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 wombatventures
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| posted on July 3rd, 2015 at 05:41 PM |
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Is Dub spotting really a mental health issue?
Driving through Adelaide this arvo to pick the Missus up from the airport. Spotted a Square back in a yard. Next saw a Lowlight Kombi in a shop
carpark, (looked like a sister to ours, same central pop top above the sliding door.). Then in a yard I spotted a semi Baja'd Beetle and then a few
minutes later a sweet red KG.
Hell the dog jumped and stared when I yelled "full set!"
Is this normal behaviour, or is living in a country town with few Dubs a possible diagnosis. I'd ask the Missus be she already thinks I need a padded
room.
Is 7 air cooled Dubs in 15 minutes anywhere near a record for Dub spotting?
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oldskoolguy
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| posted on July 3rd, 2015 at 06:26 PM |
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"The best trophies are stone chips"
1969 1500 Beetle "Otis"
2008 Golf GTI
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modnrod
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| posted on July 3rd, 2015 at 06:33 PM |
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Today, in the Midwest (population 5000 for 40000 sq km, and I rekn they're joking for sure..........) I saw a bright red fat-bummed whale-tailed
Beetle on shiny gold 8-spoke alloys.
It was on a trailer, and it looked so "show ready" I almost pulled past him and yelled to ask to have a good look it was that nice.
What are the odds, VW Bush Week!
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wombatventures
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| posted on July 4th, 2015 at 07:39 PM |
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I almost stopped to see if i could find the Kombi owner and ask them about it.
It's a disease
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eXraycer
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| posted on July 4th, 2015 at 11:43 PM |
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I'm pretty sure they call it the Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon. http://www.psmag.com/books-and-culture/theres-a-name-for-that-the-baader-meinhof-phenomenon-59670
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wombatventures
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| posted on July 5th, 2015 at 06:40 PM |
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Its Baader-Meinhof if its new to you. But if youve been a Dub fan for years, it's definately a disease or obsession. As a Holden junkie I still have
the same problem spotting pre Commodore classics.
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eXraycer
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| posted on July 6th, 2015 at 11:04 AM |
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I'm pretty sure I'm right. That article I referenced before was poorly written click bait that got it's info from an equally bad Wiki page. Baader
Meinhoff is otherwise known as the Frequency Illusion. It's classified as a cognitive bias. Here's another questionable link. http://wordspy.com/index.php?word=frequency-illusion
Btw, keep dub spotting. There are worse things to be doing like spotting Hondas or Hyundais.
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| posted on July 6th, 2015 at 11:35 AM |
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You never ever grow out of this condition, I've got it (along with a sheet load of other old[er] codgers) with sweet young things, though I've
noticed that it seems to be morphing onwards to old(er) sweet things.
Oh, and dubs of all varieties too.
I dream of a day when a chicken can cross a road without being asked for it's motive!
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Perezoso
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| posted on July 6th, 2015 at 06:57 PM |
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My two year old yells TOMBI way before we ever see a kombi rolling down the street, she then fist pumps and claps her hands. My four year old boy is
just as crazy. They make it very infectious.
72 super beetle
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bugmaniaar
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| posted on July 6th, 2015 at 11:25 PM |
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Im starting to tremble...need to see a vw soon.......
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wombatventures
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| posted on July 7th, 2015 at 01:21 PM |
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I've been watching the first season of CHiPs lately, its like late beetle porn!
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volk hogan
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| posted on July 21st, 2015 at 03:47 PM |
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sounds normal, the people that don't get excited over air cooled dubs are the ones with mental health issues..
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silver
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| posted on July 21st, 2015 at 06:07 PM |
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Richard Holzl called it HIV-w
Keeping it real !
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vlad01
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| posted on July 22nd, 2015 at 11:00 AM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by bugmaniaar
Im starting to tremble...need to see a vw soon.......
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lol
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vlad01
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| posted on July 22nd, 2015 at 11:08 AM |
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I do tend to notice the cars I like and can spot them easy, but I dont go nuts trying to spot them.
I mostly spot type 3s, pre 95 Porsche and pre 95 Commys except for VLs , coz they're shit lol.
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