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aa390392 Samba Member
Joined: March 28, 2007 Posts: 3602 Location: So.Cal
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Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2021 4:44 pm Post subject: Re: Funny questions from passersby |
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Some of you are losing focus of this thread. You must remember most folks dont see a lot of typ 2's....so in essense there a bit of novelty to ave joe family. _________________ .
getting grumpy & less tolerant!
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Don66bus Samba Member
Joined: January 11, 2006 Posts: 401
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Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2021 5:09 pm Post subject: Re: Funny questions from passersby |
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Mary and I went to Winnipeg in 2019. The first two stops we took had some interested pedestrian coming up to us and recalling that they "had one of those too" and rolled it when they were driving drunk. I think this explains the lack of split windows in our part of Canada.
When someone tells me they camped in one when they were a kid, I always ask if it was yellow or lime green. Most of the time they are talking about a seventies Westfalia. "Yeah! It was green and it had a sliding door." |
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crukab Samba Chef
Joined: December 13, 2002 Posts: 6115 Location: Vermont
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Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2021 5:50 pm Post subject: Re: Funny questions from passersby |
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When I get the "Did you cut up a Bus to build that Truck" line I tell them " Yea, I used a Chainsaw, came out pretty good, don't ya think ? " _________________ Tom
My Pops:
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I know you will always be with me, rest in peace with no more pain. 8/13/14.....
In the yard right now:
'51 Dodge 5 window truck
'65 Bug
'66 Singlecab
'82 Rabbit Truck Diesel from CALI
'86 Doublecab W/T
'91 Vanagon carat/wolfsbrg.Tiico
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cbaucom1 Samba Member
Joined: May 01, 2009 Posts: 163 Location: Wilmington
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Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2021 5:52 pm Post subject: Re: Funny questions from passersby |
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I recently had a young girl at a coffee drive-thru excitingly asking me if I live in my van. And though it seemed a slightly offensive question, I told her, "I wish". |
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chrisflstf Samba Member
Joined: February 10, 2004 Posts: 3413 Location: San Diego
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Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2021 6:07 pm Post subject: Re: Funny questions from passersby |
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Maybe she had visions of going camping in one |
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obus Samba Member
Joined: March 08, 2001 Posts: 11043 Location: just off Garden State Parkway Exit 81
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EmpiGT Samba Member
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Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2021 6:40 pm Post subject: Re: Funny questions from passersby |
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Driving my lowered og paint 1965 21 window on real fuchs, safari windows and westy wood slat. An old guy pulls up next to me at a light and asks if I would take $4,000 cash for it right now. I said sure pull over at the next gas station. He does, I go flying by. |
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obus Samba Member
Joined: March 08, 2001 Posts: 11043 Location: just off Garden State Parkway Exit 81
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cbaucom1 Samba Member
Joined: May 01, 2009 Posts: 163 Location: Wilmington
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Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2021 7:25 am Post subject: Re: Funny questions from passersby |
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EmpiGT wrote: |
Driving my lowered og paint 1965 21 window on real fuchs, safari windows and westy wood slat. An old guy pulls up next to me at a light and asks if I would take $4,000 cash for it right now. I said sure pull over at the next gas station. He does, I go flying by. |
Good one!
The last guy that yelled "I got cash-money for that, $1500 right now!", in my old single cab, at a traffic light. I told him "shit, I just gave $2000 for it yesterday! His eyes got big! |
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1970PAKombi Samba Member
Joined: July 10, 2019 Posts: 264 Location: Denver, PA
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Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2021 8:17 am Post subject: Re: Funny questions from passersby |
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I was moving mine down an alley with my friends on rollers and tow straps; it was a shell with no windows, motor, doors, etc. Someone goes "Does it run?" from the bar at the end of the alley.
Yea...no. |
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ToolBox Samba Member
Joined: January 27, 2004 Posts: 3439 Location: Detroit, where they don't jack parts off my ride in the parking lot of the 7-11
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Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2021 9:11 am Post subject: Re: Funny questions from passersby |
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I get Greatful Dead questions all the time. I usually respond with a line from a Sloan song. I don't hate the bad, just their fans. The Snapcase and Quicksand stickers are lost on most of them.
