Cars, Autos, Horseless Carriage, Wheeled Buggy -- whatever you want to call them. Talk about them here!
sarlen
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by sarlen December 10, 2007, 8:41 pm
I always wanted a Beetle and finally got the chance to get one.
Its a 2000 GLS with a scant 45210 miles on it for the reasonable price of $7300. Book price was $9820 so I think I did pretty good. This car is in fantastic shape for the age but one thing I already see as a problem is parts. After market parts are hard as hell to find and when I can find what I'm looking for its expensive. The cup holders alone sell for $55 each
Anyway, I was so over joyed to get it I just had to share it!
Xatrei
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by Xatrei December 10, 2007, 9:58 pm
Congrats on getting that. My younger sister has one, and it's a fun little car.
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by miir December 11, 2007, 12:13 pm
I always thought you were a guy.
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by Funkmasterr December 11, 2007, 12:42 pm
miir wrote: I always thought you were a guy.
I was going to say something along those lines, but I left it for someone else
sarlen
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by sarlen December 11, 2007, 12:45 pm
miir wrote: I always thought you were a guy.
ahh good one Miir. I am a guy, this car is one of those things from my childhood that as an adult I still cant get over. My friend had an old 69 Bug when I was a kid and I often helped him work on it, the new ones are nothing like the old ones but to scratch the itch I had it was close enough. I know some people don't like them at all or think of them as a female college student type car but frankly I don't care. I needed a small gas efficient car and I like the way they look.
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by Funkmasterr December 11, 2007, 1:14 pm
I'll at least give you credit for picking the color you did instead of some pastel color, that would be unforgivable.
Aardor
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by Aardor December 11, 2007, 1:17 pm
Funkmasterr wrote: I'll at least give you credit for picking the color you did instead of some pastel color, that would be unforgivable.
2 of my man friends own purple VWs!
Congrats on the car! It doesn't have a spoiler does it? I've thrown a cheese log at a beetle with a spoiler before.
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by Funkmasterr December 11, 2007, 1:29 pm
Aardor wrote: Funkmasterr wrote: I'll at least give you credit for picking the color you did instead of some pastel color, that would be unforgivable.
2 of my man friends own purple VWs!
Congrats on the car! It doesn't have a spoiler does it? I've thrown a cheese log at a beetle with a spoiler before.
Are these two man friends of yours dating each other by any chance?
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by Boogahz December 11, 2007, 1:30 pm
I see nothing wrong with having a purple car....but I drive an black Impala
Aardor
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by Aardor December 11, 2007, 1:33 pm
Funkmasterr wrote: Aardor wrote: Funkmasterr wrote: I'll at least give you credit for picking the color you did instead of some pastel color, that would be unforgivable.
2 of my man friends own purple VWs!
Congrats on the car! It doesn't have a spoiler does it? I've thrown a cheese log at a beetle with a spoiler before.
Are these two man friends of yours dating each other by any chance?
No but Sueven lives with one of them!
sarlen
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by sarlen December 11, 2007, 1:34 pm
No spoiler on it, I thought about adding one for almost 3 seconds and decided it was dumb. Black was the only color I had even considered. The other colors with maybe the exception of the silver are not even close to my style.
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by Sueven December 11, 2007, 1:39 pm
That car is only a little bit purple
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by Funkmasterr December 11, 2007, 1:40 pm
Sueven wrote: That car is only a little bit purpleIncidentally, I drive a subaru, which means, if I've been informed correctly, that I'm a lesbian.
Ok that made me lol!
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by cid December 11, 2007, 1:42 pm
Gratz on the car bro!! It is always exciting to get something that reminds you of your childhood. Guess that is why Miir still taps his sister.
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by Winnow December 11, 2007, 2:19 pm
Funkmasterr wrote:
That was pretty funny!
Grats on the new car. I've never been in a new Beetle. I was in an old 60's bug once and got claustrophobic! The new one's look much roomier.
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by Fyndina January 13, 2008, 8:51 pm
Grats on the new car.
Friend of mine's wife just traded in her 2005 Jaguar XKR Converible for a Turbo Cabriolet Beetle
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Aabidano
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by Aabidano January 14, 2008, 6:01 pm
http://www.thepartsbin.com
Great online parts outlet, mostly OEM stuff.
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