18 cars went to UK again from Victoria

according to Mick UK VW went Shopping again shipping 18 cars back to UK mind you this 18 VW cars are from Victoria......:cry

:cry

why do they hafta do that? they've got VW's over there already!!!


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As long as they are exchanging 'em for 70's and 80's GTI's and Sciroccos, its OK with me... Most of their stuff is rust ridden...

SteveMk2 wrote:Most of their stuff is rust ridden...

Sure is. Before I came out here the only rust free Dub I ever saw meant it had repro panels welded in all over the place.

Prices back in the UK are ridiculous aswell, especially for vans...

Being a pom i can vouch for that! I nearly fell over when i saw how many notches were being driven around in Oz when i first got here. They are rare as in the uk! Salty , wet roads do NOT do it for me and thats why i've now got a 67 never seen a welder in it's life thanks to the Ozzy weather!

Dan

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If you are so concerned, buy them first!!!

I seem to recall that there are a lot of split screen vans for sale on this site and none are being bought.
Guess they will be on there way to England soon.

Money talks.
Bullshit walks

Cheers
Dave

better to sell em and keep em alive then let them rust in the yard !!!!!

yep...good stuff they'll go and get restored up unlike here.

not much you can do,at least they'll get restored.
...then in 5-10 years you can import them...lol
but I'm happy, I bought a splitty off this Forum.
Rob
"as happy as a pig in split":thumb

Where are all the split crewcabs? Not imported to AUS? Anyone know of a graveyard full?

57kombi wrote:If you are so concerned, buy them first!!!

I seem to recall that there are a lot of split screen vans for sale on this site and none are being bought.
Guess they will be on there way to England soon.

Money talks.
Bullshit walks

Cheers
Dave

If its the same place in the Western Suburbs that i know that sells all these cars, the guy WONT sell these to anyone here....

N

i think i am doing my share. although i might need a sponser.... any takers?:bounce

Frenzix me and you will rent a huge place , with land for 2 , 3 houses and a massive hanger full of old saved dubs. It will be the largest store of oldies anywhere , we'll build heaps of dubs and we'll be rich selling parts!!! Sound good?

Dan🙂🙂🙂

we havn't got an endless supply of these
so its only going to make the one left here worth more
so you should buy one if you havn't aready
and enjoy something thats only going to get rearer here in OZ.

Seriously like Frenzix if i had the space and cover i'd have a fastback , notch , splitty and T2 combi plus a couple more if i had the room. I am actually after a T3 squareback or notch to blast around in. Nothing fancy , just realiable with some rego on it. Gonna start looking next month

Dan🙂

dannyboy67 wrote:Frenzix me and you will rent a huge place , with land for 2 , 3 houses and a massive hanger full of old saved dubs. It will be the largest store of oldies anywhere , we'll build heaps of dubs and we'll be rich selling parts!!! Sound good?

Dan🙂🙂🙂

here we go again, where were these 18 found, on wasteland, barns, rotting away in yards, where??
and as for buying them all and storing them, this isnt a coin or stamp collection were talking about. And making heaps of cash isnt that what these guys are doing, so whats the difference.
Who cares change the record will yer!!!

I have no problem with them being sold to wherever, I was just stating that he wont sell them to anyone here.....

N!

i dont mind them going too much because they will be restored and happy..but i would rather then be restored and happy in Australia.. And if i had the money i would definatley get one myself.. but i dont, and im glad people like frenzix do have a few and are restoring them to stay in Australia.. if i chose to express the fact i would like them all to stay here i will. and if somone dosen't like it, well stiff shit. don't read my posts..

Maybe one day i will be able to get one, who knows🙂

I feel people who are just buying stuff to stick them in a shed somewhere hoping that one day they will get to it are not doing anyone else nor Dubs a favour. Anyone who restored a car before know how long it takes. I thought I would finish mine in 6 months. Its been nearly 2 years so far. So if you end up with 3 or 4, it will be 10 years before you get them on the road. How can that be good for anyone or anything?
About a year ago, I responded to a Trading Post ad about some parts. Went to the guys house, he was in his early 60s and retired. Had a backyard full of VWs including 2 T3 Ghias and two Splitties. All in pretty bad shape and good for nothing except some parts. He has been "collecting" for the last 15 years also intending to restore them all. Sadly the fate of all vehicles he had was the tip.

[Edited on 18-6-2004 by karmannghia60]

well i am trying my best.
beetle- rego'd... drove the beast today. so much fun withthe semaphores in a community like ours.
splitty -rego'd... the lady took this to work today. although i bet the safaris werent open. where did i put that heater anyway...😠
neville- rego'd... haven driven him for a week now. poor lad, at least he has the warmest spot in the shed.
buggy- rego'd went to hockey training in this on wednesday. somethimes you just need to chill. great way to do it.
dcab- be sorted. the lady is checking on this baby next week. still a bit of a way off yet.
T34ghia- getting this on sunday. hope to have it on vintage rego as soon as. and if i find a home for neville this baby will be rego'd for sure.


frenzix what was teh name of that therapist again!!!!:alien

Good on ya 2Gs 😎. When do you get time to enjoy all these beaties? Do you have a big shed to store all of them?