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

not about my car, but the title to this thread is dumb.....or is that bumb

"When you drive off,the VW on the hubcap will look like a Swastika"

"My old boss had a really old one of these that was a diesel"

I have a Meyers Manx , I stopped at a set of lights and the bloke beside me yelled out ( sweet ride I really love those old Mokes )

Hey 44 degress and night shift..gimee a break

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.

A long time ago in my father's Beetle - "would you like me to check your oil and water?" when they were still Service Stations.

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



*note the absolute sarcasm

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.

You'd better mind your Ps and Qs, young fella.........[too old for most people on here?]

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".

When people work out I have Subaru motor in my car they ask if I put it in the front or did I fit the AWD as well.

Someone looking at the VW jack, next to the spare wheel asked - "Is that a water tap?"

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.

Dumbest thing I have said personally,

" I'll keep it reasonably standard"

The one that I can't even be bothered to answer now is "You've done a good job removing the roof!" (The car's a cabrio :spin

Some common Kombi questions by passers-by:

"Have you been around Australia?"
"Where do you buy these?"
"Where's the engine?"
"Where's the bed?"

On telling people I also drive a Bora:
"What's that?"

Ah well played Phil,
I walked into that one.

Hey mate your boot lid is falling off? (deck lid stood off)
Has that got a Porsche engine in it?

Talking about negative camber "is your back wheel falling off"

nice KG you have there (said to a type 3 owner)

I have not has this personally but I know is a common one.

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.