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codycat
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Location: Mobile, Alabama
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 Posted: Thu Sep 24, 2015 11:19 am Post subject: How many do you have? |
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I have a 67 beetle and a 91 Cabriolet. I am going to look at a squareback today.
This made me wonder if i was crazy..
Then i wondered how many of you all have more than one or two VW's.....and how often do you rotate driving them. And....should i get a third or am i crazy
If you have more than one...which do you have*??
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grandpa pete
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Location: St. Petersburg, FL
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You should always have a spare Volkswagen in case one doesn't start
63 VW two fold ragtop " Purple Car "
66 VW highly modified Type6 " mini camper "
And an air conditioned car for the wife
95 Buick Century.....76000 original miles
And a truck or van to get parts in
93 ford van .......217000 original miles
that's enough insurance bill for me.....
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63 two fold rag
66 sedan delivery Type 6
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codycat
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Location: Mobile, Alabama
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Ok...so you have four ... cool. You rotate driving them?
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Shanghai Paddles
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Location: Minneapolis, MN
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I have 2 VW's, my '67 bug and an '04 Passat. If it's not raining (or snowing!), I drive the bug (standoffs, don't feel like dealing with any potential issues). Otherwise I'm in the Passat. Although at this point I've got more money into the water cooled than the air cooled. Tune, exhaust, suspension, wheels and tires, sound system.
I also have a '94 Cherokee that sits around most of the time, but is nice when I need to pick up something larger, or when we get a lot of snow. I had a Dodge Dakota for a few months this summer, but just sold that.
I'm always a fan of having multiple vehicles, air cooled dubs a bonus. I just don't have the space for more 
Oh, and my brother has a pretty cool '04 TDI Jetta Wagon and my dad has a '02 S6 Avant. The driveway is pretty awesome when we all get together!
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1967 Beetle, 1915cc. ~Daily driver~
2004 Passat, 1.8t APR stage 2. ~Race car~
2004 Jetta TDI Wagon, Malone stage 2. ~Axle snapper/dog carrier~
2002 Audi S6 Avant ~When you need groceries fast~
2002 Audi S6 Avant, Manual Swap ~When you need groceries fast, but want to have fun~
2005 Audi A4, 2.0t APR Stage 1 ~Cause I needed another car...~ |
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KTPhil 
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Location: Conejo Valley, CA
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| At peak, I had 2 Bugs, a Squareback, a Fastback, and a Bus, with only two drivers in the family! I'm down to one now, just the Fastback. |
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sgmalt46
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Location: south san francisco
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six and yes i drive them all. also 2 older harleys and a ktm motard 
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55 deluxe 23 window bus
64 crew cab
55 rag top beetle
66 beetle
71 square back (sold) ! good luck with it Henry!
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flyboy161
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Rathguten
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| 10.... It's an illness of sorts. |
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KTPhil
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| Rathguten wrote: |
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Some would say it's the cure... |
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FullFender
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67' bug 69' camper and maybe a 55 oval with suicide doors.  |
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shano63
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Read my sig line and add an 08 civic
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08 Civic 5spd
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grandpa pete
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bluebus86
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three Bugs 61, 65, 66
one Ghia 58
three 914's 70, 72, 72 (one with a Buick 231 motor)
one kelmark kit car, VW based, 70
one Bus, 63
one vanagon 86
one 356C 63
one triumph spitfire 80
one ford Explorer 91 (for sale)
13 cars, a bakers dozen. about half run. try to drive each one at least once every couple weeks, some daily drivers.
heck 13 cars, is 65 tires (counting spares) that is a lot of rubber
I also can have over 100 gallons of gasoline in the tanks!
NO, YOUR NOT CRAZY YET!!!!!
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Volktales
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Location: Nanaimo, B.C. CANADA
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Sadly, more then are shown in my signature line... It is a disease. I do have a "multi-vehicle" collector plate though which does allow me to drive multiple cars under one license plate... The only way I can afford to do this...
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1974 "Restfalia" Camper 2000 cc EFI 2001-
1970 Beetle first car, rotten, yard art 1985-
1966 Sunroof Beetle, restored 1998-
1964 Ghia, ongoing project 2007-
1962 Beetle Beryl,original paint survivor 2012-
1970 Savannah Beige Beetle 2012-
1992 16v GTI, 100% stock 2006-
1991 "Terseo", wife's old daily 1995-
1969 Chevrolet CST/10 (family owned since new)
1965 Gold Corvair Monza 2021-
1966 and 1965 Monza 2022- |
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tasb
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Location: Pentwater, Michigan
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See the signature line and yes they are all running and driven. I am confirmed crazy. There is a rumor in my small town that its known for old VW's. What isn't being realized is that they are almost all mine- the daily driven ones anyway.
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1965 hardtop Deluxe Microbus owned since 1990 M 620 factory 12 v 1500cc
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Zylinderkopf
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I got 3 plus my son's '70 camper bus in my care. I keep them all running and am always trying to drive each enough to keep the fluids moving and the batteries charged. No favorite....I love them all !! I always keep my eyes open for the next one.
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1966 Beetle 1300
1970 Karmann Ghia Coupe
1971 Super Beetle
1974 Thing
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Cusser
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67jason
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67 bug hardtop
67 bug sunroof
67 ghia
64 bug
67 bug hardtop project
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Gary Haberman
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Makes me feel inadequate-I only have two bugs-'62 ragtop and '66 sedan. The '62 is my daily driver but I am slowly restoring both. Since I need a car to drive, I only work on one at a time. Today I am starting my pedal assembly restoration along with replacing the clutch and accelerator cables and both Bowden tubes in the '66.
Frankly, I can see me buying a ghia convertible in the future but I'd be out of driveway space..would also have to deal with the wife who wants a new car right now...hmm...wife or 3rd VW?
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Dauz
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| I'm curious as to whether or not there was ever a case in which one "outgrew" his/her passion for classic VWs. Is it possible? For example, I was building up an MK4 R32 in recent years and I stopped mid-stride because I felt I was too old for the likes of it (39yo). |
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