I think that was a joke. Not sure though. When I had a VW the vortex was 99% idiots following trends like lemmings, but 1% detailed step-by-step guides for fixing shit.
the car lounge, while owned/attached to vwvortex is really just a general car forum. Tons of hatred on vw’s & dumb trends, plenty of good informational threads, build threads, general car news and questions. It’s a pretty great time waster, especially the hot shiz thread TCL hot shizz (post your pics) | Page 290 | VW Vortex - Volkswagen Forum
R3vlimited.com is always a good read, if you like e30 bmws
The VW part of the vortex is crap.
The “car lounge” section is a mixed bag of car stuff
There are a few interesting things in the community and lifestyle section
Like this thread of hot pinups
fap.
i think you’re looking for something that doesnt exist… 
The car lounge is real interesting, ive been poking around on there for the last few days. It definitely has a shit load of people on there, but the terrible 1 forum organization means that stuff gets buried extremely quickly. Also, I’d say 60% of the information contributed is terrible, stupid, or simply incorrect.
Thanks for the suggestions though, it has helped me pass the time a bit better while i sit in my hotel in arkansas.
NorthAmericanMotoring.com Those dudes know everything MINI related.