Classic bugs

[billybug]

I've found 4 classic bugs that I like and might go and see, but I want peeps opinions and if they know anything about any of these cars on here?

Also whats a checklist of what I should look for?

This ones my fave:
http://www.volkszone.com/VZi/showthread.php?t=322537

Also my joint fave - if its still available - could need a new gearbox tho
http://restowagenuk.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=6920

and these are my joint 2nd fave :)
http://www.volkszone.com/VZi/showthread.php?t=326594

The trouble with this one is the dude wants to swap it for something, not sell it?! :-?
http://restowagenuk.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=6992

[Pure]

Top one looks the funkiest to me... Looks like its on delta X's in the picture.

[BarneyBug]

they are all gorgeous not too keen on the 3rd ones colour :-? the last one is to die for i want it!! make him take money for it, its lush!

Purely from a non mechanical, asthetic point of veiw of course!!

[bad_cab]

The first for me dont do it , the grey one would look the dogs with abit of money spent on it -gearbox , rims, lowering etc etc ::) but i bet you could spend another 2k on it easy so thats a no no, the 3rd in gulf blue is could be very cool but at that price i think it's too dear , it would have to be the last one for me 8-) 8-) 8-) the guy says it needs work so i bet the pictures are from when it was first built but it looks like its had shiz loads spent on it and the look of it is very cali 8-) 8-) so that would be my pick and the guy says he wants to swap but i dont know anybody that if you put ££££££££££ in front of people they wont take it :)

[Ali]

Second one Luke....the grey one. Its gorgeous!!! and would so suit you!!!

[sharkbait]

I'd go for any of those bar the first one, I don't like that one at all but then it's always down to personal taste! If the last guy is looking to swap for an early bay or a splitscreen, then chances are he would want muchos dinero for it, but that's definitely the nicest. The blue B reg just needs a little TLC and some bumpers! The interior on that is gorgeous.
Points to look out for are all the usual suspsects, bottoms of doors, heater channels, floorpan (under rear seat battery trays) roof gutters, round the windows, A pillars, under the spare wheel in the wheel well etc. I'd say that's all more important than the engine, seeing as you can pick up a new engine for next to bugger all these days! Just the basic poke around underneath with something, if you hear a crunch and get showered in brown debiris.... RUN AWAY!!!!
Good luck :)

[billybug]

Cheers,

I'm ideally after one that is pretty much sorted body wise (ie decent paint, little/no rust, and 100% solid) but mechanically i'm not overly bothered if its got 1 or 2 things wrong. I'm ideally after a resto-cal/cal look bug. but I like the top one as its kinda modern retro, but after talking to the guy he says there is slight shrinkage of the filler in the roof gutters but is otherwise perfect, after talking with Luce this doesn't sound like a good sign???

[billybug]

Just found this one as well, i've emailed them for more info.

Needs bumpers, and I don't like those wheels, but looks tidy from the pics.

http://www.classiccarsforsale.co.uk/classic-car-page.php/carno/11904

[amethystbelle]

My favourite has to be the gun metal grey one, its gorgeous *;) And looks in great condition inside and out and with a little work here and there it would be top notch which i don't think would cost all that much, if it was me choosing i think i would go for that one. I also like the last one you posted too, the beige one, it looks a tidy car and would look fantastic again with a little work here and there *:-/

It depends what you want from the car and how much your willing to pay and what you are prepared to do yourself. We wanted a small project and ours is sound mechanically and the paint jobs ok (just not upto our standard) she just basically needs a new interior as she is totally original and is now starting to wear. When we was looking for a bug we searched all over for the bug for us, it took us a few months to find one and we ended up travelling to North Wales to look at her but she was worth it. We went round her with a fine tooth comb, we checked all the bodywork and then the bloke jacked her up so we could see underneath and check the floor plans and check she was all ok, we checked all the usual places such as in the spare wheel well, round the windows, under the rear seat, the heater channels, round the doors etc.... And then the test drive sold it for us as she was perfect *:)

[billybug]

I'll have up to £4k to spend, like I said i'd like one that was mint body/interior wise (dont have the time to be resto'ing stuff!) but i'm not overly bothered if it has a few mechanical issues as I don't mind getting my hands dirty sorting those!

I like the grey one too, could be a proper cal look bug, and I like the wheels it has too!

[Ali]

i love the wheels on the grey one too.....gooooorgeous!!!

[amethystbelle]

I'll have up to £4k to spend, like I said i'd like one that was mint body/interior wise (dont have the time to be resto'ing stuff!) but i'm not overly bothered if it has a few mechanical issues as I don't mind getting my hands dirty sorting those!

