Este mica, facuta din carton, nu ‘sare’ de 90 de km pe ora si nu se mai fabrica de aproape 17 ani. Celebrul Trabant, masina-simbol a fostei Germanii de Est, a implinit, ieri, 50 de ani de existenta. Atunci, pe 7 noiembrie 1957, primul exemplar iesea pe poarta uzinei de automobile de la Zwickau, marcand astfel inceputul unei noi ere: era trabantistilor. Pentru a sarbatori evenimentul, patru echipaje brasovene au plecat luni seara catre Zwickau, unde sunt asteptate peste 2.000 de Trabanturi.
Bucuresteanul Catalin Catana (44 ani), electrician de profesie, are microbul in sange de 17 ani. Atunci si-a cumparat Trabantul, fabricat in 1969, pe care il mai are si acum. ‘M-a costat cat un magnetofon pe vremea aceea, adica vreo 7.500 de lei’, ne-a spus Catalin. Desi in garajul sau se mai afla trei autoturisme marca Audi, barbatul sustine ca nu si-a pierdut pasiunea pentru batranul Trabant.
‘La inceput a fost nevoia unei masini, apoi, usor-usor, s-a transformat in pasiune’, isi descrie Catalin sentimentele pe care le are pentru Trabantul sau, punand pret mai mult pe valoarea sentimentala a masinii decat pe cea materiala, care nu depaseste 1.000 de lei.
Atat de pasionat e barbatul, incat vara aceasta a facut, alaturi de alti romani trabantisti, un drum de 4.000 de km pana in Germania, pentru a ajunge la intalnirea iubitorilor Trabantului. ‘A fost o experienta de nedescris, am trecut Alpii si nimeni nu ne-a claxonat sa ne grabim, nu se compara cu Romania, unde suntem marginalizati, lumea ne claxoneaza si „fitosii” se „urca” cu jeep-ul pe noi’, a concluzionat el.
Modele unicat de peste 10.000 de euro
In Germania, printre zecile de mii de posesori de Trabant sunt si cei care baga o groaza de bani in tunning-ul masinii lor si o fac sa arate ca o bijuterie pe patru roti. Cele mai mici preturi pentru ‘cosmetizarea’ autoturismului pornesc de la 10.000 de euro. Trabantul Optik P50 (foto dreapta) atinge o viteza maxima de 215 km/h, are 125 de cai putere si cutie de viteze in sase trepte.
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