Own up, who on this forum will admit to actually talking to their dubs when there's no one around. I only ask as it sort of came up (via me!) on another topic. Now I have been known in the past to talk to/swear at/cajole my vehicles so I'm hoping someone else will save me from from the funny farm by confirming I'm not the only one.............................Please!
I remember about 6 years ago I really need my dub to get me somewhere and it just refused to start. I cursed and carried on and lost it and kicked the hubcap (in a half arsed way as I didn't *really* want to hurt it.) I failed to remember I was wearing steel capped boots at the time and left a bit of a dent in the hubcap.
I have since refrained from repeating this performance and now rely solely on verbal abuse, harrasment and carry out regular maintenance to avoid this from happening.:thumb
(As part of my anger management therapy, I no longer play golf either..... This would be in breach of my restraining order):vader
- Adam
If you can't fix it with a hammer,
you have an electrical problem....
No way......your a looney !!!
Asked Marty (the 75L) and he agreed!! 🤪
Futue te ipsum!!!
Yep..totally.. all the time!
My fiance always curses her (the car).. and then he hurts himself on her somehow.. i always tell him, if you're going to call her nasty things she'll get you back.. she has attitude! 😏
mate all the time ,i allways call it the old fulla or old girl,seems to help too when things get a bit tuff when workin on them ,,,,,ide say that most people that name there cars probably talk too them ,other wise why would you name them
BETTER TO BE THOUGHT A FOOL THAN TO OPEN YOUR MOUTH AND REMOVE ALL DOUBT:puke
i have threatened to put a rag in the fuel tank opening if it didnt start
“We all pay for life with death, so everything in between should be free.” Bill Hicks
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i walk past both of mine pat them and say hello in the morning before jumping in my jap crap ricer bomb to go to work......people laugh when they see me do it.....wonder why:duh
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68 Beetle - rebuilding 😵💫
65 beetle - driving 😎
Only when doing services to her, eg removing the oil filter and it just wont budge so i shove a screw through it(thefilter). T3 Caravelle gl.
Oh and i sometimes walk past my syncro and tell her soon u will be finished and give her a little pat.
Not once have i ever questioned my sanity until now. T3 transporter
Keep the steering and the propulsion seperate . Still a Kombi...
It's all good, until it's bad, i suppose
Hmmm I get a better response from the VW's sometimes than if I mutter to the missus. Anyway! Maybe it is just me? Yeah?
Yeah yeh thats it.
Keep the steering and the propulsion seperate . Still a Kombi...
It's all good, until it's bad, i suppose
yep, usually apologies
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Long and detailed conversations-- I sometimes thank my tools for not getting lost after the completion of a tricky job as well,-- oh and parts for fitting properly which if they're not OE I'm always particularly gratefull for.
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i pat the dash board and ask her to be nice every morning. sad but true
1954 Beetle
1967 Type 3 Fastback
1968 Type 3 Fastback
1970 Porsche 911T
Always talk to the TinkerBeetle.... I swear she answers back too.
Then I remembered that I had a passenger in the car.. ROFL!!
Time is a great healer. Unless it's a rash, then you're better off with ointment.
i talk to columbus all the time, even when people are around... but when no ones looking i give him a cuddle...
they're coming to take me away, haha!
mmm, yep, especially on the race day for some reason. I do try to be nice though. In my experience abuse doesn't get you far....with anyone :o
You lot don't know how grateful I am for reading this, the world seems a nicer place now that I know I'm sane.........ish!
every time I walk past i say to my Van "patience grasshopper good things come to those who wait"...
ACCEPT THAT SOME DAYS YOU ARE THE PIDGEON AND SOME DAYS YOU ARE THE STATUE
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Oh I always talk to my bug. Always nice things 🙂
But it's not just me!
One day I came out of the shopping centre to find my bug in the carpark being talked to by 2 little kids!
I always knew he was a people bug....
yep all the time when we go racing, hasnt let me down yet!!
I talk to Edith all the time..and my son always goes and hugs her (he calls her ojay)..and we jump in and she takes us where we need to go...
And I love sitting in blue belle..talking about how good and patient she's been...discussing the up and coming plans for her...working out if she's agreeing or not. (You don't want them to disagree with a modification, otherwise they won't perform even remotely nicely for u)
and ur not sane ancientbugger...but it has nothing to do with whether or not ur talking to the bug...that part of ur life is NORMAL! Its the rest u should worry about! :P
Cheers
Beb
dubless. 🥲
🥷 And who the helled parked the Mitsubishi "Prancer" under my house??? 🥷
Haha yep I sure do!! I pat her as well- when i think she might let me down I give her a talking too and a pat and say 'Come on missy- just get me home!!' ...I use to talk to my kombi too- but it wasnt always very nice!! haha
When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace- Jimi Hendrix
PBB loves being talked to, and getting little pats. So does EgeWorks bug too. 😁
Not so much now but when I was a little boy (3yrs old) i used to talk to 70 Beetle all the time. It was one of my best friends! (and still is 25yrs later)
I talk to mine all the time too!
Every day before going somewhere I usually say good morning/afternoon putt putt, We off to such and such today. And every time I come home, I say "thanks for the ride, it was fantastic as always".
It's never left me on the road stranded in all the years I have had him.
Thats not rust, it's ah ... orange primer ... yep that's what it is ...
Does anyone remember hearing the story of the Vw beetles that removed themselves from a factory fire in germany??
Just wondering because it seems they all have personalities.
Keep the steering and the propulsion seperate . Still a Kombi...
It's all good, until it's bad, i suppose
The only way to stay sane is to tell anyone listening how you feel? Talk to your car everyday keeps the shrink away! I have a tendency to talk to my tools, the car or the dog when I am working on the my bug.
Volkswagen ist der strassekoning - Vergnügen fahren finden!
yep, I whenever she plays up and my friends start saying things about her, I just tell them to talk nicely to her. I do.