I like the grey one too, could be a proper cal look bug, and I like the wheels it has too! *

I love the wheels on the grey one too they really set it off and it could easily be made into a proper cal looker ;)

4k could buy you a really nice sound bug it just depends on how long you are prepared to wait and waiting for the right one to come along. There are a lot out there at the moment but you have to sieve through some of them to find the gems :)

[Shamrockez]

You know I wouldn't touch the first one Luke and the reasons behind that.

My money would go on the 2nd one - I love it.

I like the 3rd too - with bumpers a roof rack and different wheels and the arse coming down it would be spot on.

The 4th would be £5-6k in cash i recon.

The 5th I like - I'd put that 3rd I think after the grey then blue.

[sugarbug]

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The trouble with this one is the dude wants to swap it for something, not sell it?! :-?
http://restowagenuk.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=6992

'ello :D

Paul with the green 65 is part of our club... he is willing to sell it for money!

He jus put swop as ideally he's after something to sleep in like a split/bay but he'd take the right cash!

It's an awesome car really ... been pictured (not featured) a few times in Ultra and Volksworld!

He's coming out to play in it on Sunday and it'll have 12 months mot etc on it as of Friday!

sugar x

[Shamrockez]

If the green one was in budget - get that one, no questions.

[Bourney]

first one is errmmmm not nice (to me anyway)!! nice and clean & tidy but i cant stand modern colours / seats etc in an old bug..just not right and really devalues the car in my opinion and will always look tattier more quickly and cant carry scars as well.

2nd one is REALLY to my taste..id have something of that ilk tomorrow if i had the mechanical knowledge & a decent garage to keep it that way.

3rd..hmm not sure about that one..i like it in one way but hmm not sure

4th one...really like that but wouldnt have that colour as a daily driver but only cos you showed us the grey one!! you know which one to have Luke :)

[Shamrockez]

The first one is a martmite car I think - love it or hate it.

[sugarbug]

The first one is a martmite car I think - love it or hate it.


I agree ... not really my cup of tea!!

I thought u were after a resto cal bug?

1st one - I'd say thats more a modified/German looker? Smoothed out dash .... dechromed.... late model car made to look early with early panels... it's a 74 so not tax exempt ... and to be honest custom bugs are pretty hard to sell on as they are very individual taste ... u jus have to be lucky that someone with similar taste just happens to come along at the right time!

2nd one - Richard Oakley is very lucky with his cars - always manages to find 1 owner minters! lucky man!

3rd - more a cal looker ...not enough shiny bits for my liking ;D

4th - see above .... reminds me of Kermit :D i love it but i'm biased with regards to resto cal and shiny things!

... at the end of the day tho everything is down to personal taste ... if u love it and love drivin it and you'll still love it when it spews out oil and has a coughing fit every now and then - then go for it!

sugar x

[Shamrockez]

What I have to say with the first Bug is this - Luke, we all know you're a perfectionist! And you like things to be correct and all that. I can't help thinking that if you do go for the first Bug, you'll end up selling it to get a 'real' pre 67 and a resto cal.

Sugar - the plan with the cal look one was to resto it up! :D

[sugarbug]

Sugar - the plan with the cal look one was to resto it up! :D

I'd worry with that theory ... as you'll end up spending more than u plan to when u start buying one shiny bit after another ... wheels.... low profile tyres... dropped spindles... narrowed beam ... mirrors .. chrome for runnin boards... bumpers etc etc it all adds up!

If you're a perfectionist you'll only want the best chrome bits and stainless steel bumpers etc at a pretty penny ... and then once you've bought the car for £3.5k you'll end up spendin another £2k plus so spendin more than you originally planned for!

sugar x

[Shamrockez]

;D true! But the basics of a resto cal can be achiveved for not too much - then you can add the better shiny bits on over the years :)

[Vickie]

OH MY GOD - THE GREEN ONE!!

I was flciking through the pics thinking hmmm, that's nice - then I clicked the last one and WOWeee!!!

Do it luke it's beautiful! :D

[sugarbug]

This is fairly cheap .. not a lot of info on it tho ... photos it looks fairly ok but you'd need all the stats etc!!

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=337972

all you'd have to do it whack it with the lowerin stick :D

sugar x

[Shamrockez]

This is fairly cheap .. not a lot of info on it tho ... photos it looks fairly ok but you'd need all the stats etc!!

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=337972

all you'd have to do it whack it with the lowerin stick *:D

sugar x

Yes I like that!!!! :D Pretty!

