old volkswagen beetles

[Duke]

I saw a 1971 red convertible super beetle for sale. It would be a pretty sick car to have. Has anyone else owned an old one? The only thing that worries me is that they are old cars. I know Mexico made the old style ones till 2003 so i was thinking about just buying a mexican one maybe....

any info?

[PapaBear]

EXTREMELY unsafe cars!!! Especially for a new driver.

[Gvac]

I don't care how old they are, VW convertibles = gay.

Sorry bro.

[Gritty]

I saw a 1971 red convertible super beetle for sale. It would be a pretty sick car to have. Has anyone else owned an old one? The only thing that worries me is that they are old cars. I know Mexico made the old style ones till 2003 so i was thinking about just buying a mexican one maybe....

any info?

Buy it. You won't have any problems finding parts when you need to and you'll be able to do all the work yourself. I've owned 3 beetles in my life, never a convertible tho', and driven cross country with 1 when I came home from college. They're cheap, reliable and fun. With 2 buddies you can replace the engine by removing 4 bolts and then lifting the rear end up and over the engine as it sits on a milk crate.

Yes, people will think you're gay but let's face it, they do already anyway. Doesn't make you a bad person...

[King Hippos Bandaid]

good for giving a friend a punch buggy

not good for driving

[sailor]

I don't care how old they are, VW convertibles = gay.

Sorry bro.

at least he's driving a jeep.

[kdubya]

My dad had a Beatle back in the day. Thing I remember most was having blankets in it because the heater broke all the time.

It is true you can do most work on them yourself, and parts are easy to find. The problem is you work on it all the time.

[kdubya]

Mike Seaver drove a Beatle convertible and he was the very definition of masculinity.

I don't care how old they are, VW convertibles = gay.

Sorry bro.

[Gritty]

My dad had a Beatle back in the day. Thing I remember most was having blankets in it because the heater broke all the time.

It is true you can do most work on them yourself, and parts are easy to find. The problem is you work on it all the time.

Well, he IS looking at cars over 30 years old! He's going to have to get his hands dirty occasionally. :smile:

And the heater couldn't 'break' because all it was was a tube coming off the engine block with a lever to close and open the cover in the passenger compartment! All the heat was pointed at the drivers and front seat passengers ankles. Everybody in the back seat froze by design.

I blame Hitler.

[Duke]

<a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v238/duke799/?action=view&current=vwbeetle.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v238/duke799/vwbeetle.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>


thats it

[PapaBear]

30 MPH...

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[KC2OSO]

Buy it. You won't have any problems finding parts when you need to and you'll be able to do all the work yourself. I've owned 3 beetles in my life, never a convertible tho', and driven cross country with 1 when I came home from college. They're cheap, reliable and fun. With 2 buddies you can replace the engine by removing 4 bolts and then lifting the rear end up and over the engine as it sits on a milk crate.

Yes, people will think you're gay but let's face it, they do already anyway. Doesn't make you a bad person...
Buy a dune buggy instead. Chicks dig it!!
My neighbor has his son's bug stuffed away in his garage. That thing is jacked so high he must snap cv joints at a pretty good rate. Hasn't been out of the garage in at least four years. Hmmm. Wonder if it has a title...

I'm looking for a solid Honda CT-70. Um, my son is 10.

http://www.minibikeclub.com/images/gallery/ct-70.jpg

I'd hate to settle for a Lifan or a Panda...

[Gritty]

30 MPH...

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What -- you never heard of a 'crumple-zone'? That's not a defect, it's a safety feature!

[PapaBear]

What -- you never heard of a 'crumple-zone'? That's not a defect, it's a safety feature!
I don't think the crumple zone is supposed to include the forehead.:wink:

[deepinthewoods]

I had a friend many years ago. The end.

Wait, no: I had a friend many years ago who had a Beetle whose floorboard had rusted out so that you had to keep your feet up on the seat in the back unless you wanted to shave down your heels/break your legs. It was scary fun to watch the road pass underfoot at 50 mph. This was technically a devolution into a Flintstone mobile since it was a stick and could be push started by dangling one's legs out the bottom to start momentum. Yabba Dabba Don't!

[A.J.]

Mike Seaver drove a Beatle convertible and he was the very definition of masculinity.

I blame Hitler.

"Das is ein 'chick magnet', Mein Fuhrer!"

http://www.history.ucsb.edu/faculty/marcuse/classes/33d/33dWImages/HitlerPorscheVW1938.png

[Furtherman]

good for giving a friend a punch buggy

Damn right. You used to be able to play that game everywhere. Now, not so much.

[Gritty]

Damn right. You used to be able to play that game everywhere. Now, not so much.

These don't count?

http://www.pictures-of-cars.com/VW-Beetle.jpg

They're everywhere! Like freakin' cockaroaches!

[King Hippos Bandaid]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v238/duke799/vwbeetle.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v238/duke799/?action=view&current=vwbeetle.jpg)


thats it

I owe everyone on this thread a red punch buggy on Saturday

edit : Thanks Gritty, no punch backs

[Gritty]

These don't count?

http://www.pictures-of-cars.com/VW-Beetle.jpg

They're everywhere! Like freakin' cockaroaches!

YELLOW PUNCHBUGGY! No punchbacks!

[sr71blackbird]

Why not get a Pinto?

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[Landblast]

<img src="http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t224/pbr_/car187-1.jpg"width=300>

Tony Petrucelli took this picture and all the VW Beatle shots for the original ad campaign in the late 60's- met him in 95, he had Petrucelli Studios in Newport Beach Ca, the nicest, richest guy i've met, he loved the leggy models he used to shoot, i'll just say he threw the best parties in town.

[midwestjeff]

I think the proper term is "slug bug". Punch buggy sounds gay.

[Fez4PrezN2008]

I don't care how old they are, VW convertibles = gay.

Sorry bro.

HEY !





http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n293/JBphotojunk/bug.jpg

I'll be over to pick you up at about 7pm

[keithy_19]

good for giving a friend a punch buggy

not good for driving

I have black and blues from getting punched by my gf. I drive and I'm focused on the road and BAM. I get one for a new Beetle and two for an old one.

[sailor]

I have black and blues from getting punched by my gf. I drive and I'm focused on the road and BAM. I get one for a new Beetle and two for an old one.

no one has a right to touch in ways that make you uncomfortable, little lady.

maybe it's just your choice in music?

[King Hippos Bandaid]

I have black and blues from getting punched by my gf. I drive and I'm focused on the road and BAM. I get one for a new Beetle and two for an old one.


new beetles dont count

I will only punch or accept a punch from an old buggy

[PapaBear]

new beetles dont count

I will only punch or accept a punch from an old buggy

Hippo has ninja like abilities. If one should attempt an errant buggy punch, said punch will fail to connect.

[King Hippos Bandaid]

Hippo has ninja like abilities. If one should attempt an errant buggy punch, said punch will fail to connect.


ofcourse I'm a Ninja

http://www.htnut.com/movies/covers/beverlyhillsninjaf.jpg

[keithy_19]

no one has a right to touch in ways that make you uncomfortable, little lady.

maybe it's just your choice in music?

Or maybe she just doesn't like my face.

And her hitting me gets me off. I'm kinky like that.