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PostPosted: Mon May 16, 2022 3:02 am    Post subject: Re: What different/unusual things do you use your VW for? Reply with quote

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Had the bug out during yardwork, needed some topsoil. Into the back seat it goes

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PostPosted: Mon May 16, 2022 4:26 am    Post subject: Re: What different/unusual things do you use your VW for? Reply with quote

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I once hauled 800 lbs of cement in my 91 Passat wagon. I was working in construction back then. I kept the rear seats folded down and used that car like a pickup.


A few months ago I used my 05 passat wagon for hauling hay. Must of had 8 bails in the back and 4 on the roof. NEVER AGAIN! So much straw embedded into the carpet.

It does give the car a more natural smell tho Laughing
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PostPosted: Fri May 27, 2022 6:27 am    Post subject: Re: What different/unusual things do you use your VW for? Reply with quote

Hauling parts
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Hauling new tools.
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Hauling plywood.
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Or hauling ass.
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PostPosted: Fri May 27, 2022 6:42 am    Post subject: Re: What different/unusual things do you use your VW for? Reply with quote

I hope a type 3 can slip in here as this is our GG = grocery getter.

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PostPosted: Fri May 27, 2022 2:15 pm    Post subject: Re: What different/unusual things do you use your VW for? Reply with quote

I miss you, Crouching Ghia

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PostPosted: Fri May 27, 2022 6:21 pm    Post subject: Re: What different/unusual things do you use your VW for? Reply with quote

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I miss you, Crouching Ghia

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Yeah…. Crying or Very sad Still looking for something to recapture the, shall we say, je ne sais quoi. So far, Bay window Westy, meh. Rabbit truck, eh, no. Thing… nah. TDI Golf, definitely not. Bullet Bird, not so much. But maybe, hopefully, The Wildebeest might actually trip the trigger.
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PostPosted: Sat May 28, 2022 10:06 am    Post subject: Re: What different/unusual things do you use your VW for? Reply with quote

Mine goes to work almost everyday.
No, not simply transporting me to work but this is a real everyday carpenters work Van.
Materials, tools, supplies...........
Plus every mile of my classic VW hobby?
Comes off my taxes, Its what? 59 cents a mile now?

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PostPosted: Sat May 28, 2022 12:35 pm    Post subject: Re: What different/unusual things do you use your VW for? Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Sat May 28, 2022 1:55 pm    Post subject: Re: What different/unusual things do you use your VW for? Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Sat May 28, 2022 8:21 pm    Post subject: Re: What different/unusual things do you use your VW for? Reply with quote

gt1953 wrote:
I hope a type 3 can slip in here as this is our GG = grocery getter.

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Gotta love the Squarebacks Very Happy

I’ve hauled bikes in mine, kayaks on top, piping, pallets, doors, fenders, tons of car parts, groceries, and some people you may say unusual Laughing

I hauled this engine stand in my Squareback and beetle but it broke the Cracked the windshield in the Squareback worse than it was Mad
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I also have hauled a mini fridge in the beetle, water tank
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PostPosted: Sun May 29, 2022 5:02 am    Post subject: Re: What different/unusual things do you use your VW for? Reply with quote

Holy Crap! Now that is a load! Shocked

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PostPosted: Sun May 29, 2022 5:36 am    Post subject: Re: What different/unusual things do you use your VW for? Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Sun May 29, 2022 5:21 pm    Post subject: Re: What different/unusual things do you use your VW for? Reply with quote

Seriously impressed with that boat load
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PostPosted: Sun May 29, 2022 8:51 pm    Post subject: Re: What different/unusual things do you use your VW for? Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Mon May 30, 2022 2:23 am    Post subject: Re: What different/unusual things do you use your VW for? Reply with quote

djkeev wrote:
Mine goes to work almost everyday.
No, not simply transporting me to work but this is a real everyday carpenters work Van.
Materials, tools, supplies...........
Plus every mile of my classic VW hobby?
Comes off my taxes, Its what? 59 cents a mile now?

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Dave ,,with gas at$4-5 a gallon you should move to actuals. It’s 25 cpm just for gas. The magic of tax code for rich people is you can also depreciate your appreciating asset
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PostPosted: Tue May 31, 2022 4:55 am    Post subject: Re: What different/unusual things do you use your VW for? Reply with quote

When we were in South America I saw a lot of different cars rigged for work. One that stands out in my memory was a late 60's Chevy Nova SS 4 door with roof racks. It had an extension ladder and lumber on it.

I had no idea that GM made a 4 door Nova SS! Well it looked authentic and original. Hood bumps, grill, factory rally wheels and emblems all in place.
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 08, 2022 2:20 pm    Post subject: Re: What different/unusual things do you use your VW for? Reply with quote

Another boat outing.

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PostPosted: Mon Aug 08, 2022 2:25 pm    Post subject: Re: What different/unusual things do you use your VW for? Reply with quote

Today the grand kids and I took the sand rail out to gather up bird houses for the winter and... yup! Ran out of gas! So... grab the tow bar and the street Buggy to the rescue!

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PostPosted: Mon Aug 08, 2022 3:44 pm    Post subject: Re: What different/unusual things do you use your VW for? Reply with quote

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Today the grand kids and I took the sand rail out to gather up bird houses for the winter and... yup! Ran out of gas!

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Huh!
A Jetta, pulling a dune buggy, pulling a rail. Very Happy
I like it!


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PostPosted: Mon Aug 08, 2022 4:50 pm    Post subject: Re: What different/unusual things do you use your VW for? Reply with quote

But what's pulling the Jetta, surely disabled by some impossible-to-find electrical gremlin?
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