Driving through Adelaide this arvo to pick the Missus up from the airport. Spotted a Square back in a yard. Next saw a Lowlight Kombi in a shop carpark, (looked like a sister to ours, same central pop top above the sliding door.). Then in a yard I spotted a semi Baja'd Beetle and then a few minutes later a sweet red KG.
Hell the dog jumped and stared when I yelled "full set!"
Is this normal behaviour, or is living in a country town with few Dubs a possible diagnosis. I'd ask the Missus be she already thinks I need a padded room.
Is 7 air cooled Dubs in 15 minutes anywhere near a record for Dub spotting?
oldskoolguy 路
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modnrod 路
Today, in the Midwest (population 5000 for 40000 sq km, and I rekn they're joking for sure..........) I saw a bright red fat-bummed whale-tailed Beetle on shiny gold 8-spoke alloys.
It was on a trailer, and it looked so "show ready" I almost pulled past him and yelled to ask to have a good look it was that nice.
What are the odds, VW Bush Week! 馃槀
wombatventures 路
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I almost stopped to see if i could find the Kombi owner and ask them about it.
It's a disease
Its Baader-Meinhof if its new to you. But if youve been a Dub fan for years, it's definately a disease or obsession. As a Holden junkie I still have the same problem spotting pre Commodore classics.
eXraycer 路
I'm pretty sure I'm right. That article I referenced before was poorly written click bait that got it's info from an equally bad Wiki page. Baader Meinhoff is otherwise known as the Frequency Illusion. It's classified as a cognitive bias. Here's another questionable link. http://wordspy.com/index.php?word=frequency-illusion
Btw, keep dub spotting. There are worse things to be doing like spotting Hondas or Hyundais.
donn 路
You never ever grow out of this condition, I've got it (along with a sheet load of other old[er] codgers) with sweet young things, though I've noticed that it seems to be morphing onwards to old(er) sweet things. 馃槀
Oh, and dubs of all varieties too.馃お
Perezoso 路
My two year old yells TOMBI way before we ever see a kombi rolling down the street, she then fist pumps and claps her hands. My four year old boy is just as crazy. They make it very infectious.
bugmaniaar 路
Im starting to tremble...need to see a vw soon.......
wombatventures 路
I've been watching the first season of CHiPs lately, its like late beetle porn! 馃槀馃憤
volk hogan 路
sounds normal, the people that don't get excited over air cooled dubs are the ones with mental health issues..馃檯
silver 路
Richard Holzl called it HIV-w
vlad01 路
bugmaniaar wrote:Im starting to tremble...need to see a vw soon.......
lol
vlad01 路
I do tend to notice the cars I like and can spot them easy, but I dont go nuts trying to spot them.
I mostly spot type 3s, pre 95 Porsche and pre 95 Commys except for VLs , coz they're shit lol.