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DieHard1963Fan
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| posted on February 25th, 2013 at 08:29 PM |
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Thoughts on the new beetle?
It's probably already a topic which in my I just haven't noticed. But what's everyone's thoughts on the 2013 beetle. I checked it out the other
day and its a vast improvement over the last one.
Still nowhere near the original ofcourse, and for some reason the salesman I talked to thought that a steering wheel for my old one would cost $2000
Call stockers boring if you want, but VW sure sold a lot of them that way

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| posted on February 25th, 2013 at 08:48 PM |
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Hate it. Won't be cool till the engines in the back and a flat four.
This is my Volkswagen, there are many like it, but this one is mine. Without me my Volkswagen is useless, without my Volkswagen, I am useless.
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| posted on February 25th, 2013 at 11:11 PM |
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Or atleast rear wheels drive...
just because its a kit car... doesnt mean its not a vw!
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| posted on February 26th, 2013 at 07:47 AM |
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Love the new look... I reckon only second in sexy'ness to the Scirocco R.
Launch day up here is Sat apparently, but have some time booked in one tomorrow through Ian Boettcher VW that sponsors our club... will let you know
what I think after bit of a fang !!!
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| posted on February 26th, 2013 at 08:09 AM |
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Yeah I like the new look. The dash is also a lot better.
I was lucky to play a part in the launch the other week in Brisbane. This time around Volkswagen are starting to see they have a history just like all
things that have become an icon.
They wanted to display where it all began and where they are with it now etc
Here is a sneak peek and you will read and see more about it later in motor magazines etc that attended the event.
Here is the truck collecting my beetle

And a shot from part of the display with all that are now icons.

I wish to thank them for all the care taken with the car while they had it.
It was a pleasure. Big thumbs up.
And while my beetle was away I'm out enjoying the perks.
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| posted on February 26th, 2013 at 09:59 AM |
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You mean this new Beetle???
http://jalopnik.com/exclusive-will-i-ams-900-000-one-of-a-kind-car-is-ac-2995...
Looks nice and will go fast but too exspensive. They have forgotten their roots.
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| posted on February 26th, 2013 at 02:43 PM |
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Thats one beast! LOL
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| posted on February 26th, 2013 at 03:16 PM |
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Some people have too much money and not enough brains, I'm showing my age now I know but I read most of that crap trying to figure out who Will I Am
is, then I see the Black Eye Peas bit, nuff said, stop reading, hit delete.
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| posted on February 26th, 2013 at 04:00 PM |
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Not about will I am Donn, Its more the car that I was linking too.
But I know what you mean. I was watching the Graham Norton Show and it took me a fair while to work out who he was.
Mainly cause I don;t know much about the black eyed pees like you yound at heart folks.
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| posted on February 26th, 2013 at 08:00 PM |
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I sat in the one in Ian Boettcher motors today and it was pretty good. When I first saw pictures of it I wasn't impressed but it has grown on me
over time and it was a lot better in the flesh than I expected.
If you could fit a towbar I would probably buy one.
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| posted on February 26th, 2013 at 08:21 PM |
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I like my new bug lol
and I like the new new bug , it come withretro rims, that look cool.
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| posted on February 26th, 2013 at 08:25 PM |
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http://www.vwinvergrove.com/2012-volkswagen-beetle.htm
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| posted on February 26th, 2013 at 08:44 PM |
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I see in USofA they have a new version of the Yellow Black Racers
The 0-100km/hr run takes 6.6 seconds
http://www.autoblog.com/2013/02/07/2014-volkswagen-beetle-gsr-chicago-2013/
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| posted on February 27th, 2013 at 07:22 AM |
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pfft... all we get is the pissy 1.4 engine...
see.... air and water do mix
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| posted on February 27th, 2013 at 11:05 AM |
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I got emailed pictures from the launch today but most are copyrighted by the photographer etc. Anyway In talks at the moment to arrange one to be at
the Jamboree in April.
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| posted on February 27th, 2013 at 07:15 PM |
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i like the new camaro
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