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Howdy folks im a newbie
fitzy - May 27th, 2006 at 07:18 PM

just a quick hello.
Im over from Ireland, currently on a 12 month working visa but after experiencing the weather and lifestyle here i never want to go home.

so if i do stay here i will be looking for a project splittie but i havent seen many for sale or even around australia.
it will be a while before i am in the market for one but was just looking for general info on whether they are widely available.i wont be looking for a finished product unless its really cheap (and we all know the likelyhood of that)
thanks folks

p.s i attached a picture or the kombi i sold to pay for my trip over here.

fitzy - May 31st, 2006 at 07:05 AM

no one replied :cry

seriously i know what u are all thinking.he wants to take one back to ireland.

eh..... no couldnt afford that.
plus im never going home :P

[ Edited on 30-5-2006 by fitzy ]

h - May 31st, 2006 at 11:12 AM

hey welcome.. enjoy our country and what a pity you couldnt bring the bay with you.. sweet ride that one.. have a great stay.. try n get to the vw show in valla in august..:smilegrin:

Fireball xl5 - May 31st, 2006 at 08:40 PM

hey Im a Scot who has been over here for about 2 and a half years so far. There are splittys around, they are just hiding.
What spec was your bay?
Mate had a 2ltr with some mild tuning that we took round europe, went to lemans for the 24hr then down to spain and around a bit

fitzy - June 1st, 2006 at 12:26 PM

Hi fireball, mine was the 2 ltr twin carb but no mods.
i never fully finished it either.the interior was still bare when i sold it.decided to come over to Oz instead.
strong vw scene in ireland now too.not too many splits as u can imagine.rust got them a long time ago :cry
mine was the late bay and even that suffered from rust along the bottom 6 inches of nearly every panel !

so the splitties are hiding?hopefully one will find me.
was there many imported to begin with?i heard there wasnt but id love to know the exact figures.

Scarlet - June 1st, 2006 at 02:13 PM

sign here, and here...and initial there and there...OK!...Now you are under contract to buy and keep whatever kombi you buy, HERE in Aus.... If you break this contract, we send some of our boys over.... and they arent as nice as those IRA boys either ;)
have a great time over here!