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posted on November 24th, 2011 at 02:53 AM
20+ years but worth the wait
My 16 year old son has finally made himself useful!! Having passed his Learners my wife is more than nervous about letting him
loose on the road. So to put her mind at ease we established a couple of rules, well many rules, but two that are of relevance here. He should learn
to drive in a manual so that it isn't treated like another video game and he should learn in a slow car ..... how about a Beetle?!?!
So Dad is reliving his youth and now has a '75 1600 L parked in the garage. He's a bit fatter than my last/first Beetle, a '68, and has a big arse
with the 'fat' tail lights, but that's probably a bit of a parallel with me 20+ years down the track. 'Sonny' makes all the right sounds, drives
well and after less than a week in the family is much loved.
He'll require an engine rebuild/replacement at some point, but for the time being I've been reading through the copy of How to Keep Your VW
Alive that I have owned since 1987 and given him some love to keep him happy.
All is good.
"Ownership of a Beetle is not a destination it is a journey."
dragsters for life
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posted on November 24th, 2011 at 06:38 AM
cool as and welcome to avd
throw up some pics as we love pics
great first car
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posted on November 26th, 2011 at 08:49 PM
Introducing 'Sonny'
Here's the lad in all his green glory.
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posted on November 24th, 2011 at 02:53 AM