There's also a nice one in ultra:
http://www.ultravw.com/images/class/1_1.jpg
1965 low and lazy 1600 Beetle total body off resto 6 years ago, 4-inch narrowed beam professionally done, perfect TMI interior, stainless Mondo exhaust and header, £4,700 ono. Tel: 07788 537611 (Norfolk). U0107/001

Over budget but might do a deal?

[sugarbug]

There's also a nice one in ultra:
http://www.ultravw.com/images/class/1_1.jpg
1965 low and lazy 1600 Beetle total body off resto 6 years ago, 4-inch narrowed beam professionally done, perfect TMI interior, stainless Mondo exhaust and header, £4,700 ono. Tel: 07788 537611 (Norfolk). U0107/001

Over budget but might do a deal?

Ooh thats purty!

Seems I quite like the in yer face colours by the looks of it!!

God knows why i resprayed mine black then ;D

sugar x

[Shamrockez]

I can't work out if it's yellow or gold??? Photo could be either.

Lol I know what you mean, I like them too.... but mine's gonna be grey ;D

[Vickie]

Black is ultra cool! It's the obly other colour I'd have my bug (but then that would be wrong!) because then she wouldn't be like Petal! ;D

Am I losing it? :-? ;D

[Shamrockez]

Black is ultra cool! It's the obly other colour I'd have my bug (but then that would be wrong!) because then she wouldn't be like Petal! *;D

Am I losing it? *:-? ;D

lol no - I couldn't have Robbie or Bert any other colour but red!

[sugarbug]

u got me started now!!

I love shoppin!

1965 Beetle 1200cc, narrow adj front beam, lowered rear, sits just right, Empi roof rack, many new parts, loads of history, very good condition, real pretty car, £2,200. Tel: 01702 298450 (Essex). U0107/017

http://www.ultravw.com/images/class/1_3.jpg

or

http://www.magazineclassifieds.co.uk/search/volksworld/details/35578/Resto.php

http://www.magazineclassifieds.co.uk/search/volksworld/details/18794/1963_Beetle.php

sugar x

[Bourney]

I can't work out if it's yellow or gold??? Photo could be either.

Lol I know what you mean, I like them too.... but mine's gonna be grey ;D

luce, my favourite bug in the while world is grey and my mates race care is like a beige / grey (chinchilla grey??)looks great and its so understated in a `really make a statement way' if you know what i mean?? :D

you cant buy taste apprently Luce..luckily we were obviously born with it ;)

[Shamrockez]

That 65 is nice, Sugar - another from Ultra?

The other 2 you linked to have been dicussed in another post as possibilities. Love the grey one. Adverts are dated August and October tho - wonder if they're still for sale?

[Shamrockez]

I can't work out if it's yellow or gold??? Photo could be either.

Lol I know what you mean, I like them too.... but mine's gonna be grey ;D

luce, my favourite bug in the while world is grey and my mates race care is like *a beige / grey (chinchilla grey??)looks great and its so understated in a `really make a statement way' if you know what i mean?? *:D

you cant buy taste apprently Luce..luckily we were obviously born with it ;)


Obviously! I love grey cars 8-) only 2nd best to red, of course ;)

This is what I hope Bella will look like:
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a309/Shamrockez7/Bella2/0b904011.jpg

This is chinchilla:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v648/themabbo/bessoutside2.jpg

Ace colour 8-)

[amethystbelle]

I can't work out if it's yellow or gold??? Photo could be either.

Lol I know what you mean, I like them too.... but mine's gonna be grey ;D

luce, my favourite bug in the while world is grey and my mates race care is like *a beige / grey (chinchilla grey??)looks great and its so understated in a `really make a statement way' if you know what i mean?? *:D

you cant buy taste apprently Luce..luckily we were obviously born with it ;)


Obviously! I love grey cars *8-) only 2nd best to red, of course ;)

This is what I hope Bella will look like:
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a309/Shamrockez7/Bella2/0b904011.jpg

This is chinchilla:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v648/themabbo/bessoutside2.jpg

Ace colour *8-)

We thought about spraying ours Grey when we respray but she suits being red as shes a foxy little bug so red she is staying ;)

[Bourney]

my mate pauls bug..love this colour and this car is fast!!!

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b91/bigbourne/pauls64rear.jpg

oh yeah!!

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b91/bigbourne/paulonstrip.png

[Shamrockez]

We thought about spraying ours Grey when we respray but she suits being red as shes a foxy little bug so red she is staying *;)

Mine's (sort of) red at the moment. But I know that I'm gonna keep my 71 red and Robbie is red so I thought I'd have one which was a different colour for a change lol

Is yours ruby red?

