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vamram 
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Not today, but last week drove from VABCH, VA to Lake City, FL and back. No troubles at all.
Stopped for non-ethanol gas at Buc-ee’s and for a picture at Harbor Freight Tools. Great trip/no issues. Keep driving them/pat
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Excellent! I've made the trip from Arlington, VA to Miami and back 9 times over the last 5.5 years in my '73 Super, never a problem. I did have an issue w/my '74 last year. But ready to do it again in February!
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'74 Super 9/16 - present, in refurb process.
'73 Super - 6/18 - Present - Daily Driver!
'75 Super Le Grande...we hardly knew ye. Sold 2025 for peanuts.
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pat7582
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Location: Virginia Beach, VA
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| Posted: Yesterday 5:43 pm Post subject: Re: Who drove their bug today? |
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Not today, but last week drove from VABCH, VA to Lake City, FL and back. No troubles at all.
Stopped for non-ethanol gas at Buc-ee’s and for a picture at Harbor Freight Tools. Great trip/no issues. Keep driving them/pat
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alex857
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| Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2025 1:06 am Post subject: Re: Who drove their bug today? |
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Drove my 1983 Mexican " special edition Special Bug" to the Stuttgart Television Tower for a quick night foto.
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kevmck1
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| Posted: Sun Dec 07, 2025 4:20 pm Post subject: Re: Who drove their bug today? |
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Mandeville, LA Christmas Parade
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vamram
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| Posted: Sun Dec 07, 2025 9:17 am Post subject: Re: Who drove their bug today? |
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Our local VW club participated in yesterdays Christmas parade in Manassas VA. Overcast and a nasty wet 39* standing around for 2 hours in the staging area but fun times were had by all. Check out the '59's Polizei Bug's sign from Checkpoint Charlie. The car has working sirens and lights, and also has the original dash police radio which has an old-school corded handset, although it's non-op. The '53 green Morris Mini is an honorary "VW-adjacent" member of the club. We figure the car's the right size, has nice curves, and is definitely cool enough to hang w/the 'Dubs!
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"Men are qualified for civil liberty in exact proportion to their disposition
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'74 Super 9/16 - present, in refurb process.
'73 Super - 6/18 - Present - Daily Driver!
'75 Super Le Grande...we hardly knew ye. Sold 2025 for peanuts.
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Mack_T
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| Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2025 9:26 am Post subject: Re: Who drove their bug today? |
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At cruising speed, you'll likely be on the idle jet circuits.
The mains come in during heavy throttle applications.
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I do hit the mains a lot on the street 
Idles are 65, mains 150 on F7 tubes with 200 airs right now. It does seem to run better cold which makes me think the mains are a tad big too. More tweaking, and since it's not a daily anymore, and stays in the garage, it'll be easier to do tuning. This was the longest I've driven it since getting it back on the road; I'll keep extending the drives just to make sure it's happy all around. Sunshine & 65 degrees on Friday was perfect for it though, that's for sure!
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67rustavenger
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| Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2025 9:12 am Post subject: Re: Who drove their bug today? |
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At cruising speed, you'll likely be on the idle jet circuits.
The mains come in during heavy throttle applications.
What's your idle jets sizes?
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Mack_T
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Since getting my '69 back on the road, I've been trying to take advantage of any nice day we have to pick my daughter up from high school. Friday we took a little cruise after I picked her up, and she really enjoyed it. Especially once we were back in town, stuck in traffic, and a VW fan was talking to us at every light!
The drive did show I need to do some main jet changes, it does seem to fall on it's face up around 55-60. Running 150 mains right now, but I think I'll drop to 145 and see how it does; I have some 155s as well to try. My weber book troubleshooting section has recommendations for either direction LOL. It's one or the other for sure!
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Scat Adams
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| Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2025 6:17 pm Post subject: Re: Who drove their bug today? |
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Last Saturday, our 1974 Super Beetle Fall Tour through the Upper Danube Valley:
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Any more pictures of the red one? Wheel setup looks killer
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vamram
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| Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2025 2:21 pm Post subject: Re: Who drove their bug today? |
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Hidden monuments tour of DC! 
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to put moral chains upon their own appetites. -Edmund Burke
'74 Super 9/16 - present, in refurb process.
'73 Super - 6/18 - Present - Daily Driver!
'75 Super Le Grande...we hardly knew ye. Sold 2025 for peanuts.
Click to view image
Save the Supers!! |
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bandi
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| Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2025 6:59 am Post subject: Re: Who drove their bug today? |
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The town didn't put any road salt down, so I had some fun.
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volkz
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| Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2025 12:27 pm Post subject: Re: Who drove their bug today? |
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Put the twins away for winter.
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Cusser
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I drove my 1971 Beetle Convertible yesterday, and then again today; topless of course !
We took our 2014 Yukon Denali to the shop to get its transmission, transfer case, and front and rear differentials serviced. Without a lift, and the different fluids/pumps required, too much for me. $331 fluids and materials, $255 labor, pretty much what I expected. We bought this 3 years ago with 76K miles and "in writing" that such had been changed just before we bought it, but now at 118K miles (some of that towing a horse), just makes sense to have that done. So we drove the VW over to pick it up.
I'd recently done oil change and front and rear brakes on it myself.
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alex857
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Last Saturday, our 1974 Super Beetle Fall Tour through the Upper Danube Valley:
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Cusser
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vamram
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| Posted: Sat Nov 01, 2025 1:52 pm Post subject: Re: Who drove their bug today? |
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112 miles round trip to the Old Stein Inn for an Air-Raid meetup. Great cars, weather and food! Oh and beer too.
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to put moral chains upon their own appetites. -Edmund Burke
'74 Super 9/16 - present, in refurb process.
'73 Super - 6/18 - Present - Daily Driver!
'75 Super Le Grande...we hardly knew ye. Sold 2025 for peanuts.
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stagewex
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| Posted: Sat Nov 01, 2025 7:39 am Post subject: Re: Who drove their bug today? |
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I drive my bug every day to the train station so no biggie. But definitely Fall. |
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radstude
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| Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2025 11:16 am Post subject: Re: Who drove their bug today? |
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Took a drive to the marina to check on our boat. It was nice to have a dry day; rain is expected for the next several days. |
Nice looking bug!
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a8ked
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Took a drive to the marina to check on our boat. It was nice to have a dry day; rain is expected for the next several days. |
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beetle08
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| Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2025 12:15 pm Post subject: Re: Who drove their bug today? |
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Thank you! Car drove like a champ with zero issues other than storm rain and wind trying to blow me off the road here and there.
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