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ernieballbass
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Joined: June 14, 2006
Posts: 191
Location: Orlando, Fl
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hey guys,
i just wanted to introduce myself. my name is chris and i live in Orlando. i've been a long-time member of thesamba, but this is my first time to this particular forum.
i have always had aircooled volkswagens. i had a couple of bugs, a baywindow bus, ghia and still have a VW Thing. all of these have shared daily driver duty until recently. yesterday, i picked up a 1988 vw fox. it is a substantial upgrade from my daily driver 1971 super....i missed having AC and a radio lol.
everything works on this car! i'm going to wash/wax/shampoo everything this weekend. here's a picture.
i absolutely love this car  so many possibilities.
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TDCTDI
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Joined: August 31, 2013
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Location: North Carolina
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Nice score, while the Fox is not on too many "I want" lists, that year is probably one of the best combinations of that chassis design & a much better daily driver than most ACVW. Don't get me wrong, I love my air cooleds, but to have a car that can cruise at 70-80 all day long & not have to constantly adjust & tinker with, is a real treat. The only downside to the fox is almost no aftermarket support of all the little plastic crap that's going to break on you, mechanically, it's a solid little beast.
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RDIRTY2
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Joined: October 26, 2015
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Location: PORT SAINT LUCIE
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dam thats clean welcome to the wetside lol....
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Old n' slow
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Location: Western Maryland
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Neat little car . Too bad they never offered a Diesel version .
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All my daily drivers gone but not forgotten;
1964(sunroof)1967 & (2)1968 Beetles , 1968 Squareback , 1963 (23 window )Deluxe Sunroof Bus , 1969 Westphalia camper, 1974 Dasher , 1985 Vanagon , (2) 1981 Rabbit Diesels & a 1991 Jetta Diesel . |
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RDIRTY2
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Location: PORT SAINT LUCIE
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| Neat little car . Too bad they never offered a Diesel version . |
they actually did,just not in the usa  never figured out why myself, my cousin in south america has one
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Old n' slow
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Location: Western Maryland
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| RDIRTY2 wrote: |
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| Neat little car . Too bad they never offered a Diesel version . |
they actually did,just not in the usa never figured out why myself, my cousin in south america has one |
Yes. I know, just not here. The rest of the World has a lot more freedom in choosing vehicles..... There seems to be a Diesel version of just about every car made...... Only the USA can't have them : (
Either too dirty( but getting way better fuel mileage) or too unsafe ( for us in the Land of the Free & Home of the Brave )
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Currently own : 1969 Beetle w/ 1600cc, Single Port, Solex 30 PICT 2, Dist. 113 905 205 T, stock exhaust.
All my daily drivers gone but not forgotten;
1964(sunroof)1967 & (2)1968 Beetles , 1968 Squareback , 1963 (23 window )Deluxe Sunroof Bus , 1969 Westphalia camper, 1974 Dasher , 1985 Vanagon , (2) 1981 Rabbit Diesels & a 1991 Jetta Diesel . |
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RDIRTY2
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Joined: October 26, 2015
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Location: PORT SAINT LUCIE
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| Old n' slow wrote: |
| RDIRTY2 wrote: |
| Old n' slow wrote: |
| Neat little car . Too bad they never offered a Diesel version . |
they actually did,just not in the usa never figured out why myself, my cousin in south america has one |
Yes. I know, just not here. The rest of the World has a lot more freedom in choosing vehicles..... There seems to be a Diesel version of just about every car made...... Only the USA can't have them : (
Either too dirty( but getting way better fuel mileage) or too unsafe ( for us in the Land of the Free & Home of the Brave ) |
agreed
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