[Main 9000 Bulletin Board | BBFAQ | Prev by Date | Next by Date | Post Followup ] Member Login / Signup - Members see fewer ads. - Latest Member Gallery Photos Gina? is that you? Like This Post: - Subscribe to Daily Digest for this Bulletin Board Posted by KenManiac [Email] (#392) [Profile/Gallery] (more from KenManiac) on Sat, 14 Oct 2006 19:52:21 In Reply to: Re: VW Beetles? (Aaron...), Gina, Sat, 14 Oct 2006 16:54:50 Alert me when someone posts in this thread: Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup

you were into VWs too?

i counted recently and realized i have owned (and registered) 10 VWs.

i really need to sit down and make a list of all the cars i have had. probably around 30, i would say.

for the record, beetles were fuel injected starting in '75, but always had the upright engine.

buses (i had 3) had the same engine as the beetle (had a few of them too) until '71, (more or less, in the early '60s) but '72 had the type 4 pancake engine, different from the type 3 pancake engine, but sorta an offspring of it. they got fuel injection also in '75, and it was a good thing pretty soon after. the type 4 engine is way more advanced and modern than the type 1, but more expensive to build. but they make lots of power and can last 125K miles with little trouble, where a beetle engine lives a hard life in a bus and is lucky to live to see 60K or 75K.

http://www.shoptalkforums.com/

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/

two good vw sites

in 1995, few of were online and online forums were even scarcer. back then, it was mostly mailing lists.

personally, i like early beetles and late buses. the splitty buses are so agricultural-feeling, not without charm, but the later ones have some refinement and the last ones (the 2 liter ones) even had a modicum of acceleration.i had a '58 ragtop bug that was so loud, but always seemed willing to have an adventure.

i had a '70 westie for 7 years, and a '71 i put a rabbit engine in (water cooled power) and hit an elk with in New Mexico. fun trip, that.

• can you list ALL cars you've had up to your saab(s) ???, gina, Sat, 14 Oct 2006 07:58:35
  • Re: can you list ALL cars you've had up to your saab(s) ???, vtsnaab , Fri, 15 Dec 2006 00:43:02
  • Re: can you list ALL cars you've had up to your saab(s) ???, onefastdriver, Thu, 14 Dec 2006 20:22:55
  • Re: can you list ALL cars you've had up to your saab(s) ???, David Wright, Wed, 18 Oct 2006 19:58:22
  • Re: can you list ALL cars you've had up to your saab(s), BobR, Mon, 16 Oct 2006 20:28:19
  • Re: can you list ALL cars you've had up to your saab(s) ???, dboone, Sun, 15 Oct 2006 19:11:14
    • Re: can you list ALL cars you've had up to your saab(s) ???, Jeff, Sun, 15 Oct 2006 20:07:53
  • Re: can you list ALL cars you've had up to your saab(s), Mike C, Sun, 15 Oct 2006 17:39:29
  • Re: can you list ALL cars you've had up to your saab(s), PGAero , Sun, 15 Oct 2006 15:56:08
  • Re: can you list ALL cars you've had up to your saab(s) ???, DAO, Sun, 15 Oct 2006 10:33:43
  • Re: can you list ALL cars you've had up to your saab(s) ???, RTSDan, Sun, 15 Oct 2006 10:30:32
  • Re: can you list ALL cars you've had up to your saab(s) ???, Kurt, Sun, 15 Oct 2006 09:32:49
  • some of you have had some VERY COOL CARS..., Gina, Sun, 15 Oct 2006 06:14:58
  • Re: can you list ALL cars you've had up to your saab(s) ???, Rasta, Sat, 14 Oct 2006 22:48:03
  • Re: can you list ALL cars you've had up to your saab(s) ???, Ron, Sat, 14 Oct 2006 20:58:28
  • Re: can you list ALL cars you've had up to your saab(s) ???, yaofeng, Sat, 14 Oct 2006 17:35:08
  • This must be a young crowd., R. Frist, Sat, 14 Oct 2006 15:56:22
    • Not all that young!, Bill Davies, Sun, 15 Oct 2006 03:34:26
  • Re: can you list ALL cars you've had up to your saab(s) ???, TML , Sat, 14 Oct 2006 15:23:47
  • A little of everything..., Craig, Sat, 14 Oct 2006 12:46:14
  • Re: can you list ALL cars you've had up to your saab(s) ???, Joe98, Sat, 14 Oct 2006 11:43:17
    • Re: can you list ALL cars you've had up to your saab(s) ???, hanesj75, Mon, 16 Oct 2006 11:56:36
    • Re: can you list ALL cars you've had up to your saab(s), V-Aero, Sun, 15 Oct 2006 14:20:48
  • Yep, somewhat short list... also, VW Beetles?, Aaron Gilbert, Sat, 14 Oct 2006 10:42:44
    • Re: Yep, somewhat short list... also, VW Beetles?, dave24 , Mon, 16 Oct 2006 09:57:45
    • Re: VW Beetles? (Aaron...), Gina, Sat, 14 Oct 2006 16:54:50
      • Aaron - see KEN MANIAC's post for some accurate info.., Gina, Sun, 15 Oct 2006 06:17:52
        • Thanks Ken and Gina!, Aaron Gilbert, Sun, 15 Oct 2006 20:47:02
      • Gina? is that you?, KenManiac , Sat, 14 Oct 2006 19:52:21 <-- Viewing This Message
        • thanks Ken - I was afraind I wasn't totally right., Gina, Sun, 15 Oct 2006 05:58:13
  • Re: can you list ALL cars you've had up to your saab(s) ???, Abusot, Sat, 14 Oct 2006 10:05:38
    • wow...abusot - you've had some COOL cars..., gina, Sat, 14 Oct 2006 10:29:30
      • Don't be too impressed, Abusot, Sat, 14 Oct 2006 12:21:10

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