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  1. Goldsmithy

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    #22 Goldsmithy, Jun 12, 2017
    It was all about the speed and a new driver. PLUS, I don't think he is the sharpest tack in the box :).
     
  2. Crashton

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    #23 Crashton, Jun 12, 2017
    Not the sharpest tack in the box says a lot. :lol:
     
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    #24 AAONMS, Jun 12, 2017


    Heard a funny comment from an acquaintance who is 101:
    He says he's as sharp as a tack and just as flat headed.


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  4. B.A.D.

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    #25 B.A.D., Jun 12, 2017
    I wouldn't necessarily give a 16 year old a SC convertible as a first car or a classic VW. The VW would be a good a car to build as a side project.


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    #26 B.A.D., Jun 12, 2017


    Are we talking about the grandson or the father?


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  6. wmwny

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    #27 wmwny, Jun 12, 2017
    I'd suggest he buy his son a Gen 1 Cooper. It's not fast, but it IS nimble and is just the car for an inexperienced driver to zip around in. It's easy on gas and would allow junior to get the feel of a stick shift.
     
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    #28 Sully, Jun 12, 2017
    Agreed - Gen 1 is WAAYY safer than a beetle. That said, a Beetle is way easier for someone to begin learning how to work on cars as its mechanical.
     
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    #29 DneprDave, Jun 12, 2017
    My wife didn't drive when we were married. I got her driving lessons and when she got her licence, I bought her an old Ford Galaxy, because I wanted a lot of steel around her for when she had her first crash. She totaled it after two months and walked away without a scratch. She hasn't had a wreck since.
     
  9. Brian_NEOMINIAC

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    #30 Brian_NEOMINIAC, Jun 21, 2017
    More Beetle content - took ours to the local Monday night cruise-in.

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  10. Dave.0

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    #31 Dave.0, Jun 21, 2017
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    #32 Crashton, Jun 21, 2017
    What no Bug love? :goaljnky
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    #33 Brian_NEOMINIAC, Jun 21, 2017
    I think Dave misses me....

     
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    #34 wmwny, Jun 21, 2017
    Nice Bug, Brian. I bought a new 1966 VW 1300 when I could no longer pay for the upkeep of my 1959 Morris Mini Minor. It was a great car and I have lots of fond memories of it. :ihih:
     
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    #35 Dave.0, Jun 21, 2017
    Like a hemorrhoid weeping blood and puss.
     
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    #36 Crashton, Jun 21, 2017
    Wow that's gotta hurt.....
     
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    #37 Dave.0, Jun 21, 2017
    I have never understood the cult love for the VW Bug, since it is a car of the people designed by Hitler. WTF :confused5:

    All the piece, love and BS cannot erase that fact.
     
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    #38 minirab, Jun 21, 2017
    Yeah, but don't you love a Cayman?
     
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    #39 Crashton, Jun 21, 2017
    Or that BMW built aircraft engines for his luftwaffe? Or That Toyoda (Lexus) was an admiral in the Japanese navy.

    My father told me one of the things he & all the others fought for in WWII was the choice to live free & have the freedom of choice to do what they want. Do as you wish, but if you want to hate the bug hate it because a British major didn't let it die. It's an interesting read.

    But I think it really all comes down to not liking a certain poster here. Of course I could be wrong, I often am.
     
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    #40 DneprDave, Jun 21, 2017
    Ferdinand Porsche designed the VW, not Hitler.
     
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