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surferdudedav
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 Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 10:31 pm Post subject: why fridolin rust |
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| obviously most vw's rust but why does it seem like every fridolin is super rusty? just wondering and dreaming of owning one.. like most.. |
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glutamodo 
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Location: Douglas, WY
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| Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 8:39 pm Post subject: |
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| I think they're all rusty because they were all bought and used for the same task - mail delivery in all European weather conditions. And probably not maintained the way you would your own car. They were workhorses and treated that way. By the time they were sold off it was because most of them had seen their service life. |
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surferdudedav
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| Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 11:10 pm Post subject: |
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| hmm.. makes sense much like american postal jeeps.. of coarse i got lucky and got the post master jeep.. so it was well taken care of. thanks, i never thought of that |
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dogapult
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Location: Qiryat Motzkin, Israel/ Allentown, PA
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| Posted: Sat Nov 11, 2006 6:56 am Post subject: |
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| if you get one, put it back to the original paint scheme,.....then do stuff like shave it and slam it.....that would be awesome...............or not..........................anyone do a photoshop of that? |
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surferdudedav
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| Posted: Sat Nov 11, 2006 7:09 am Post subject: |
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| prolly wouldnt shave it.. abit to.... um.. just not my style. i like to see a slammed 100% stock frid.. im just going to keep saving ill find one.. |
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timp
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Location: Lancaster, PA
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shit man, i wish i could even find a rusty one.
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surferdudedav
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| Posted: Sat Nov 11, 2006 11:04 pm Post subject: |
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crazy how few are out there but how many keep popping up for sale.. gosh i want one..  |
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oorwullie
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Location: fribourg,switzerland
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| Posted: Sun Nov 12, 2006 7:47 am Post subject: |
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| And probably not maintained the way you would your own car. They were workhorses and treated that way. By the time they were sold off it was because most of them had seen their service life. |
maybe the US post didn't bother servicing their trucks but i can assure you that swiss,german and austrian post all had very well equipped workshops with highly qualified personel and regular services were not skimped.
the delivery vehicles were inevitably sold off when they were maximum ten years old and in some cases were disposed off with all sorts of new parts which had been fitted just a few weeks before.
the farmers who usually bought these vehicles are the ones to blame for the lack of maintenance afterwards. oh, and hippies as well of course.  |
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surferdudedav
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| Posted: Sun Nov 12, 2006 7:57 am Post subject: |
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| born in the wrong decade... stinkin 80's... |
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ruud's fridolin
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I have my fridolin for two years.
I pay €1250,- for it.
It was also a verry rusty one. |
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oorwullie
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| ruud's fridolin wrote: |
I have my fridolin for two years.
I pay €1250,- for it.
It was also a verry rusty one. |
i believe you.
any photos of how not so rusty it is now?  |
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ruud's fridolin
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surferdudedav
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| Posted: Sun Nov 12, 2006 8:29 pm Post subject: |
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| now thats cool! man... i need one.. |
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ruud's fridolin
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it's verry cool 
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doubledoor64
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| Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 7:48 pm Post subject: |
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it's verry cool
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Thats SICK! |
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oorwullie
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| do you use a very small welder? |
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obus
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ruud's fridolin
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ruud's fridolin
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surferdudedav
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| Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2006 4:58 pm Post subject: |
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| um.. wow.. how bout the floors.. what did you do on those? |
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