OK i'll start.
I was at the servo filling up the 63 bug when a guy next to me says,WOW an electric car,i said no mate its the amp for the stereo.Oh ye he says the engines in the back of those things aint it🙅
Craig Torrens6 times Australian, 7 times State Hillclimb Class Champion
I have been amazed driving around in the 411 how many people have stopped and said "oh ones of those, (me or my mate, parents, inlaws etc) had one of those years ago"
A couple have been geniune, but most when questioned had no idea what it was.
I never had anyone say anything yet. But I get a greasy look from a lot of people for some reason when I drive the type 3 around?
the thing that comes to mind. "They see me rollin, they're hating" 😂
oh and the title of the thread. Yeah I get my d and b mixed up all the time. My hands don't know the difference since they are mirrored, I get that with all the other mirrored letters too. 🤓
71 notchback,
Past owner of, 70 NB, 73 SB and 72 FB TLE
I am so sick of the real clever*, original* people that think we've never heard "Shit! Someone stole your engine!" When we go to put groceries in the boot 😬
The best I've heard was two people having a full on argument about the front towel rail on my 67, it went like this:
"I wonder how you get to the engine?"
"Aren't they in the back?"
"No, who would put an engine in the back of a car!"
"Well it can't be in the front, there's that metal bar in the way"
"what a stupid car"
I swear I could hear banjos as they walked away.
Call stockers boring if you want, but VW sure sold a lot of them that way
I got the "Are you worried about. Birds flying in?"
When pulled up with the safari windows open.
I asked bow many birds had hit their windscreen in the past and they blankly looked at me for a bit.
Quite a few years back they would fill the tank, check the oil, pump up the tyres, etc at the service station. A very enthusiastic attendant one day asked me to open the bonnet......so he could "check the radiator". 👍
I'd rather wear a Beetle out by racing it than by polishing it!
68BUS wrote:I got the "Are you worried about. Birds flying in?"
When pulled up with the safari windows open.
I asked bow many birds had hit their windscreen in the past and they blankly looked at me for a bit.
Hmm. on a recent trip to Adelaide we had three birds end their life on the windscreen of the Forester (not all at the same time😂), when I did the WA trip in the buggy at least 5 ended the same way, so aren't you worried about the birds coming in ? 🤪
I had a fella ask if I had a V8 in the buggy, when I looked at him with a puzzled look on my face he pointed to the two exhaust pipes and said "well it's got two pipe things" (it's running two hot dogs to get a bit more ground clearance)
I dream of a day when a chicken can cross a road without being asked for it's motive!
Donn,
You must have a very bird friendly face.
Or the birds in Adelaide are so depressed they throw themselves at cars a lot.
Not sure about the WA Birds.
A few months back some guy in his mid life crisis BMW cabrio was playing with me on the pacific highway.
When we got stopped at the traffic lights in Ballina he leaned over and ask me you got a Porsche motor in that thing?
The other one was filling up at a servo a bloke was walking around doing the usual nice bug thing and asked is this one of the new ones?
He was only 20 something so I didnt betch slap him for not knowing better.
I used to like hitting 4wd tracks and cruiser/patrol drivers would say "you cant take that thing up here" as I continue on my way in my near stock 1600 bay dual cab. My $2000 kombi going where their $50,000 trucks go sure puts a smile on my face.
