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theduck
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 Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2017 7:22 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine about Beetles and parts for sale topic |
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 Hey wat is up with cars that claim they ave EMPI parts? Are teses parts all made in China now? I have seen a full engine rebuilt with china parts.ow long do you think it will last ? I flipped tru a Hot Rod mag.And some of their ad's will say made in china.Wy is this not a common practice? I would be pretty up set if I bought a engine wit all china junk.And guess what ,many enginge builders for toyotas,nissans,etc are also using china parts to max up their profit.This is wrong on many levels.  |
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smokey503
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Bryan67
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Location: Fresno, Ca.
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| Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2017 11:31 am Post subject: Re: Official whine about Beetles and parts for sale topic |
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That looks like a nice car. Not exactly my style, but nice.
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smokey503
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| Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2017 3:38 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine about Beetles and parts for sale topic |
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| Bryan67 wrote: |
| That looks like a nice car. Not exactly my style, but nice. |
Looks nice but way way way overpriced.
Anything "custom" starting with a 2 in the price needs to keep the extra number off the end.
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kinkerstinker
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Location: York, PA
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| Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2017 7:39 am Post subject: Re: Official whine about Beetles and parts for sale topic |
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Love the "etc etc etc" in the description. lol  |
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Sharp64
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| Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2017 8:35 am Post subject: Re: Official whine about Beetles and parts for sale topic |
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| smokey503 wrote: |
| Bryan67 wrote: |
| That looks like a nice car. Not exactly my style, but nice. |
Looks nice but way way way overpriced.
Anything "custom" starting with a 2 in the price needs to keep the extra number off the end. |
So you think $2850 is a fair price? While it's over priced, I would say that's a bit low even for a whine. Lol.
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Bryan67
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| Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2017 12:33 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine about Beetles and parts for sale topic |
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| smokey503 wrote: |
| Bryan67 wrote: |
| That looks like a nice car. Not exactly my style, but nice. |
Looks nice but way way way overpriced.
Anything "custom" starting with a 2 in the price needs to keep the extra number off the end. |
So what do you think its worth?
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Bryan67
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MANNAXMAN
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Location: Cali
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| Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2017 12:55 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine about Beetles and parts for sale topic |
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From the ad - "APPROX 10,000 MILES ON ALL NEW PARTS"
I don't know about anyone else, but 10,000 miles does not fit my definition of new. |
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turbotype1
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Location: seacoast
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| Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2017 3:12 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine about Beetles and parts for sale topic |
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Does it come with all the junk on the roof rack?
Ya ain't got shit if you ain't got a pile of crap on the roof...
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jays58s
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scottyrocks
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| Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2017 8:25 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine about Beetles and parts for sale topic |
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| kinkerstinker wrote: |
Love the "etc etc etc" in the description. lol |
Yeah, that's what I wanna see when I want details about a car I may buy - 'etc etc etc.' hahahaha
And it doesn't even fit into this category.
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Sharp64
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| Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2017 7:07 am Post subject: Re: Official whine about Beetles and parts for sale topic |
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| turbotype1 wrote: |
Does it come with all the junk on the roof rack?
Ya ain't got shit if you ain't got a pile of crap on the roof... |
Yeah the cattle skull may rank as the dumbest thing I've seen on one to date. "Hey Honey, don't forget to pack the bull skull!"
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jays58s
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smokey503
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| Posted: Fri Jul 28, 2017 11:18 am Post subject: Re: Official whine about Beetles and parts for sale topic |
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What's pate๑a?  |
Fixed it. Lol
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SBD
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| Posted: Fri Jul 28, 2017 3:18 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine about Beetles and parts for sale topic |
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jays58s
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| Posted: Fri Jul 28, 2017 3:44 pm Post subject: Re: Official whine about Beetles and parts for sale topic |
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I think he got upset and deleted it because I called him out on it on Facebook. It was a "concourse restored" 1958 euro hardtop with the wrong rear apron, and some other things that looked out of place. He was asking $35,000. |
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Keith
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| Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2017 6:22 am Post subject: Re: Official whine about Beetles and parts for sale topic |
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https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2067126
"Fully restored"...
Besides everything else wrong with the "restoration", that has got to be THE ugliest interior I have ever seen.
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SBD
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| Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2017 7:10 am Post subject: Re: Official whine about Beetles and parts for sale topic |
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"...old speed 4" narrowed beam, 4 wheel wilwood disk brakes, powder coated pan, pro street freeway flyer transmission, 1914cc engine with dual 44 carbs, 15" fuchs, all new interior... ...full stereo system with I pod hook up...."
Restored??? That's a lot of stuff I don't remember the factory ever doing..... 
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Keith
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| Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2017 8:08 am Post subject: Re: Official whine about Beetles and parts for sale topic |
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"...old speed 4" narrowed beam, 4 wheel wilwood disk brakes, powder coated pan, pro street freeway flyer transmission, 1914cc engine with dual 44 carbs, 15" fuchs, all new interior... ...full stereo system with I pod hook up...."
Restored??? That's a lot of stuff I don't remember the factory ever doing..... |
It must have been made in the Skunkwerks factory.
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