[Shamrockez]

my mate pauls bug..love this colour and this car is fast!!!

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b91/bigbourne/pauls64rear.jpg

oh yeah!!

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b91/bigbourne/paulonstrip.png

Looks like ace fun! :D

[Bourney]

my mate pauls bug..love this colour and this car is fast!!!

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b91/bigbourne/pauls64rear.jpg

oh yeah!!

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b91/bigbourne/paulonstrip.png

Looks like ace fun! :D

scary to be honest Luce..but i like the fact that he has made a very fast car look so subtle. nice.

plent of Meg-wars on it too!! :D

[Shamrockez]

scary to be honest Luce..but i like the fact that he has made a very fast car look so subtle. nice.

plent of Meg-wars on it too!! :D


haha I bet! Bet it scares the boy racers too :D

Ah meg-wars - good good! ;D

[amethystbelle]

Mine's (sort of) red at the moment. But I know that I'm gonna keep my 71 red and Robbie is red so I thought I'd have one which was a different colour for a change lol

Is yours ruby red?


Yes she is ruby red, we think we will respray her the same although toying with the idea of a little darker but either way she is going to be super shiny ;)

[Shamrockez]

My 71 is Iberian red which I think is a bit darker:
http://www.users.totalise.co.uk/~wurrzeldubbers/pics/ourvws/lucysvws/bug.jps

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/Shamrockez/dc0efd85.jpg

[Jono]

mmmm grey!

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y116/jonboy72/DSCF0031.jpg

J

[Vickie]

OMG - I just happened to look through Ultra for insurance companies and look what I saw!!


http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a327/phonics_fairy/scan0003.jpg


How weird! :-?

[bad_cab]

8-) 8-) 8-) the black D reg bug would be my pick from that lot and you would have 2k left to make it your car 8-) slammed , chrome empi 5's, full red leather , and ice :) how cool would that be in summer ;)

[greencab]

This is our girl she used to be a triple white but we have changed her a bit shes had new shoes since this pic was taken too!!!!http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h198/poochass/bugs/cab06.jpg

[Jono]

what about this one?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1968-CLASSIC-FULLY-RESTORED-VOLKSWAGEN-BEETLE_W0QQitemZ190066849815QQihZ009QQcategoryZ18303QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

factory steel sunroof like my first bug!

[PaulD]

If the green one was in budget - get that one, no questions.

what Lucy says ^^^

crying out to be called "Mushy"

;D :P

[Blue_Smoothie]

all but the 3rd. 1st is a bit OTT, 4th is the dogs, but a fkr over speedbumps ;)

[bad_cab]

;D SPEED BUMPS ::) how cool would it be to scrape over them at 2mph with ya lean on (arm and head over to one side ::) ;D) i think the last one posted (68) would make a dogs kn#b german looker 8-) Quick get on that phone !

[Shamrockez]

If the green one was in budget - get that one, no questions.

what Lucy says ^^^

crying out to be called "Mushy"

;D *:P



Or Mr P! :D

[billybug]

This is our girl she used to be a triple white but we have changed her a bit shes had new shoes since this pic was taken too!!!!http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h198/poochass/bugs/cab06.jpg

Sooooo many lush bugz! *Come on Archie - sell soon - I wanna go shopping!!!

This was at Bristol Volksfest a couple of years ago wasn't it? *I loved that bug!!!

And he's after £5500 for the green one so wayyyyy over budget! :(

[billybug]

what about this one?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1968-CLASSIC-FULLY-RESTORED-VOLKSWAGEN-BEETLE_W0QQitemZ190066849815QQihZ009QQcategoryZ18303QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

factory steel sunroof like my first bug!




Nice, but its post 67 - I really don't like those upright headlights!

[BarneyBug]

what about this one?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1968-CLASSIC-FULLY-RESTORED-VOLKSWAGEN-BEETLE_W0QQitemZ190066849815QQihZ009QQcategoryZ18303QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

factory steel sunroof like my first bug!




Nice, but its post 67 - I really don't like those upright headlights!



Thats tidy, nice colour too!

begining to think that Mr. ArchieBug is Picky lol!! i woulda bought that green one by now i'm far too driven by my heart and nothing else :-/

[billybug]

what about this one?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1968-CLASSIC-FULLY-RESTORED-VOLKSWAGEN-BEETLE_W0QQitemZ190066849815QQihZ009QQcategoryZ18303QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

factory steel sunroof like my first bug!




