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posted on August 1st, 2006 at 10:50 AM
Ouch.. not kool
a reminder to drive safely when on the road to valla. Gonna be a long trip for some peoples, remember to get a good night sleep, and have a few breaks
on the way, no need to rush.
and of course.... have fun!
[ Edited on 1/8/2006 by bajachris88 ]
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posted on August 1st, 2006 at 12:21 PM
I hope that was a Left hand drive 1302S, as there wasn't much hope for a Right hand drive driver..
Wouldn't have been too good for the Left hand drive driver either...
How You go sideways into a power pole at high speed
must mean You are NOT driving normally..
although a local young girl rolled and totally wrecked Her 1302S locally a couple of years ago..
seems a tie rod end may have fell out...
meaning the tie rod end was worn out...
so, it wasn't the actual driving which got Her into trouble.
it was lack of maintenance...
Yes Chris,
its a Long way to Valla/Nambucca Heads for virtually most people..
Queensland - Victoria - Sydney - Southern and Northern NSW and inland NSW. South Australia..
Lee
This 1303S just hit the curb/gutter turning a corner.. at low speed. Was a nice looking Beetle before this.
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posted on August 1st, 2006 at 12:27 PM
drive safe guys
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posted on August 1st, 2006 at 12:29 PM
ouch ... the road in the first one... looks like a big puddle... speed+wet
roads.. askin for trouble
Pity bout that red one... thought the rear is probably still salvagable. Maybe if it was torsionbar, it would have bounced over the kerb... stupid
struts... Hope it wasn't urs mate. Cause it is a pity!
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posted on August 1st, 2006 at 12:46 PM
Chris,
It was a fellow in the UK who had spent thousands of hours on it...
and took hundreds of pics...
then this....
The windscreen popped out as the body was twisted
and the door won't shut...
strut was also ripped out...
He had a heavy USA type front bumper with rubber over riders
which didn't really help any....
I agree Chris, a Non Super beetle with torsion bar front end would have just mounted the gutter...
having the front suspension mounted to the body isn't good... IMHO...
funny the 1975 Beetle was a 1303 Super Beetle
but the 1976 Beetle was torsion bar front end and flat windscreen..
Volkswagenwerk was noted for only changing things that needed changing.......??
Lee
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posted on August 1st, 2006 at 12:56 PM
we gonna be seeing that silver ride of urs at valla lee?
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that white bug is a brazilian bug and is early 90s model
they had a funky set up there
early 6volt small window bodies with late model everything else
swing axle arse and b/j front
posted on August 1st, 2006 at 10:50 AM
