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| posted on October 1st, 2007 at 08:31 PM |
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what's best year?
howdy, been looking for superbug .I like 73'- 75' model curved screen.Is there any model that you would recomend.Do the supers rust more than others
.cheers tim.
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| posted on October 1st, 2007 at 09:13 PM |
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Yes - supers rust more than others.
Fact. But no more than a 1976 standard.
Move on... find one without rust. They are out there.
What is best.
Personal taste.
I have (and always wanted) a 75L
Advantages over a 1302 flat sreen super are -
curved screen
2 bolt struts
rack and pinion
Biggest down side is finding one with a perfect dash.
Still - a mat covers a lot of sins.
Not THAT hard to get them reskinned.
1302s (1971-1972) are easier to find
75 1303's are probaly the hardest to find
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| posted on October 2nd, 2007 at 02:05 PM |
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thanks, but what is two bolt struts all about?
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| posted on October 2nd, 2007 at 04:17 PM |
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After 62&1/2 the Beetle lost it purity of design. Was then controlled by legislation and bean counters. But its all about personal choice and the
buyer decides whats suits them best. Good luck and hope you find your own choice ride. my2c
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| posted on October 2nd, 2007 at 04:19 PM |
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2 bolt struts are the later design
a bit more solid.
Earlier supers had a 3 bolt strut. as shown
If you like your Supers have a read on the following sites
http://www.superbeetles.com/welcome.htm
http://www.superbeetlesonly.com/
[ Edited on 2-10-2007 by Bizarre ]
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timbo67
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| posted on October 2nd, 2007 at 09:53 PM |
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like super beetles .com. also all aircooled forums are good
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| posted on October 2nd, 2007 at 09:55 PM |
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ive got a 72 sbug that fairly straight its in taree if your interested
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| posted on October 2nd, 2007 at 10:17 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by timbo67
thanks, but what is two bolt struts all about?
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Just a slightly different design/geometry of front strut... no biggy ad makes really no difference unless you want to spend $20 grand and put it on a
race track...
Like most other cars (eg: Commodores) the Supers got a little better with each advancing year but you should always buy on condition, not year: a nice
'71 is much nicer than a rusty '75 - like the one I 'killed' a few weeks ago!!
[ Edited on 2-10-2007 by VWCOOL ]
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| posted on October 2nd, 2007 at 10:35 PM |
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Go the 75L  ....................I have one you can have for about
$10K
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| posted on October 2nd, 2007 at 10:45 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by VWCOOL
Like most other cars (eg: Commodores) the Supers got a little better with each advancing year but you should always buy on condition, not year: a nice
'71 is much nicer than a rusty '75
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Well put. This is moreso my preference rather than specific years.
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timbo67
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| posted on October 2nd, 2007 at 10:46 PM |
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hey craig , you just out of my price range lol .love to here your guys adventures in volkswagen mag.
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Craig Torrens
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| posted on October 2nd, 2007 at 10:54 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
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hey craig , you just out of my price range lol .love to here your guys adventures in volkswagen mag.
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Cheers.............didn't race much this year, too busy collecting VW's :P
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