Nice, but its post 67 - I really don't like those upright headlights!



Thats tidy, nice colour too!

begining to think that Mr. ArchieBug is Picky lol!! i woulda bought that green one by now i'm far too driven by my heart and nothing else *:-/

LOL! me, picky? Never! ;) ;D

I like the green one but its too much and needs a headlining to finish it :)

[BarneyBug]

what about this one?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1968-CLASSIC-FULLY-RESTORED-VOLKSWAGEN-BEETLE_W0QQitemZ190066849815QQihZ009QQcategoryZ18303QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

factory steel sunroof like my first bug!




Nice, but its post 67 - I really don't like those upright headlights!



Thats tidy, nice colour too!

begining to think that Mr. ArchieBug is Picky lol!! i woulda bought that green one by now i'm far too driven by my heart and nothing else *:-/

LOL! me, picky? Never! ;) ;D

I like the green one but its too much and needs a headlining to finish it :)



Aw bless ya, you be as picky as you like...tbh everyone bringing up these Bugs is making me really want another old Bug, Dan's not havin any of it tho :( tis a lot of money to be spending when its not a daily imho so you take your time and enjoy everyone looking round for ya!! x

[Shamrockez]

The 4th would be £5-6k in cash i recon.





And he's after £5500 for the green one so wayyyyy over budget! :(



do I get a prize???? :D

[billybug]

LOL! Cheers - I just hope Archies goes soon so I can go proper shopping!

I think i'l be putting a few miles on the mini in my bug hunt! ;D

[BarneyBug]

LOL! *Cheers - I just hope Archies goes soon so I can go proper shopping!

I think i'l be putting a few miles on the mini in my bug hunt! ;D

Archie's a damn bargain imo i paid £9200 for Barney!! i tried selling him to a mate of mine but she's got her heart set on a Lupo or a ................ Yaris sport thingymabobby!!!!! hmmm (i told her NOOOO!):-/

[billybug]

LOL! *Cheers - I just hope Archies goes soon so I can go proper shopping!

I think i'l be putting a few miles on the mini in my bug hunt! ;D

Archie's a damn bargain imo i paid £9200 for Barney!! i tried selling him to a mate of mine but she's got her heart set on a Lupo or a ................ Yaris sport thingymabobby!!!!! hmmm *(i told her NOOOO!):-/

Cheers! *I hope someone else thinks he's a bargain too! *I think perhaps as he's high ins and a bit thirsty (altho no worse than a 2.0!) might put peeps off, plus its very cloes to Xmas so most people are skint!

[billybug]

The 4th would be £5-6k in cash i recon.





And he's after £5500 for the green one so wayyyyy over budget! :(



do I get a prize???? :D

Yeah you get to come bug shopping with me at some point! ;) ;D ;D ;D

[Shamrockez]

The 4th would be £5-6k in cash i recon.





And he's after £5500 for the green one so wayyyyy over budget! :(



do I get a prize???? :D

Yeah you get to come bug shopping with me at some point! *;) ;D ;D ;D


That sounds like a good enough prize to me :D

[bad_cab]

i've had so many old bugs and i never had one that was just right to drive/ how i wanted it to look (well for 10 mins it was ;D) and you seem the same as me picky?? so ya best off building one/have it built cos if you buy one it wont be 100% perfect and you will end up selling it or spending a bomb :-? , take no notice of this and i'll be the first to say i told ya so in 6 months time ;D

[billybug]

The 4th would be £5-6k in cash i recon.





And he's after £5500 for the green one so wayyyyy over budget! :(



do I get a prize???? :D

Yeah you get to come bug shopping with me at some point! *;) ;D ;D ;D


That sounds like a good enough prize to me :D

LOL! Cool - i'm glad you said that!

[Blue_Smoothie]

i'll swap front bumpers with you ;)

[sugarbug]

4th is the dogs, but a fkr over speedbumps ;)

It's not actually as bad as u think over speedhumps!!

sugar x

[Emma]

If I was buying it would be the grey one for me definitley it is gorgeous :)

[Pure]

I think patience is the key.... People at the moment are more likely to be dealing with getting back to work and waiting for their jan pay check to see where their finances stand. Judging by the amount of people out in southampton christmas shopping, and then the racks and racks pilled up at the front of the stores with Jan sale stuck on them, I'd be suppriesd if there would be a huge amount of people wanting to part with the big sum of money.

Seems to me that with cars you either wait and bide your time and get close to what you want, or you take the hit and get the cash.

