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Spook Driving the 64 wheeler

1,168 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#299125
Scanning the trading post the other day, I came across a beetle. (the garage sale beetle turned out to be only fit for razor blades)
The problem is (or was) it's in Dubbo.

An email to the Bronze & several phone calls later, he checks it out for me, sends me several photos, test drives it, does a REVs check. He assures me it's a good'n, so I send him the cash & he grabs it for me.

Called him last night to see how it all went, & he's out cruising Dubbo in it, having been dub-less himself for 9 months.

So here's to you Steve.....:beer
I owe you one.
Well my friends are gone & my hair is grey, I ache in the places where I used to play.

VDUBXTC Tea Bag

3,587 posts · joined Feb 2003 ·

#299126
On ya Bronze.
Your good guy. 😀.

But spook be carefull it might come back as a Baja. :P
Jasmine the 75 L Bug
56 oval, 2000 New Beetle

seagull Compulsive Aussie Vee Dubber

4,979 posts · joined Dec 2003 ·

#299127
Hee hee 😀
Looking for that special lady : PM me for coffee & cake

Spook Driving the 64 wheeler

1,168 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#299184
Won't bother me, I'm quite partial to the baja,s, but it may upset #1 son.
Well my friends are gone & my hair is grey, I ache in the places where I used to play.

Doug Sweetman Nil Bastardo Carborundum

2,128 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·

#299230
Go Bronze 🙂

Just once again showing the quality of our nations teachers..... 🙂

Tyrone-Shoelaces Learner Dubber

17 posts · joined Jan 2005 ·

#299276
As I'm new to the VW scene as far as reading forums, shows etc go it's good to see people helping others with the same hobby/interest out. My ex drives a late model convertible capri & due to the low numbers it was the same there but alot of the boost brigade & ICE enthusiasts get very territorial & hate outsiders. Weird but true...

Funnier still is seeing that same territorial attitude when racing R/C, theres nothing funnier than that! :thumb

zac_smits Coolest Person Ever!

3,634 posts · joined Jan 2003 ·

#299412
he's still out by the looks of it....
MOB: 0423890217

BenettonVW Administrator AVD Forum Founder

3,125 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#299454
God bless ya both.

THE LOWEST WITH THE MOSTEST BLING BLING WINS!!

Chewy Fahrvergnugen

889 posts · joined Jul 2004 ·

#299490
god bless the internet...


and Bronze! 😉
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Spook Driving the 64 wheeler

1,168 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#300641
here tis

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Well my friends are gone & my hair is grey, I ache in the places where I used to play.

kombi_kid Moderator Good Kid too many projects

124 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#300643
nice!!!!!!
it aint just cool its aircool'd

vwombat Hey Ho - Lets GO!

1,218 posts · joined Jan 2004 ·

#300697
Good one Bronze! How much spook?

WABaja Call ME when you need a TOW

824 posts · joined Nov 2004 ·

#300775
What if he gives it to you looking more like This....???:thumb















:P
I hate to admit it, but man, I think you're right....

Spook Driving the 64 wheeler

1,168 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#301702
$1200 with 3 months rego.
You can still get a bargain if you look.
Well my friends are gone & my hair is grey, I ache in the places where I used to play.

Spook Driving the 64 wheeler

1,168 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#302224
Now comes the fun part, I gotta go get it.
Newcastle to Central on one train, Central to Dubbo on the XPT.

I'm actually going to spend more time on a train on my day off than I do working.
But hey, it's 1st class & it's free. Life should be so tough........😎
Well my friends are gone & my hair is grey, I ache in the places where I used to play.

The_Bronze. Minister of Volkswagenism

1,922 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·

#302708
Thanks for all the kind words guys. Nice Pic by the way WABaja.

I jumped at the chance of Spooks offer to check out the Blue Beast for the Back of the Black stump for him and Mel. Purchased as first car for his lad, all I can say is Spook can be my Dad any day.

Spook, his family and I had met when I lived in Newcastle. Our kids had bombarded each other with New Years waterbombs while we skinned a beer or two in the shade. I wouldn't recommend sending 1200 clams off to just anyone and trusting them to pick out your kids ride so I'm pretty chuffed that they would trust me with this purchase.

