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Got me a 72' Super Beetle, with quite a bit of modification.
Good fun.
After-market Brazilian Air-Cooled 1600cc engine in there.
After-market sunroof because Volkswagen didn't put em' in any of the Super Beetles...

It's almost entirely a "Cal-Style" bug.

Built in Arizona specifically to race.
Once the guy was done, he toned it down and sold it to the gal' I got it from.
So it's not as powerful as it used to be, but it's still WAY beyond any stock Beetle.

I think it's real cool, I was able to get a log of it's past race history, wins and losses and all that.
Best time it ever got in a quarter mile was about 10.5.
I wish it could still do that :?


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Now that's just plain cool 8)
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reminds me of Herbie (love bug)
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themadhacker wrote:reminds me of Herbie (love bug)
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Post by marshallh »

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It's fun to drive :) And keeps you on your toes with maintenance.
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HDR photos are awesome. :D
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I walk, I don't like bikes.
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thehackerinside wrote:Image

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Well it's better than walking!
i loathe stagecoach with a passion :lol:

Im a walker mostly, i enjoy it, bout the only time in my life were i get a chance to just let my mind wander. I walk to uni and back most days, which is a 45 minute walk either way. Or if its raining i hop on the free uni bus.

I ride bikes a bit more the summer, i dont like riding in the winter so much.

If i could afford a vehicle id love a transit van, but i aint gonna have that kinda cash anytime soon, i mean i barely make minimum wage as it is :lol:
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Jongamer wrote:
Metroid fan wrote:But I miss my old Ford Windstar...
I bet you don't miss it's gas mileage
Nope, not at all. I got like 17 miles to the gallon in that thing :lol:
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http://optimummassagetherapy.com/yahoo_ ... 34_std.jpg theres my ride everywhere :lol: except for the occasional bike ride
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Metroid fan wrote:
Jongamer wrote:
Metroid fan wrote:But I miss my old Ford Windstar...
I bet you don't miss it's gas mileage
Nope, not at all. I got like 17 miles to the gallon in that thing :lol:
Try my old Jeep... 12MPG city, 15 highway *shudder*

I miss driving that guy, though... that car had personality, no question about it.
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Post by Triton »

try my 1954 oldsmobile. averaged ~9-10 MPG combined city/highway!!
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Post by Jongamer »

Still makes me wonder about those Lamborghinis, and Ferraris, whenever I see them on the Speed channel THEY NEVER mention the MPG on them, and with big v10 and v12 engines they can't be getting too many MPG :lol: not to mention they probably have to put in the highest Octane gas they can get, which bumps it up $0.20 a gallon.

But then again, if your rich enough to have one, you wouldn't give a crap about gas prices anyway.

Now about the HDR photo, I still find it mildly retarded that anything HD looks better than the real world.
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Extreme_Jesus wrote:
thehackerinside wrote:Image

:lol:

Well it's better than walking!
i loathe stagecoach with a passion :lol:

Im a walker mostly, i enjoy it, bout the only time in my life were i get a chance to just let my mind wander. I walk to uni and back most days, which is a 45 minute walk either way. Or if its raining i hop on the free uni bus.

I ride bikes a bit more the summer, i dont like riding in the winter so much.

If i could afford a vehicle id love a transit van, but i aint gonna have that kinda cash anytime soon, i mean i barely make minimum wage as it is :lol:
I know £9.50 for a megarider, sucks really. but I've got no choice, its a good one and half hour walk an its across the seafront so nasty sea spary and wind.

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Mi Madre's '02 Hyundai Elantra, My dad's '02 Audi A6, or his, "Rare, Fast, and Pampered," '04 VW R32. Mom and Dad are separated, and I live with my mom (lolz :wink: ) so I'm usually in the elantra. But im with my dad most weekends. I ride my bike or walk when i can, but tough in a crappy suburbia.
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