I get the is it for sale question all the time. My wife will rattle off a a semi correct amount and they walk away. |
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vwuberalles Samba Member
Joined: October 18, 2003 Posts: 1355 Location: Richmond, VA
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62DoKaGuy Samba Member
Joined: May 22, 2011 Posts: 1276 Location: Surprise, AZ
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Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2021 10:02 am Post subject: Re: Funny questions from passersby |
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vwuberalles wrote: |
Jeez you guys are making me dread getting mine back on the road! |
Haha, nah! People are people for better or worse. At least they’re interesting enough to interact regardless of how asinine their comments might be. I get people asking me questions and taking pictures at the gas station at 5am. Fuck, let me wake up before an interrogation haha. I let kids hop it (no keys in ignition) to honk the horn haha. _________________ ,,Wenige Menschen denken, und doch wollen alle entscheiden.'' -der Alte Fritz
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...I went at it from both ends but going from the rear didn't seem to do anything, although I did spray some rust breaker in there... |
4/62 Double Cab
5/61 Panel (sold)
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cbaucom1 Samba Member
Joined: May 01, 2009 Posts: 163 Location: Wilmington
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Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2021 1:26 pm Post subject: Re: Funny questions from passersby |
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62DoKaGuy wrote: |
vwuberalles wrote: |
Jeez you guys are making me dread getting mine back on the road! |
Haha, nah! People are people for better or worse. At least they’re interesting enough to interact regardless of how asinine their comments might be. I get people asking me questions and taking pictures at the gas station at 5am. Fuck, let me wake up before an interrogation haha. I let kids hop it (no keys in ignition) to honk the horn haha. |
Yeah, that's the spirit! |
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donald.lemay Samba Member
Joined: March 01, 2009 Posts: 484 Location: Rhode Island
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Posted: Sun Jul 25, 2021 3:48 am Post subject: Re: Funny questions from passersby |
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So nobody gets this one at cruise nights-“ I bet u wish u had the little windows on top”. I feel like saying saying- I bet u wish your Cutless was a 442 DB. I told my buddies who are new to the bug seen that this would happen to me and we weren’t there 5 minutes and it happened. All I said was and there it is and walked away. My buddy who’s borderline comedian explained how rude that was. _________________ 66 13 window deluxe
2085cc
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earlywesty Samba Member
Joined: May 03, 2004 Posts: 2356 Location: In the woods, Ontario
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Posted: Sun Jul 25, 2021 3:56 am Post subject: Re: Funny questions from passersby |
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donald.lemay wrote: |
So nobody gets this one at cruise nights-“ I bet u wish u had the little windows on top”. I feel like saying saying- I bet u wish your Cutless was a 442 DB. I told my buddies who are new to the bug seen that this would happen to me and we weren’t there 5 minutes and it happened. All I said was and there it is and walked away. My buddy who’s borderline comedian explained how rude that was. |
This happens all the time... " bet you wish you had one of those (insert random number between 18 and 30) window ones?" Uhhh, no.
As I have og paint buses, I also get "when are you going to paint it?" Uhhh, no. |
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ronjonlasvegas Samba Member
Joined: October 08, 2004 Posts: 898 Location: Las Vegas, NV
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Posted: Sun Jul 25, 2021 8:06 am Post subject: Re: Funny questions from passersby |
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donald.lemay wrote: |
So nobody gets this one at cruise nights-“ I bet u wish u had the little windows on top”. I feel like saying saying- I bet u wish your Cutless was a 442 DB. I told my buddies who are new to the bug seen that this would happen to me and we weren’t there 5 minutes and it happened. All I said was and there it is and walked away. My buddy who’s borderline comedian explained how rude that was. |
I own a 1965 standard with the factory sunroof. I get people at local car shows tell me you know you could add the skylight windows and make it a 21 window and then it would be worth big money.
I also used to get the guys who tell me that my double cab almost looks like the truck bed was done at the factory. Then they proceed to tell me that Volkswagen never built a truck, but the conversion was done pretty well. _________________ September 1964 Standard Sunroof walk through SWR/BG original paint. |
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EverettB Administrator
Joined: April 11, 2000 Posts: 69734 Location: Phoenix Metro
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aa390392 Samba Member
Joined: March 28, 2007 Posts: 3602 Location: So.Cal
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Posted: Sun Jul 25, 2021 10:55 am Post subject: Re: Funny questions from passersby |
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Non VW peep are naive...... I get a lot of " I use to have a 69 vw" or feel in the year.
Yea yea yea...lol
Just friendly conversation. _________________ .
getting grumpy & less tolerant!
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Clara Samba Member
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Posted: Sun Jul 25, 2021 4:59 pm Post subject: Re: Funny questions from passersby |
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Once they asked "Is it 1969?" And I said, "Um, it's currently 1989" (Which was the year at the time)
Once was in Sue's 63 23 window, which was just back on the road. We drove to run an errand, with the only glass the safari windows, the only interior the front seats, just a shiny painted shell with running gear, trim, and bumpers, no sunroof yet. First drive in over 15 years, since it was taken apart.
A guy asked "Are you going to put windows in it?" Sue was stumped by the ridiculousness of the question, so I said "It's a work in progress."
What an odd thing to ask.
Generally, whatever words they actually use, it seems they usually just mean "cool bus", so I don't think the answer is too important.
Sometimes they say dumb stuff, or make cheap offers, (as much of the above), so I just tend to say, "That's nice."
Once met someone whose family used to have a 58 westy with propane fridge.
Be a good ambassador. _________________ The Obsolete Air-Cooled Documentation Project http://oacdp.org/ |
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