I'd imagine if the V5 was off the road and stored safely that you could just wait and look and get all your ideas and options in check and then when you get the money you will be ready to go. Thats what I'm doing for my next big spend. I've learnt a hell of a lot about what I want by being a lurker and checking things out. If the pre fun before the fun that makes the real fun better.... If you get what I mean.

[amethystbelle]

4th is the dogs, but a fkr over speedbumps ;)

It's not actually as bad as u think over speedhumps!!

sugar x

I agree there, ours is really really low and we avoid them when we can but its all about hitting them right or not at all in our case ;D

[Shamrockez]

I've just ordered some dropped spindles for mine so she's going another 2.5in lower :-/
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a309/Shamrockez7/Bella2/3354b780-1.jpg

[sugarbug]

4th is the dogs, but a fkr over speedbumps ;)

It's not actually as bad as u think over speedhumps!!

sugar x

I agree there, ours is really really low and we avoid them when we can but its all about hitting them right or not at all in our case ;D

lol I have to say I'm the same!!

I have to think about the journey before I go out in mine as some speed humps it won't get over!

I can only just get my foot under my car :o I'll have to post a pic!!

Mine grounds out on some humps and then balances like a see saw! I have to take them at an angle or not take them at all! I have smart car tyres all round but gonna replace the rears with slightly bigger tyres to give me a bit more clearance!

My other half was driving my old bug home for me yesterday and I was followin him in the newbie ... my old bug was grindin the dual carridgeway and throwing out sparks :o

AIR RIDE next for me!! :D 8-)

good luck with ures Shamrockez ... before and after pics needed!
sugar x

[Shamrockez]

Lots of pics will be taken :D

Currently my Newbie is lower than her:
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a309/Shamrockez7/Other/ff4ec06c.jpg

But then again she doesn't have any fuel in her, any engine or interior! So she will go a fair bit lower anyway when they're all in, plus dropped spindles and she'll be sitting on the floor :D

My friend Tom (Tomarse on VZi) fitted DS to his Bug at mine and with the smart car tyres on it was literally on the floor and sparked along at very low speeds so he had to put some bigger tyres on just to get home :o

[sugarbug]

My friend Tom (Tomarse on VZi) fitted DS to his Bug at mine and with the smart car tyres on it was literally on the floor and sparked along at very low speeds so he had to put some bigger tyres on just to get home :o


I have the same set up ... dropped spindles and smart car tyres... i'm going to go slightly bigger profile tyres so I can get around more!!

Ure newbie is very low indeed :o I couldn't cope if my newbie was that low... then i'd have 2 cars ant not be able to get anywhere!! I bet u cringe at potholes! :o

sugar x

[amethystbelle]

My friend Tom (Tomarse on VZi) fitted DS to his Bug at mine and with the smart car tyres on it was literally on the floor and sparked along at very low speeds so he had to put some bigger tyres on just to get home *:o


I have the same set up ... dropped spindles and smart car tyres... i'm going to go slightly bigger profile tyres so I can get around more!!

Ure newbie is very low indeed *:o I couldn't cope if my newbie was that low... then i'd have 2 cars ant not be able to get anywhere!! I bet u cringe at potholes! *:o

sugar x


We can just about get a toe under ours and we have smart car tyres fitted too ;) We've only had one accident so far concerning road humps etc... And that was a metal stake outside a local castle carpark which she should have cleared as was snail sized :o Adam my other half thought we had enough clearence and we didn't and it knocked the anti roll bar, it gave the workers there some amusement watching us fix it back on so we could get home, cost us a new anti roll bar though so lesson learnt ::)

[Shamrockez]

My friend Tom (Tomarse on VZi) fitted DS to his Bug at mine and with the smart car tyres on it was literally on the floor and sparked along at very low speeds so he had to put some bigger tyres on just to get home *:o

Found the pic I was looking for.
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y11/tofufi/CIMG4375.jpg

:o

[Shamrockez]

I have the same set up ... dropped spindles and smart car tyres... i'm going to go slightly bigger profile tyres so I can get around more!!

Ure newbie is very low indeed *:o I couldn't cope if my newbie was that low... then i'd have 2 cars ant not be able to get anywhere!! I bet u cringe at potholes! *:o

sugar x


Lol he's not too bad really. He scrapes on a fair bit but I'venot got him stuck yet. I did go and see one of my old ponies at Christmas tho, and where he lives there is a long track and then right at the end there is a thin but steep speed bump. I wasn't too sure about going over it, but did anyway ::) and he scraped all the way along it - it didn't make very nice noises and you could feel that something in his middle was touching the bump. Getting out was worse cos I took it really slow - and the bump was steep and it was slippy so I couldn't get him to go over it :-[ his wheels just slipped! So I had to take a run up, which wasn't fun!

