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last old beetle rolled off assembly line in mejico yesterday.
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chance favors the prepared mind 1987 944 n/a 5spd. who remembers dial phones?. 'STOP FIXING THINGS ONE STEP BEFORE YOU BREAK SOMETHING ELSE" |
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07-31-2003, 05:01 AM
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how did the early beetle figure into your life, and lead you to the porsche marque?
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07-31-2003, 05:06 AM
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do you still suffer from frostbite? did the idiosyncracies of the bug help in keeping your p car alive too? were more babes intrested in you when you were yound with a bug, or old with a p car?
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chance favors the prepared mind 1987 944 n/a 5spd. who remembers dial phones?. 'STOP FIXING THINGS ONE STEP BEFORE YOU BREAK SOMETHING ELSE" |
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07-31-2003, 05:17 AM
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My dad had a bug when I was a kid. Always stalled when he hit a deep water puddle and he would have to get out and dry out the distributor cap. The only bug I owned was when I lived in Germany. Painted it pearl white with red to orange flames over the hood and front fenders!
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actually, if it weren't for the old beetle, I might never have bought a 944. Let me explain...
My friend Ben got a 1970 Beetle for his 16th birthday; his parents bought it from Bristol Motor Works' head mechanic, Dennis. About 3 years later, when Ben was bringing his car in for a regular service, he saw that Dennis had a red 944 and a white 944 for sale. The rest is history. If you want to talk about history with a VW Beetle, ever try to cram 4 people with their golf bags, and bookbags, into one of those things?!?
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07-31-2003, 07:04 AM
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Funny u guyz started this - I go on Saturday with a friend to pick up a 1974 Beetle 1300, New paint job - engine rebuild 57000 miles, alloys.
I will get his 1967 Austin Farina A40 for just taking him to pick up the beetle 
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I had a '73 fastback in High School.
My uncle has a Beetle. -- Moving to OT -- -Z-man.
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07-31-2003, 08:44 AM
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Had a 1970 beetle for a little while. Rolled it.
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07-31-2003, 02:48 PM
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had a 67 bug that I bought w/120K miles on it, and sold 7 years later with 250K. No rebuild. Driven rudely. Put away wet. Amazing car. Had a 63 bug that I did a partial baja conversion on. 6v electrical systems suck.
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07-31-2003, 02:50 PM
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The great thing about these cars was that anything that went wrong was either 2 days or $200 to fix. Easy to work on, plenty of parts, and surprisingly fun to drive.
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07-31-2003, 02:53 PM
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That's why I want a Karman Ghia cabriolet.
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07-31-2003, 04:57 PM
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I once bought a mid-seventies bug (It was the 75,000,000 Anniversary Edition) cabriolet, which would only run on 2 (and occasionally 3) cylinders. It was a total bomb!
 I sold it about 12 hours after I bought it, because a co-worker fell completely in love with it, much more in love than I was. She's still got it today...
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Forgot to add I paid $100 on the nose for it!
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1931 Oakland Eight Special Saloon 1985 BMW E28 525e (Euro 528e) 1989 911 Carrera Sport 3.2 G50 Cabriolet |
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After that I learned bodywork, smoothed the roof and fenders out. rattle can prime/paint job and the car didnt look that bad. I then drove head on into a tree to avoid rear ending a car when my brakes failed. I then bought another bug with about 120K on the clock Drove it till I got a "civilized" car '66? mustang convertible ( wish I still had that one) Bugs are great cars, Id like to pick up a clean pre-safety bumber one
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08-01-2003, 02:13 PM
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1987 Porsche 944 2.5
2007 Porsche Cayman S
The Viridian Falcon
SOLD! -- The Purple Pig
SOLD! -- Mighty Mouse
SOLD!! -- Alpine Wolf
1989 Porsche 944S2 3.0l 16v 4cyl
BB
1979 Porsche 911SC 3.0
1976 Porsche 911S - Sold
Rolling Thunder - Sold
'66 Charger - Sold
Beep Beep! - Sold
1989 Porsche 911 Carrera