The bug itself is the first standard I had ever driven funnily enough. I had to imagine it as a baja and figure how all the extra stuff worked like opening the bonnet, heater hoses, having to squeese under to check the pan etc.

Spook has just left in the last 20 minutes heading back to Newcastle. I wish it was me but I don't have the time to deliver it being the beginning of the school year. I hope it serves them well and the New dak lad get plenty of Doof Doof out of it.

Bronze.
Pic: Spook (Left) and I just before heading off.

[Edited on 3-2-2005 by The_Bronze.]

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Bronze.

Rathmines, Lake Macquarie, NSW.

Doug Sweetman Nil Bastardo Carborundum

2,128 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·

#302718
Nice pickup !

Gotta love it when a plan comes together.

WABaja Call ME when you need a TOW

824 posts · joined Nov 2004 ·

#302739
Well done guys, that's a good looking car too... Nice score...
I hate to admit it, but man, I think you're right....

sneak_e Officially Full-On Dubber

252 posts · joined Nov 2004 ·

#302767
Now that's more like the camaraderie vw'ers are known for 🙂 not all this other bitching stuff that's been happening lately. The world needs: legalised dope, better surf spots, kombi parking parallel to the coastline (better views of said surf when kicking back from the side door), and more hawaiian shirts!
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Brian White Media
PO Box 237
North Beach 6920
Western Australia
www.bwmedia.com.au
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Doug Sweetman Nil Bastardo Carborundum

2,128 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·

#302770
Another vote for more hawaiian shirts !!

We should have a NAtional Hawaiian shirt day.

sneak_e Officially Full-On Dubber

252 posts · joined Nov 2004 ·

#302783
We should have a NAtional Hawaiian shirt day.

...amen brother 🙂
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Brian White Media
PO Box 237
North Beach 6920
Western Australia
www.bwmedia.com.au
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Spook Driving the 64 wheeler

1,168 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#302875
Home, exhausted, but home.

Motors strong enough, but there's some major adjustments to be done to little things like brakes, clutch, lights, & that f#cking muffler.

I can still hear the thing.........😎
Well my friends are gone & my hair is grey, I ache in the places where I used to play.

WABaja Call ME when you need a TOW

824 posts · joined Nov 2004 ·

#303083
WHAAAAAAAT..?!?!?!?!?!?!!?

WE CAN'T HEEEAAR YOOOU...!!!
I hate to admit it, but man, I think you're right....

Spook Driving the 64 wheeler

1,168 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#303554
30% of my hearing is already equally divided among various locomotives. At least with my baja, I knew to wear earplugs!!

Number 1 son is as happy as a pig in shit.

Spent his time yesterday arvo cleaning the interior til it was spotless. Today he reckons he's gunna polish it, but he's gunna learn to do an oil change first.
I warned him though, all this TLC on the beetle is going to mean his half hearted attempts when he's asked to do his mother's car have come to a grinding halt.........:puke
Well my friends are gone & my hair is grey, I ache in the places where I used to play.

Spook Driving the 64 wheeler

1,168 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#306490
The plot thickens.

Having got everything up to scratch, I'm now hard pressed keeping the lady Melanie out of it.
(my wife, incidentally, is the president of the "All VW's should be f#cked & burned club")

I don't know whether to be pleased or pissed off.

I wish I had known I could have got away with a $1200 beetle BEFORE I paid the national debt for the Mazoodar that's now gathering dust.....😠

[Edited on 25-2-2005 by Spook]
Well my friends are gone & my hair is grey, I ache in the places where I used to play.

penguin ackkkkkk thhhhhpt!

3,383 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#306502
lol

another one I want to nominate for this thread is Dave Becker.

Bought my square from him last year (Oct or Nov not sure), so when it stopped dead (at QLD Transport no less after registration) yesterday, who do I call and who guides a mechanical numpty around under a type 3 that I know nothing about.... DAVE B.!!!!!
He out up with numerous calls asking such stupid things as ... wheres the starter motor...
Frak! I thought flat motors would be way different from an upright, but at least he didn't laugh at me...
particularly when it just turned out to be a very very dead battery (Yes, I had power to the radio and other things, just not enough for the motor)

So thanks Dave 🙂 owe you a cpl of beers at Nats.
'Ah, whatever................'