He's better in the summer with his bigger wheels.

[Shamrockez]

We can just about get a toe under ours and we have smart car tyres fitted too *;) We've only had one accident so far concerning road humps etc... And that was a metal stake outside a local castle carpark which she should have cleared as was snail sized *:o Adam my other half thought we had enough clearence and we didn't and it knocked the anti roll bar, it gave the workers there some amusement watching us fix it back on so we could get home, cost us a new anti roll bar though so lesson learnt *::)

Ah, most people with low Bugs don't bother keeping them on cos once you get to a certain lowness the ARB doesn't actually help at all any more.

We didn't refit the one on our Split. Then again the beam is 2in narrowed and we can't find anywhere which sells 2in narrowed ARBs! And he's got some 155/50 Potenzas on now, so he's sitting quite low - just comes out the garage!
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a309/Shamrockez7/Joey/9810a193-1.jpg

I don't even wanna know how close the steering box is! :-/

[bad_cab]

8-) but :o shamrockez , your bug is just silly low ;D . one of my old bugs failed the m.o.t cos it would go on the ramp ;D so i took my sub box out and spare and it went on just but then he failed it anyway cos it had no travel ::) do you have same probs ?

[Shamrockez]

With which?

Robbie goes on low ramps (just).

The Bug in the pic with the phone - he wound the adjusters up ;) and it has dropped spindles so the travel will almost like stock.

My oldie - she's never been on a ramp with me so I have no idea. I'll just look for someone with a pit opposed to a ramp if needed ;) and wind the adjusters up. I think I'm gonna have to put her back end up a bit cos she's down 3 splines at the mo :o

Same with the Split.

[Jono]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1963-VW-BEETLE-MINT-CONDITION-2000-PLATE-ON-CAR_W0QQitemZ220068900622QQihZ012QQcategoryZ27385QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[Shamrockez]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1963-VW-BEETLE-MINT-CONDITION-2000-PLATE-ON-CAR_W0QQitemZ220068900622QQihZ012QQcategoryZ27385QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem


Woah!!! Good find Mr Jono!!! What an ace Bug - unmessed with and mint - what else could you want?!

[Jono]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1963-VW-BEETLE-MINT-CONDITION-2000-PLATE-ON-CAR_W0QQitemZ220068900622QQihZ012QQcategoryZ27385QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem


Woah!!! Good find Mr Jono!!! What an ace Bug - unmessed with and mint - what else could you want?!



i know! i'm even tempted by it ;)

J

[Shamrockez]

lol and me - but then again I'm tempted by most ;D

[Jono]

lol and me - but then again I'm tempted by most ;D

have you thought of investing in one of these.............

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y116/jonboy72/Truck.jpg

could take the fleet everywhere then ;)

J

[Shamrockez]

It is tempting! But what if it crashed? I'd loose all my Dubs then! :'( :'(

[sharkbait]

Who's gonna buy the wrexham bug first then? I'd go and look at it if it was closer, but it's just a little too far for me to get there today and it'll be gone by next weekend :(
Anyone volunteer to go look at it for me and then I'll buy it 'blind' :)

[Jono]

i hope i'm on commission!

J

[sharkbait]

lol you would be, but I can't get to it this weekend. Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhh
I'd sell the plates on it, even though I'll get shot for saying that, I'm not precious about original registrations, they don't add any value to the car imho, it's just sentimental claptrap, ;D Return spring thingie looks a bit shagged on the brake pedal on the blue bug, that's the only thing I can see wrong with it, lol
I WANT IT *throws giant tantrum*

[sharkbait]

Hold on a mo though, shouldn't a '63 have the slim indicators on top of the wings? If so, then it must have been played with and therefore have either new or resprayed wings.... consequently I would deduct that it's not original paint and not 'original state' as described! :-/
What do you reckon Lucy? You're the oracle on this!

Incidentally I realise none of the above really matters, it's still a lovely bug :)

[Shamrockez]

It would have had indicators on the wings - if they were the slim ones or not would depend on the month made as they changed in 63 I think.

