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Kinda like riding through the desert on a horse with no name. 😀
What I need to do now is ask the owner for more pictures of wheel well bottoms and frame areas. If he tells me on e-mail that it's problem was fixed by taking off existing factory frame and installing fiberglass frame, that's fine, but what else are we looking at? I'll definitely ask for pics and information regarding rust. If he doesn't say much about it or he simply says "there isn't any other rust besides what was fixed by installing the fiberglass frame" I will consider believing him or not believing him, and may just not book that plane ticket.
As for the drive 1500 miles south to slightly southeast, yes, that's how I planned on getting home, stickguy! I know. I know. That is a long time to listen to Def Leppard, The Drive-By Truckers and The Tragically Hip. But a long part of the trip will be with the CD player off. I want to hear that 1776 engine purr!
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What is a 1776 VW engine?
1776 cc Big Valve – 69mm Stroke x 90.5 Bore. The bore, stroke, and valve train combination of the JCS 1776 executes the perfect balance in performance, reliability and economy. This VW engine produces excellent low end torque and a significant performance increase throughout it’s entire R.P.M. range.
https://lujackhyundai.com/service-and-maintenance/what-is-a-1776-vw-engine.html
Credit: Autoblog Garage - https://lujackhyundai.com/service-and-maintenance/what-is-a-1776-vw-engine.html
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Charge! Poor Stanley in that film with Aiden Quinn and Brad Pitt called 'Legends of the Fall.' I started watching it again and stopped it when Stanley started narrating the horror of WWI in his eyes. I've seen that movie many times, but the part where Tristan runs after Stanley and can't get to him in time was oh so ever disturbing on the big screen the first time I watched it.
No, you're right. Get the blimin' thing inspected before flying northward. I know.
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Or having to listen to any America album all the way through.
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport; 2020 C43; 2021 Sahara 4xe 1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica Wife's: 2015 X1 xDrive28i Son's: 2009 328i; 2018 330i xDrive
Or having to listen to any America album all the way through.
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Well, I like some of their music. But I don't know that I've ever listened to any of their albums all the way through, I have no idea what I would hear.
Come to think of it, that's true of a lot of musical groups. Back in the day, you know, back when gas was 29 cents a gallon and music came on 12 inch vinyl discs, everyone listened to an album all the way through. Or at least all of one side. But when's the last time you did that?
Part of the fun of driving a Bug was managing to zip around on little to no horsepower or torque.
After diddling around for a while, I dug out the VOM and discovered the power cord was bad. Naturally, this sucker uses a proprietary connector at the vac end, so off to Ebay and Amazon I went. The cheapest cord was $24, plus tax, so I dug out some butt connectors and spliced the old end onto an extension cord I had lying around. The butt connectors are hidden behind the bag, and well secured, so this ought to get me by for a while.
They also got me a Roomba a year or two later, and I use it less frequently--it's outstanding for getting under couches and beds, but also requires a decent amount of babysitting in terms of emptying the dust container, setting up the infrared virtual walls, and moving it from place to place, plus it won't completely clean my (800 square foot-ish) first floor without needing a recharge.
I do it several times a week. If I have a stretch of time where I don’t have any meetings I’ll throw something on while working. To your point, I’m sure I’m in the minority.
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But they are also known for ease of rebuild. And I think if the 1776 is built right and pushing 90-100 hp, that would probably feel pretty good in a less-than-1-ton car.
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No, no, no... dammit. It is painful, but I'm not doing it. I have to wait for that first car to come in.
It is funny ... not even the people who do this every day seem to know the process and rules for importing. I have 3 different contacts: the proxy bidder (?), the shipping company, and the broker. I'll have one tell me I need to do something with the other (for example, proxy bidder tells me to send a piece of paper to the shipping company) but then I try to do it and the other party says, "no, that's not true." I plan to sit down and document everything so, if I do it again, there will be less back and forth.
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '08 Charger R/T Daytona; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '08 Maser QP; '11 Mini Cooper S
And the weight of a 1970 VW Beetle is 1,807 lbs., the price when new was $1,839. So I'll be overpaying. Oh, that's another benefit of owning that car - it's a classic and won't go down in value. Unless it's maintenance and repair isn't kept up.
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You are just now figuring out that you have a problem?🤣😂
@qbrozen, you are a glutton for punishment.
@roadburner, not so much listening to a whole America album (I liked them) but rather Air Supply.
Good luck bid with on the Alfa Q! Sounds like a cool car.
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And yes, the Beetle was very light weight. I remember helping to pick one up and lodge it in a tree. Yes, people really did things like that back when.
But they are also known for ease of rebuild. And I think if the 1776 is built right and pushing 90-100 hp, that would probably feel pretty good in a less-than-1-ton car.
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They were also known, back in the day, for floating quite well.
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You are just now figuring out that you have a problem?🤣😂
Oh, he knows it alright. He’s just in a house that needs the same help.
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There's one of those around these forums, too. HA HA (edit: not me)
Did he take a slow ride?😂
Back then because they were so economical, and as a result so plentiful, I’m sure it wouldn’t have taken much to convince some folks that they grew on trees.
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Nah he’s just a fool for the city
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Breldwe trade our cars out towards something different. Y'know, a CCBA member can buy a vehicle from another one at trade-in value or something when it gets cut loose. That way it stays in the family, and who knows, you might get another shot at the car you wish you had never sold.23 Civic Type-R / 22 MDX Type-S / 21 Tesla Y LR / 03 Montero Ltd
Anyone else on here sell to another Edmunds member?
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Of course, anyone could mention they were thinking about it.
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I said this to my wife, too. She told me to go back to work. Hahahaha
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I like that.
He always wanted a good size tool box on wheels.
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In fairness, I think I posted here that I was planning to sell towards the summer.
When I had the Senior Judge gig I spent a lot of time on the road; my Mazdaspeed had a 6 disc CD changer so I listened to a lot of albums all the way through. More recently I have picked up several remastered CDs of some of my favorite albums- the latest is ELP’s “Pictures at an Exhibition.” With the Denon AVR in “Pure Direct” 2 channel mode it sounds amazing.
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport; 2020 C43; 2021 Sahara 4xe 1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica Wife's: 2015 X1 xDrive28i Son's: 2009 328i; 2018 330i xDrive
Good times.
I’m surprised no one here has driven/picked up an Elantra N. I’m very curious personally.
I don’t think there are any out there unless…..
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Growing up just 15 miles north of Seattle I was able to drive downtown or take a bus down Aurora Ave. and see a show myself if I wanted to. Shows were at The Seattle Center Coliseum, The Seattle Arena, The Moore Theater, the Paramount Theater (site of the great Guess Who album 'Live at the Paramount' - one of the best live albums of all time), the Showbox or Parker's Lounge (on the west side of Aurora Ave. about halfway to the city from Edmonds, where I grew up. Occasionally they'd have a show at the old Kingdome (I saw Aerosmith there in 1976) or the Tacoma Dome.
Back to cars, the fact that old vintage VW Beetle's can float doesn't come in to my memory. No, my friends and I never picked a Bug up and stuck it in a tree, nor did we turn off the highway and splash a Bug in to one of the local waterways.
I learned how to drive stick in Dad's '66 VW Fastback (great light car with few rattles) but never drove a VW Bug. Hence the curiosity. But I'm not sure that warrants a purchase of one. My love of the VW Beetle Bug is fading...slowly. I'm thinking of other ideas and even thinking of holding my cards exactly as they are. One love, one couple, one car.
Peace.
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