi, decapotabil, am primit o oferta de 15.000 de euro. Era deja vandut insa, iar realizarea lui a costat doar 10.000 de euro.
Un moment “magic” a fost la nunta sa, cand el si mireasa au aparut pe strazile Brasovului in Trabantul Limo, decapotabil, tip limuzina, modificat chiar de el.
Rozi
Rozi e vedeta Trabanturilor realizate de Arpad. Este decapotabil, are un sistem audio performant si o pictura tridimensionala cu Pantera Roz pe capota. Realizarea acestui model a costat 10.000 de euro
Trabantul limuzina
Are sase metri lungime si e realizat din doua Trabanturi taiate si sudate. Limuzina si-a facut debutul la nunta lui Arpad, iar de atunci brasoveanul o inchiriaza pentru astfel de evenimente
Comisia Europeana vrea sa le interzica pana in 2011
La sfarsitul saptamanii trecute, premierul Calin Popescu Tariceanu i-a avertizat pe proprietarii de masini non-Euro, printre care se numara si cei de Trabant, ca este foarte posibil sa fie obligati sa renunte la autoturisme de la 1 ianuarie 2011.
Potrivit acestuia, Comisia Europeana pregateste o directiva pentru scoaterea acestor masini poluante din circulatie, cheltuielile pentru casarea automobilelor cu motoare non-Euro urmand sa fie suportate de stat. La ora actuala, mai mult de jumatate din parcul auto din Romania (54%) este format din masini non-Euro. Din aceasta categorie de autoturisme mai fac parte Daciile 1310, fabricate pana la 1 ianuarie 1996, Oltcit, Opel Ascona, Renault 16, Renault 21, Opel Kadett, Renault 5, dar si cele mai multe autoturisme din gama Daewoo.
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