Why is the star missing from my user name? WITH PHOTOS

[Xevin]

Always had a star ⭐️ next to my user name. Now it’s gone missing. Is it important? What does it do? How do I get it back? Do I need it?
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[Abscate]

Thanks for reminding me Xevin

Thank you EB, for keeping Samba free of teen porn.

Fix your yellow star here

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/donate.php
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[Xevin]

Hey look at that. Got my star back

Yes, I already knew the answers to my questions. But I’m not sure all the lurkers know why I have a Star. It’s not that I need the Premium benefits but rather to support this ACVW website. Every year I seem to benefit from it. From advice, discounts, meet ups, parts, friends, and some solid entertainment. I’m fortunate to live in a part of the country that is full of
ACVW support and store fronts. So much, that I really don’t even need the Samba.

But I’m thankful for all the people I’ve met and support from the Samba members. A bunch of real good people on this site. Thank you all.

Some of last years highlights.

-Spike sending me his unused bus cover. Thanks Spike
-Meeting up with Tcash for beers in San Jose. He’s doing good by the way.


Meeting up with Big Emma and andewtf in Illinois for lunch. Great people.

wcfvw69 sending me a couple of fine distributors.

aeromech solving my dancing tachometer issue with his fancy diode

Meet up with Clatter and family along with D/A/N & Jessica at The Lucky Lab.

And this is just for starters! More pictures to follow

Feel free to post up some of your favorite Samba moments.
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[Abscate]

Made a great connection with VW nut up here in Albany. Going to be doing some stuff with him as he finishes school.
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[andrewtf]

And here I just thought you were trying to be a Plain Belly Sneech.
All those Star Belly Sneeches are so ..... uppity.

Come on back down with the rest of us regular folk.

In all honesty..... if you didn't have a star already - I'd pony up for one for you.
Come on back to the flatland. This time we'll have buses to drive !

EDIT: Why have I not gotten myself a star before now? The cost - benefit ratio is crazy...... I have gotten a thousand times more assistance than I could ever imagine to impart on others.
Thank you Samba.

So - Now I got myself a star. Or at least have started to 'pay it back'.
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'75 Riviera - 'BIG EMMA' (Pan American highway trip paused for a make over)
'77 Riviera - Murphy' (being reborn.... slowly)
'63 Austin Healey

[Mispeld]

Andrewtf reached out to me with an offer to clean my injectors. I mailed them out with a $20 bill (All I had on me) and he mailed it back with cleaned injectors! And I got to look at architect drawings as it was used as packaging. Wicked awesome of him! Thanks again.

I've learned a lot from this site. For example - I just learned how to get a star! Hopefully it's an authentic quality star and not some Chinese knockoff crap.
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1977 Westy. 2.0 Fuel Injected.

[crownline]

Well worth the 2cents to donate.
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1972 Bus 1700 cc Single Carb. But not a progressive.
Barelymuvin
Wish I still had the ones I got rid of.

"It"s got some dings and dents and neither of us is going to SEMA."(Update, I went to SEMA in 2019 but the Bus stayed home)
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[Xevin]

2018 UnSuper Bowl campout

Big Thanks to Stuartzickfoose swapping in his old engine to help me register
The 76. Crushing snow and passing fools on the road.

Tim at Volkzbitz for the beautiful carburetor going in the 74 bug

More to come.....
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[SGKent]

[Xevin]

[Xevin]

What else am I thankful for on the Samba.

Robbie’s patience with me while installing an engine in Xatie’s 76 and his double AAR trick to get the idle to behave better on start up.

https://www.airschooled.com/
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[Xevin]

Putting this random video in here for skills. He gets it. Thanks for looking out for me over the years


Link

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[Xevin]

Always nice to meet up with Sunnydog around town for a beer.

71whitewesty on our road trip to The Deschutes RendezVW in Maupin OR.
It was odd to see him driving a yellow 72. Made me uncomfortable

We found these guys when we got to the RendezVW Colin, Tritessa, Robbie and some local legends.

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[TomWesty]

That Karate video makes me want to strike a thin dry pine board with my hand along the grain line, thus splitting it and making me look like a faux badass!
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Visit: www.tomcoryell.com and check out my music!

[AlmostHeavenWV_VW]

I'm glad to have found TheSamba. This forum and all it's info contained and helpful folks on here gave the confidence to buy a classic car.

Thankful for the Samba for assistance through all of my newbie times while learning to wrench on my bug.

Accordingly, I have my special gold star. Well worth it. Probably the best return-on-investment I've done this year.


Also a nod to you Xevin, for enlightening the masses on just what the gold star means. Rock on my friend.


If you don't like stars, still should support the Samba. EvB, admins, and moderators all do wonders to make this one of the highest functioning and useful forums I've ever used.

To those without a star, consider getting one (you know you wanna join all us cool kids )

If you don't wanna get a star, please still consider a donation to this wonderful website.
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/donate.php
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1973 Standard Beetle
1600DP AK case
Solex 34PICT3 Carb
Bosch DVDA 205AJ Distributor

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[TomWesty]

Link

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If you haven't bled on them, you haven't worked on them.
Visit: www.tomcoryell.com and check out my music!

[Wasted youth]

I used to have a star... but I’m too much of a douche to maintain it. Not sure about any discounts? I mentioned this at AutoBone but all I got was something said in Spanglish which sounded remarkably sarcastic. He did give me a reverse discount, though. Seems like I got a used can of brake parts cleaner. Must have got an astounding 4 ounces out of it. Seemed a little light... better listen to my gut from now on.

I’m going to put the karate video on loop and crank it until my Sansui speakers melt. I’m already in love with the Samurette. She can repeatedly slap the shit out of me.

[Jack_O_Trades]

Thanks for the heads up.

The karate rap video alone was worth the cost of admission. Where do I sign up to be a samarette?

[Xevin]

Since this is becoming a 2018 year end review. I might as well go the distance.

May is Avery’s Aircooled show in Kelso Washington. For those of you that don’t have easy access to used OEM German stuff. Give these guys all call or email. They have all the aftermarket crap found on the internet as well.
https://www.averysaircooled.com/

Carabus to Avery’s

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