Re: [MBZ] People With Old VWs Have Lost Their Minds

Peter Frederick wrote: One of the things that does them in is failure to replace the o-rings on the oil cooler. This permits oil to leak eventually, and it usually catches fire, followed by the fuel tank siphoning out (standpipe is too short, it will drain the entire tank onto the engine

Re: [MBZ] People With Old VWs Have Lost Their Minds

Zoltan Finks wrote: I agree that the older ones are nicer looking - with the cool parking lamps and all. Didn't those older models have wierd wheels with really big, non-round hub holes? I know the Things did. The infamous wide 5 wheels. I know they were used on Buses for a while, at

Re: [MBZ] People With Old VWs Have Lost Their Minds

In the local (Citrus County, Florida) newspaper for the past ten days: '68 Beetle, new engine, tires, and exhaust. $2200 or best offer. 352-527-8312. Also, parked in someones yard on the way to town: Pre-'70s Beetle, hippy paint job. Less than $2000. Gerry

Re: [MBZ] People With Old VWs Have Lost Their Minds

Yes, and far, far too many of them have amplified exhaust. Love VDubbs if you want, but few things are more irritating than amplified VW Bug exhaust. And yes, the Baja is quite popular in the desert (what some may know as a dune buggy or the like). These are what started the stinger unmuffled

Re: [MBZ] People With Old VWs Have Lost Their Minds

Zoltan Finks wrote: And yes, the Baja is quite popular in the desert (what some may know as a dune buggy or the like). I think of the Baja Bug as a VW with fiberglass front end and bonnet, jacked up suspension, big rear wheels, and high exhaust. Still has the VW body shell and floor pan, and

Re: [MBZ] People With Old VWs Have Lost Their Minds

owned it. Thanks, Tom Hargrave 256-656-1924 www.kegkits.com -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Zoltan Finks Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2006 12:10 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] People With Old VWs Have Lost Their Minds

Re: [MBZ] People With Old VWs Have Lost Their Minds

] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Zoltan Finks Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2006 12:10 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] People With Old VWs Have Lost Their Minds Wow! Really? A VW bug costs that much? How about the ones from Mexico? Are they any different? They kept

Re: [MBZ] People With Old VWs Have Lost Their Minds

Yeah, sloppy care kills them off, for sure. Ours rusted away, it eventually go junked when the front suspension got wobbly. One of the things that does them in is failure to replace the o-rings on the oil cooler. This permits oil to leak eventually, and it usually catches fire, followed by

[MBZ] People With Old VWs Have Lost Their Minds

Jesus, Mary ans Joesph! Started looking for an old Bug to fix up with boy child. It is becoming evident that people with pre-'70 Bugs are smokin' more crack than all the crack smokin' Mercedes diesel sellers combined. When did these go through the roof? Good God, y-all. Bob Rentfro From

Re: [MBZ] People With Old VWs Have Lost Their Minds

I was thinking about finding a VW Thing, talk about insane prices! I found one locally with lots of surface rust, rusty pans, seized engine, and all this because it had been out in the weather for years. Rodents had built a nest on top of the tank, and the moisture from their urine ate

Re: [MBZ] People With Old VWs Have Lost Their Minds

Interesting to hear of this trend. Wonder if it's owing to the apparent popularity of new VWs on the market today. I was surprised to see the most recent commercials featuring the likes of John Mayer and Slash (in separate commercials) jamming out on electric guitars plugged into their VDubbs.

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Zoltan Finks wrote: I was surprised to see the most recent commercials featuring the likes of John Mayer and Slash (in separate commercials) jamming out on electric guitars plugged into their VDubbs. I like the unpimp my ride commercials, in which they elaborately smash a FastFurious Japanese

Re: [MBZ] People With Old VWs Have Lost Their Minds

About twenty years ago when the vast majority of them had either rusted away or caught fire. They are VERY scarce, hence the high price for one in good shape. German autobody rust syndrome got most of them. Peter

Re: [MBZ] People With Old VWs Have Lost Their Minds

- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Peter Frederick Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2006 10:02 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] People With Old VWs Have Lost Their Minds About twenty years ago when the vast majority of them had either rusted away or caught

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Zoltan Finks wrote: Wow! Really? A VW bug costs that much? How about the ones from Mexico? Are they any different? They kept making them there after they stopped here. They're different in that they can't be licensed for use on U.S. roads. (Unless you play games with swapping the VIN

Re: [MBZ] People With Old VWs Have Lost Their Minds

Bob Rentfro wrote: Jesus, Mary ans Joesph! Started looking for an old Bug to fix up with boy child. It is becoming evident that people with pre-'70 Bugs are smokin' more crack than all the crack smokin' Mercedes diesel sellers combined. When did these go through the roof? Good God, y-all.