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70IowaBeetle Samba Member
Joined: May 26, 2011 Posts: 110 Location: Northeast Iowa
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Posted: Mon May 09, 2022 6:12 am Post subject: my "new" car |
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I was in the right place......kind of. I ended up with a 1984 VW Rabbit Convert with 110k on the clock. This care was driven by a little old lady (yes, it is true. It was my mother-in-law's first cousin). This car has been garage kept since new, and well taken care of. I have all the paperwork from when it was imported into the US under the Tourist program (whatever that was). I know what ship it came over on and the day it was to arrive etc. The car has the original rubber floor mats in it. I offered her $3,500 for it, but she wouldn't take it. Ended up at $1,500.00. I think I made out ok. She will be parked next to my '70 bug. The first 4 photos are after it had a 2 hour scrubbing interior and exterior. It will need more. About the only thing I have to do is to fix the glove box door finish. the vinyl covering is coming loose. I have to figure out how to take off the lid, so I can fix it. I suppose, I'll put new tires on it. They are 20 years old.
_________________ Mike
1 wife, 2 kids, 1 dog
2017 Dodge Ram 1500 Big Horn Crew 4x4; hemi
2014 Chrysler 300; awd; 3.6 v6
2006 Ford Freestyle SEL AWD
2005 Buick LeSabre Custom
1970 Standard Beetle
1962 VW Dune Buggy
2020 Keystone Bullet 291RLS
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vwjunkie3 Samba Member
Joined: April 22, 2010 Posts: 68 Location: Michigan
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Posted: Mon May 09, 2022 9:57 am Post subject: Re: my "new" car |
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Nice looking convertible!! |
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kamzcab86 Samba Moderator
Joined: July 26, 2008 Posts: 7922 Location: Arizona
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Posted: Thu May 12, 2022 10:58 am Post subject: Re: my "new" car |
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Nice to see all-original Rabbit 'verts still running around. _________________ ~Kamz
1986 Cabriolet: www.Cabby-Info.com
1990 Vanagon Westfalia: Old Blue's Blog
2016 Golf GTI S
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Buggeee Samba Member
Joined: December 22, 2016 Posts: 4416 Location: Stuck in Ohio
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Posted: Thu May 26, 2022 12:52 pm Post subject: Re: my "new" car |
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Its in great shape. The vinyl on my glove box door is goofed as well, and a prior somebody glued a chrome plastic strip onto it to hold it down, which I have now covered with a strip of black electrical tape to cut the glare.
I've had the dash out and in. The glove box door comes out by removing the screws at the hinge up inside the box. There is a spring on the right side of the door that goes down into a crack in the dash and is supposed to attach to something. I do not know what the trick is to releasing that spring down inside the dash as mine was already pulled out of place and disconnected down in there. That's how it remains today. I just have to hold it up when I open it. So you will have to research or figure out the spring part.
Enjoy that convertible. _________________ 1966 Sportsmobile Camper https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=...mp;start=0
72 Super Duper http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=672387
(adopted out) 61 Turkis Pile https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=728764
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volksworld Samba Member
Joined: November 26, 2011 Posts: 2529 Location: formerly NY currently NC
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Posted: Sun May 29, 2022 8:12 am Post subject: Re: my "new" car |
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my 87 quantum was one of those...you went to europe on vacation (not me, the original owner) bought the car, drove it all over, then had it shipped home when you left...yes change the tires immediately |
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oprn Samba Member
Joined: November 13, 2016 Posts: 12730 Location: Western Canada
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Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2022 5:41 am Post subject: Re: my "new" car |
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I am very envious of your good fortune! Very nice car in beautiful condition! _________________ We had the stone age, the bronze age, the industrial age and now we are in the age of mass deception and mind control for corporate profit. (The mass media age) |
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70IowaBeetle Samba Member
Joined: May 26, 2011 Posts: 110 Location: Northeast Iowa
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Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2022 4:08 pm Post subject: Re: my "new" car |
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volksworld wrote: |
my 87 quantum was one of those...you went to europe on vacation (not me, the original owner) bought the car, drove it all over, then had it shipped home when you left...yes change the tires immediately |
I also had a Quantum. Great car except for the window mechanisms. They sucked. _________________ Mike
1 wife, 2 kids, 1 dog
2017 Dodge Ram 1500 Big Horn Crew 4x4; hemi
2014 Chrysler 300; awd; 3.6 v6
2006 Ford Freestyle SEL AWD
2005 Buick LeSabre Custom
1970 Standard Beetle
1962 VW Dune Buggy
2020 Keystone Bullet 291RLS
Kubota bx2350 |
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