It seems like only yesterday that I can remember the new VW Beetle was to
be released by Volkswagen and the Concept 1 cars were to be seen in the
magazines and in Matchbox form. I remember back in 1996 when it was 2 years
off yet. Now here we are in 2008 and the new beetle is 10 years old. I
Yeah! I had a black 2002 diesel beetle for a commuter car when I was working
from San Diego to north LA regularly and was getting 50mpg even running it
constantly at 80+ mph. I wish I would have kept it and converted it to bio
diesel and then brought in a 250 gallon storage tank and made the
NQ,
I remember buying a T-Shirt at a VW dealership in the mid-90's
that has the New Beetle car on it. They hadn't even officially named
it the New Beetle yet; the shirt said Concept car. I still have the shirt
(though it probably doesn't fit as well). I bought a '99 NB in 2001 with
25,000
Piece of trivia stuck in my head.
Motorcycle shop. Jets for a Mikuni (?) carb. If they don't have the size
you need buy small and drill to spec (with a proper set of jet drill bits).
If you're good enough with a torch to avoid destroying your current jets
you should be able to fill the old jets
Hey Erin,
Great post and great Australian pics.? Quite a lovely young lady that
accompanied you there!!? I wish we could get Jim Zunfolge1432 and Bill May back
in some active discussions too.? I have been mostly lurking, but try to help
when I can.? I still recall the picture of a Bug body on
I enjoy the email lists more than the forums also. I'm also
on the Karmann Ghia list, which is quite a bit busier than
this list.
I drive my '65 convertible several days per week in the summer
and will have my wife's '67 ghia on the road this summer. I hope
to get the '73 SB on the road also.
