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Glenn  Mr. 010

Joined: December 25, 2001 Posts: 43583 Location: Long Island, New York, USA
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Mr. Loaf Samba Member

Joined: March 30, 2005 Posts: 1919 Location: Okra, Oklahoma
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Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 3:16 am Post subject: |
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Never met a Woman who owned a Bus but I was always amazed by the number of Women that would talk to me about mine. They were complete strangers that either had a story to tell or just wanted to have a look at the inside. The guys I met always asked the technical questions and wanted to see the engine. Evidently the Women were the smarter of the bunch because they knew that the inside was the big attraction. Seriously, do you think you can score in an engine compartment? _________________ Never drive faster than your Angel can fly
$24,100 was too hard to resist................. |
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1977_L63H_P27 Samba Member

Joined: January 17, 2006 Posts: 1892 Location: Bristol, Tennessee
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Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 4:27 am Post subject: |
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| Newton wrote: | | 1977_L63H_P27 wrote: | I was into VW's before I met my wife. After we got together I started driving Bugs exclusively. She told me one day that she liked VW's but had always wanted a bus. We found her one (well two we turned into one) and she got the same reactions that you volks are experiencing. My wife is barely five feet tall and small built, so she always heard "Are you that little girl that drives that BIG bus?".
More than 15 years later and she's still a bus pilot . She found and purchased the '77 we have now. And even tho' I sold my '72 to finance the rebuild, the '77 is her bus. When I'm good, she lets me drive . Peace! |
Does she have a problem reaching the pedals? My wife is only 4'11" and when she rides in the passenger seat, her feet don't reach the floor so she refuses to even try driving. |
No problem at all. I have thoroughly cleaned and lightly greased the seat rails so that we can switch out easily. But even in the '73 with it's hacked in Dodge hi-backs, she had no trouble driving it. And the passenger seat sits different than the drivers anyway. Tell her not to be intimidated. Peace! _________________
| busdaddy wrote: | ...and try a few chubby ones until you find one you like.
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| die Prinzen wrote: | Wir lieben unsere Autos mehr als unsere Frau'n
Denn deutschen Autos können wir vertrau'n
We love our cars more than our women
Because we can trust German cars |
Full Moon Bus Club
LOOKING FOR 191 601 169 CENTER CAPS FOR MY PASSAT |
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daniel5560 Samba Member

Joined: August 20, 2003 Posts: 235 Location: Western Mass
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Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 4:45 am Post subject: |
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So girls driving VW's do exist...........
(20 y/o male here)
Up here in western MA it's rare enough to even see another Vanagon, let alone a girl driving an old aircooled. |
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Wildthings Samba Member

Joined: March 13, 2005 Posts: 9715
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Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 4:57 am Post subject: |
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| towd wrote: | when the Bays hit the market, I would say that over 80% of the driver were female, they were new, not needing much work.
This is not saying single or married. |
I found this to be true of ACVW in general where I lived when when they were all so new, the fairer sex tended to drive them more often. They may well have been more tolerance of the lower HP/weight ratios than men. |
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Desertbusman Samba Member

Joined: June 03, 2005 Posts: 6501 Location: Arizona
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Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 4:58 am Post subject: |
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Probably about a half dozen women bus owners around here that I know of. And see others every once in a while. Plus quite a few bug and type 3 owners.
And maybe a couple of them I would call lovely ladies.
Of all us many VW guys I doubt that many of us are refered to as wonderful gentlemen. _________________ The best thing that anyone can do for their Bay is get the Bentley service manual. Without it the bus is pretty much doomed.
| 73kombi wrote: | | when that red light goes on, you have to make a choice. | | Amskeptic wrote: | I am not answering that.
Respectfully,
GoBuyABentley |
71 Superbug
71 Westy |
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vdub_vagabond Samba Member
Joined: June 10, 2009 Posts: 28 Location: long island
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Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 6:49 am Post subject: |
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| ScooterD35 wrote: | vdub vagabond,
I think I may have asked you about your bus after the Dead show at Nassau this spring. A very nice bus if it's the one I'm remembering.
Scooter |
i was there! was it a dormobile? i think i had the only one on the lot. _________________ 1970 type 2 dormobile
It should not be denied that being footloose has always exhilarated us. It is associated in our minds with escape from history and oppression and law and irksome obligations. Absolute freedom. And the road has always led west. |
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towd Samba Member
Joined: June 20, 2005 Posts: 2352
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Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 8:34 am Post subject: |
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So no ones ever seen the woman that drove this bus. It was sold for a Bay ..liner
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crofty Judas of the North

Joined: August 09, 2000 Posts: 13629 Location: Ego trippin at the gates of Hell
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Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 10:09 am Post subject: |
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still no pics? _________________ Moderator note:
This poster is considered by many members to be negative and/or offensive and may not be for everyone.
If the posts made are not to your taste, please do not read the thread.
I am Bastard, hear me Roar- |
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fastinradford Samba Member
Joined: June 08, 2008 Posts: 2903 Location: Athens Ohio
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Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 10:21 am Post subject: |
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I met my live in gf at a car show, both had the only air cooled. I was just traveling through, and when we met, I ended up getting a house
Now we have a '70 standard beetle,
my '68 bug and her ghia.
Although it's no longer a stocker
keep up the faith, they do exist. _________________ 95 jetta 5spd, (first waterpumper vw)
the nice 74 Ghia, (of course the fiance drives that one).
My mk1 jetta 1.6d
"It'd still be like my grandads old broom though, original, only 3 new heads and two new handles" -Marv [UK] |
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420GOAT Samba Member

Joined: March 31, 2006 Posts: 2440 Location: Wilmington 90744 rehabbing one bus at a time.
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Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 10:22 am Post subject: |
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very misleading title, please Ev. put this on lockdown.  _________________ Saca la!! Fuma la!! Pasa la!!
Check out my new Baywindow dash!
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=340150
Want to trade a pair of black plates for some parts?...call me. |
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foxtail1 Samba Member

Joined: February 04, 2008 Posts: 637 Location: graham
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Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 10:46 am Post subject: |
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My tried to drive my bus and had a hard time trying to move the seat forward and gave up.....She is about 5 foot 3 inches. She also did not understand the reverse gear. So it looks like I will be the only driver. _________________ As they say, "You never know until you ask the question."
64 bug
64 bus
59 ghia
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EZ Gruv King of Plaid

Joined: December 10, 2002 Posts: 5759 Location: Las Vegas
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Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 11:39 am Post subject: |
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| Daverham wrote: | Somebody had to do SOMETHING about this thread, stat! So I went out to Google.... This is all I got. Not a bad start.
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We did a "Girls and Bays" thread; it eventually got deleted. Don't try again. _________________ Eric
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| Westy Steve wrote: | | EZ, I didn't enjoy your reply |
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