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 dj_daniel88
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your daily driver??
Just curious:
How many of you drive your air cooled VW's as your daily driver?
And how many of you prefer a modern comfortable vehicle for daily driving, and leave your VW for the weekends/fun?
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hellbugged
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| posted on September 26th, 2008 at 09:35 PM |
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every day of the week!..........straight cut gears, 48mm duals and phat boy, LUV IT!
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rose
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| posted on September 26th, 2008 at 09:57 PM |
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I do I have a choose of company cars either Buz or Beryl as my daily drivers.lol
And this for my weekend fun bug.
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| posted on September 26th, 2008 at 09:59 PM |
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I drive a GEKO but the radiator is aircooled so does that count ?
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Joel
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| posted on September 26th, 2008 at 10:02 PM |
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my bug these days is just a fair weather weekend show pony but for a few years i drove it daily as it was my only registered car
but i must be getting old cos i gotta have my powerwindows, climate control, powersteering etc for daily use
plus the ford can be replaced in a heartbeat if anything happend to it the bug cant
its funny tho beetles and kombis and the odd type 3 are about the only 70s cars i encounter daily around here
gotta say something for good old german engineering standing the test of time
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trickysimon
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| posted on September 26th, 2008 at 10:38 PM |
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I drive mine everyday.......thats everyday that there isnt somthing wrong with it 
Simon
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CB CRAIG
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| posted on September 27th, 2008 at 03:18 AM |
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I have a Country Buggy that i drive daily if the weather is good as it has no roof yet,other wise i get around in a Pajero.
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68AutoBug
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| posted on September 27th, 2008 at 04:17 AM |
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Here is My beetle which I drive every chance i get
it doesn't get driven every day
but most days and weekends..
Lee
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- [size=4]Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY--- [/size]
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| posted on September 27th, 2008 at 08:00 AM |
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Yep - except when i go to soccer and then i take my T3 bus
Its my company car. Others have Land Cruiser, Lotus Elise, Prius, BMW etc etc
Mainly a commuter but also does site trips and buisness trips
Futue te ipsum!!!
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| posted on September 27th, 2008 at 08:34 AM |
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Everyday through the Sydney Harbour Tunnel.
74 > 54
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dj_daniel88
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| posted on September 27th, 2008 at 11:03 PM |
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So do you guys ever miss having all those luxuries available in modern cars?
I have a dilemma... I no longer have room for two cars. I initially wanted a Beetle for weekend driving and fun, and to keep my Golf gti for daily
driving. Now that I only have one car space I don't know! To sell the Golf and buy a Bug seems like taking a massive step backwards, and even though
it would be fun at first I'd probably miss the comfort of my Golf.
Simon, by the way awesome car. Love the paint job on it, hope you get that fixed soon.
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hellbugged
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| posted on September 27th, 2008 at 11:11 PM |
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trickysimon
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| posted on September 28th, 2008 at 02:32 AM |
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Cheers man 
What do you mean miss the luxuries?
Climate control? Try quarter windows!
Power Steering? No weight in the front anyway!
Car too loud? Turn the stereo up! 
Simon
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jigga
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| posted on September 28th, 2008 at 10:19 AM |
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i still think the geko is cool!! 
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| posted on September 28th, 2008 at 11:06 AM |
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I drive my Daihatsu daily but the Notch isn't registered yet, as for luxuries there's not much in the Sirion apart from the radio cassette that'd
be missing in the notch.
72 Notch, 72 Beetle
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| posted on September 28th, 2008 at 01:50 PM |
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i have a 76 panel that ive been using as a daily lately but my usual daily is a T4 wasser pumper.. air n steer etc.. spoilt..
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| posted on September 28th, 2008 at 03:04 PM |
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Drive my 56 every day to uni and work.
Not a huge drive (km wise) every day, but I'd rather be doing it in the dub than anything else. Even with the temp going up an up (gotta love Darwin
weather)
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| posted on September 28th, 2008 at 03:14 PM |
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drive my beetle everyday until the buggy is on the road...... use the 4wd for towing cause its too slow too drive often
What my garage isn't messy........Well chaos is a form of order isn't it?
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| posted on September 28th, 2008 at 03:53 PM |
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well it was my 1978 300d merc untill desiel prices through the roof. So know unfortunatly (not) i have to drive the manx when its not raining 
matt
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penguin
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| posted on September 28th, 2008 at 04:18 PM |
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Drive Osama (my 71 square) every day, and on weekends as well
Wouldn't swap him for my Subie (sold it now) or got back to a toyota either. You'd be surprised how quickly you forget about the so called required
aircon, power windows, central locking etc.
'Ah, whatever................'
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mscabrio
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| posted on September 28th, 2008 at 04:19 PM |
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I used to drive my 2003 NB Cabrio daily but then got a job in the city with a dodgey car park so parked the cabrio in the garage and bought a cheapie
Daewoo. Daewoo way to slow so sold that and bought a Polo GTI. So now Cabrio sits in the garage alongside my 1974 Bug which was fully restored last
year, both rarely get driven unfortunatly.
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| posted on September 28th, 2008 at 04:30 PM |
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here's my daily though its not usually this loaded up !!
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trickysimon
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| posted on September 28th, 2008 at 04:33 PM |
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Looks like you would be able to see a lot with that driver side mirror phatratpat
Simon
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| posted on September 28th, 2008 at 04:52 PM |
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when I have the swamp cooler on I use the force when changing lanes !!
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Baja Wes
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| posted on September 28th, 2008 at 07:11 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by trickysimon
What do you mean miss the luxuries?
Climate control? Try quarter windows!
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Or install climate control
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| posted on September 28th, 2008 at 07:15 PM |
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Well the Notch has been quite a good standby this year since giving up the daily grind of work and Sydney traffic but some 40 odd year parts started
to show fatigue. The front tranny mount being the main one.
After driving early Bugs and Type 3s from 1964 to present, I must go along with Joel and rather the modern nice bits. The VW aircooled gave way to
the bigger watercooled stuff in 1979 for the main vehicles and I've never regretted the move especially the safety features. My main concern these
days is finding parts, especially panels for early Type 3 vehicles so the less I drive it, the less chance of damage. It' still only travelled
around 60,000 km in its life since 1964.
But isn't it nice to keep the old VW dream alive!
DH
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trickysimon
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| posted on September 28th, 2008 at 07:56 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by Baja Wes
| Quote: | Originally
posted by trickysimon
What do you mean miss the luxuries?
Climate control? Try quarter windows!
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Or install climate control
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Pfft take a teaspoon of cement and harden the f@#k up!
Simon
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Joel
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| posted on September 28th, 2008 at 07:59 PM |
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yes chopper.....
it not hard to install the mod cons in a vw
i got gen5 celica seats for comfort, power windows and central locking, the A/C is in progress and once my rack and peanut conversion is finished
thats as good as power steering
oh yea and a working heater... which i havent used since i put back
in
all that still wont make me drive it daily tho
till all the other idiots on the road learn how to drive safely
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| posted on September 28th, 2008 at 08:01 PM |
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if all goes to plan by the end of this week my 69 fasty should be on the road and will be driven daily
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| posted on September 29th, 2008 at 07:09 AM |
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My 65 Orange Smoothie
1916 engine fuel injected as me questions
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