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Have you ever owned a VW Beetle?
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sfdave
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No Beetle, just crazy enough to own four buses.... 69, 70, 71 and finally a 80 Vanagon. Fun, but just not reliable for an unabashed speeder.
fastdogs2
New member
My first was a '68 that I bought my senior year in college. I paid $1,850 for it and traded it in four year later on a Mercedes 220D and got $1,450 on the trade in.
I had a '73 Super Beetle in 1984-86. My daughter was in high school at the time and was ashamed for me to pick her up in it in her friends' presence. Her friends proclaimed it cool and after that it was OK for me to drive it.
They were great cars that provide basic transportation with low operating costs. I would buy another one, if the made them in the same style as the old ones. I don't care much for the New Beetle.
I had a '73 Super Beetle in 1984-86. My daughter was in high school at the time and was ashamed for me to pick her up in it in her friends' presence. Her friends proclaimed it cool and after that it was OK for me to drive it.
They were great cars that provide basic transportation with low operating costs. I would buy another one, if the made them in the same style as the old ones. I don't care much for the New Beetle.
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wsteinborn
Guest
Well, I didn't own it but my Dad did. When we went to Hawaii, our car ended up staying on the boat and going to Turkey.
Dad bought the last of the 6-volt beetles (1965? possibly early 1966)
It was becomming mine until when I was 18 a woman ran a red light and cut the beetle in half and slammed it into a third car.. My Dad was standing 100 feet away and figured he lost his #2 son, but it only cost me a broken nose, a busted up hand from going theough the radiom, some bruises, and new glasses. And a traffic ticket. (Totally wrong and unfair.)
In 1987 I came close to buying a reconditioned beetle until I looked at the engine.
Dad bought the last of the 6-volt beetles (1965? possibly early 1966)
It was becomming mine until when I was 18 a woman ran a red light and cut the beetle in half and slammed it into a third car.. My Dad was standing 100 feet away and figured he lost his #2 son, but it only cost me a broken nose, a busted up hand from going theough the radiom, some bruises, and new glasses. And a traffic ticket. (Totally wrong and unfair.)
In 1987 I came close to buying a reconditioned beetle until I looked at the engine.
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IRONMAN
Guest
The old Beetle Smile?
Remember the old Beetle smile? The front bumpers were always bent down in the middle so they looked like they were smiling at you.
Man I Loved that old 65.
Remember the old Beetle smile? The front bumpers were always bent down in the middle so they looked like they were smiling at you.
Man I Loved that old 65.
wmubrown
Chairman of the hoard
Hey John Brown,that's my 62 Beetle!!Do you want it back now? I think it's all used up...
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JAMESDUNN
Guest
I owned a Karmann Ghia and a Porsche 911 (very heavy duty VW in a sense, very early Porsches had a VW engine). My brothers owned bugs and I drove then a lot. I love air cooled boxer autos! And bikes.
mika
Still Wondering
Nice Ghia OldPaul! Reminds me of a friend from college who had a very similar looking one.
Me thinks there is more to this story, past and present, that is hiden behind that "
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I buzzed past a green super beetle tonight. Brought back memories of cheap beer and high school angst.
Me thinks there is more to this story, past and present, that is hiden behind that "
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NavyCWO
New member
I had a '71 bus and while it was great in Panama, when I shipped it to the States, I learned it really wasn't a whole lot of fun on an interstate. From New Orleans on IH-10, to San Antonio, the thing would almost change lanes without moving the steering wheel due to the Texas winds! I sold it the next day and bought a Ford Torino, which BTW rusted (from the inside out) like an old tin can! Five years late I bought a 1976 VW Dasher, also a problem child.....radiator/cooling problems. After that I quit buying new cars (5 kids)! In 2006 I bought a new VW Jetta (TDI), and I love it. It's almost as much fun to drive as my R100GS is to ride!
DocZ
The Bloviator
alas, two
One beetle (62) and one bus (68?) - the bus was the collectible one with about 36 or so windows. But I was young, etc., at the collect-ability was still many years away.
I am still kicking myself for not buying a 73 or 74 Ghia. Not only the best looking thing with a VW air cooled boxer, but easier to access things in the frequently visited motor compartment.
Alas and alack.
One beetle (62) and one bus (68?) - the bus was the collectible one with about 36 or so windows. But I was young, etc., at the collect-ability was still many years away.
I am still kicking myself for not buying a 73 or 74 Ghia. Not only the best looking thing with a VW air cooled boxer, but easier to access things in the frequently visited motor compartment.
Alas and alack.
lkchris
Active member
Yes, purchased a '70 Beetle new in Norman, OK. It had the cylinder studs stripped out of the crankcase by 30K miles. That is, just after the 24K miles warranty was over.
Currently have an '81 aircooled Vanagon and a diesel New Beetle. The diesel gets better mileage than a motorcycle, I can drive it in the winter, and I can get groceries with it.
Currently have an '81 aircooled Vanagon and a diesel New Beetle. The diesel gets better mileage than a motorcycle, I can drive it in the winter, and I can get groceries with it.
lkchris
Active member
There were one or two years in the 1980s when the 912 designation returned and the car was fitted with a Type IV VW engine, i.e. similar to 914, 411, etc. Other than that, I think the only Porsche(s) fitted with actual VW engines.
