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mark tucker
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 Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2017 12:23 pm Post subject: Re: Who drove their bug today? |
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hmm shouldent this be a whoo didnt drive their bug today thread??   |
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sb001
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| Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2017 4:23 pm Post subject: Re: Who drove their bug today? |
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| Karma-Car wrote: |
Have been driving the last three days ---
Toto has been growling over the hills -GRRRRRRR
am on the way - over the road from
Fort Lauderdale to Seattle. Stopped
for the night in Alabama.
Am writing a blog of the cross country
happenings. WWW.TotoAndMe.Us
Now for a bit of shut eye for tomorrow
will be another long day.
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Awesome! If your route takes you through NW Arkansas let me know 
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Zundfolge1432 
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| Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2017 3:32 pm Post subject: Re: Who drove their bug today? |
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Made my weekly trek north up to the flea market. Not much to look at no VW related items but got the car out for about 45 miles. Beautiful weather
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mark tucker
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| Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2017 5:54 pm Post subject: Re: Who drove their bug today? |
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| this is sunday a day of rest for my bug...sometimes, as it was today. |
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Cusser
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| Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2017 7:39 pm Post subject: Re: Who drove their bug today? |
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Took Mrs. Cusser to restaurant Saturday night in the 1971 VW Convertible. Daughter used 1970 VW as a backdrop for photos at a pre-wedding party.
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Zylinderkopf
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| Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2017 8:00 pm Post subject: Re: Who drove their bug today? |
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Did some grocery shopping in my ´66 this morning. Pulled the heater levers up for the first time since last spring.
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wcfvw69
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| Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2017 8:03 pm Post subject: Re: Who drove their bug today? |
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| Zylinderkopf wrote: |
| Did some grocery shopping in my ´66 this morning. Pulled the heater levers up for the first time since last spring. |
Too funny. I chased a cup of coffee at 5am this morning and did the same thing here in Phoenix.
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heimlich
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| Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2017 8:41 pm Post subject: Re: Who drove their bug today? |
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This time of year all the way until Summer is the best time of year for Beetles. I love driving them when it's cold out.
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Mikedrevguy
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| Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2017 10:12 pm Post subject: Re: Who drove their bug today? |
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Drove around the neighborhood to verify that, yes, replacing the steering dampner bushing did indeed help the steering and that I didn't screw anything up when I adjusted valves and timing.
Then back into garage as I got to take grandson to see dinosaur exhibit.
I'll drive it hard tomorrow.
Rev.
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Cusser
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| Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2017 7:21 am Post subject: Re: Who drove their bug today? |
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| wcfvw69 wrote: |
| Too funny. I chased a cup of coffee at 5am this morning and did the same thing here in Phoenix. |
We did not use the heater in mine Saturday night, but have turned it on with top down in the past.
Forecast to be 99 °F in Phoenix today. But soon it will time for me to put the convertible top up for the "winter".
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mikewilkinson007
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| Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2017 2:19 pm Post subject: Re: Who drove their bug today? |
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Didn't check the miles but was out for a couple hours on the highway and some country roads. Perfect temps for bugging with highs around 68 degrees.
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keg184
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| Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2017 4:54 am Post subject: Re: Who drove their bug today? |
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I drive mine every day it doesn't rain or snow.
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peecee69
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vamram
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| Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2017 8:26 pm Post subject: Re: Who drove their bug today? |
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Chilly morning, heat cranking, drove it to work, like I do every day. This is a shot of the Memorial Bridge around 7:30 a.m. along the Potomac River. The far side leads to Arlington National Cemetary, the opposite side to the Lincoln Memorial.
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wcfvw69
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| Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2017 9:26 pm Post subject: Re: Who drove their bug today? |
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| vamram wrote: |
Chilly morning, heat cranking, drove it to work, like I do every day. This is a shot of the Memorial Bridge around 7:30 a.m. along the Potomac River. The far side leads to Arlington National Cemetary, the opposite side to the Lincoln Memorial.
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Is that the bridge the Florida 737 airliner crashed into?
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vamram
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| Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2017 4:16 am Post subject: Re: Who drove their bug today? |
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No, that was the i395 crossing to and from VA. Creepy too, i drive over that one every day on the way home and ALWAYS think of that. Especially because it's in the DCA flight path and jets fly over it low constantly.
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Abscate
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| Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2017 4:44 am Post subject: Re: Who drove their bug today? |
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I lost the creepy feel every time I remember ' the man in the water', Arland Williams, who cheated the Devil six souls on that day, in exchange for his life.
Sorry for the heavy post so early.
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vamram
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| Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2017 4:50 am Post subject: Re: Who drove their bug today? |
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Yeah, but it's still creepy...especially when you're at a dead stop and their winged shadow slides over you as you sit there helplessly stuck in rush hour traffic.
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scottyrocks
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| Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2017 6:26 am Post subject: Re: Who drove their bug today? |
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| Yeah, but it's still creepy...especially when you're at a dead stop and their winged shadow slides over you as you sit there helplessly stuck in rush hour traffic. |
Yeah, that's a sucky feeling,
The Belt Pkwy in Queens is under at least one of the flight paths of JFK Airport. Sometimes when I'm sitting in traffic a plane will pass right over us and all I can think of is how will I know which way to run based on the angle that the (doomed) plane is coming down. haha but not haha
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wcfvw69
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| Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2017 6:43 am Post subject: Re: Who drove their bug today? |
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| Abscate wrote: |
I lost the creepy feel every time I remember ' the man in the water', Arland Williams, who cheated the Devil six souls on that day, in exchange for his life.
Sorry for the heavy post so early. |
wow.. on what should be the happiest of all days, Friday...
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