However the decklid is deffo wrong as it's one for a 65-66.




http://www.probuy.net/shops/probuytest/images/products/ANORAK.jpg :-[

[sharkbait]

hahahah I knew I could rely on you hon!!! All I know is that my '60 had slim indicators and my '65 had fat ones. Either way, it's not exactly original, which makes me a bit suss now!!
I could email the seller an anoraky type question ...... :-X

[Shamrockez]

haha, do it! :D

[Shamrockez]

If anyone's wondering it has no indicators cos it has US spec headlights with the indicators inside them.

[PaulD]

i'm thinking of selling my 72 soon as work have decided not to give us a company car :(

[Shamrockez]

Nooooooooo you can't sell Ekky! :'(

Change job instead!

[PaulD]

i'm travelling about more and more so i need to get a modern motorway burner ::)

do you think its worth £3k??

[Blue_Smoothie]

we'll have ecky - izzy said she wanted a yellow one - didnt say it wasnt supposed to be aircooled ;)

[Vickie]

Awww no! Ekky is gorgeous! :'(

[Blue_Smoothie]

be good for lukey as its mint and unmolested - so its in effect a solid blank canvass to project his insane ideas upon ;)

[PaulD]

looks better since i took off the hubcaps...got a bit of attitude now ;D

[Vickie]

Lol I was thinking of Ekky today actually when I was putting my baby moons on!! ;D

[Shamrockez]

i'm travelling about more and more so i need to get a modern motorway burner *::)

do you think its worth £3k??

Yeah I'd say so. I paid £2500 for my Bug made out of foam ::)

[PaulD]

£2500? really?

i've spent over £2k on it since i've had it i reckon. £450 on the respray alone.

the things we do for love eh!!?? :D

[Vickie]

I'd push for 3.5k if I were you Paul - I'd pay it! :D

[PaulD]

be nice to get that much but i doubt i would to be honest.

[Shamrockez]

£2500? really?

i've spent over £2k on it since i've had it i reckon. £450 on the respray alone.

the things we do for love eh!!?? *:D

That was over 5yrs ago tho.

[PaulD]

yeah i think the residuals of Bugs has dropped a bit since then, whereas vans have gone right up instead.

[billybug]

I've just found Lucy's ultimate bug! ;) ;D

http://www.magazineclassifieds.co.uk/search/volksworld/details/41243/Absolutely_stunning!.php

[Shamrockez]

It can't be! I see no stripes! *:o


This, I like!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v606/glenn284/GLENZ.jpg



This is the black late Bug Vickie and I were talking about which we liked so much:
http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/131588.jpg

[Blue_Smoothie]

looks like marge if u take the chrome, whitewalls and stripes off ;)

[bad_cab]

:o 8-) 8-) that black bug with the GTV badges was the car that gave me the idea of doing my old bug 8-)

[Vickie]

Luc - how do I get my wheels looking like the ones on the blue bug? Or can't i?! ;D

[Shamrockez]

I think they're chrome ones like PaulD has - or similar.

[Vickie]

Hmmm... I'm gonna have to shine mine up when I get her back - they were pretty dirty!! I wonder what product works on them?

[Shamrockez]

Autosol will work on the beauty rings.

You'd probably denifit from giving the wheels themselves a nice lick of paint.

[Vickie]

Oooh - what colour do u reckon?? this could be fun!! *:D

[Shamrockez]

Silver or black I recon.

[Vickie]

Silver could be good - shiny!! :D

[Shamrockez]

Yup! :D

[billybug]

It'll be good to see petal back on the road!!!

I've seen another bug I like, a '59 Cal import in a white(ish) colour, looks pretty much original and mint, perhaps something I can make 'mine' :)

Not gonna say where it is tho in case someone else wants to buy it before I sell Archie! ;D

[Shamrockez]

I know where it is, muhahahahahaha!

[sharkbait]

I just found a cool '65 cheap with full MOT.
Ahhh amazing what's out there. Also an early notch with a steel slidey sunroof like the one I used to have *sigh*

[Shamrockez]

I'd love a Notch 8-)

[sharkbait]

Mine was gorgeous, I have no idea why I sold it!! It only cost me £500, LHD and had done 37,000 documented kms. I remember that when it was just idling, you couldn't hear the engine running at all and I was constantly thinking I'd stalled it. :)

[Shamrockez]

Lol our Aussie Bay is like that - he's ever so quiet! Was a big change coming from our British Bay who is sooooooooo loud when you're accelerating - he's pretty quiet when you're idling tho so again you have to check you've not stalled cos he went from loud to very quiet lol.

I'd love this one:
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b264/Tarino/Misc/Stonor%20Park%202006/100_3625.jpg

[sharkbait]

Yep, that's exactly the kind of notch I'd adore. They always look so good in that cherry red colour too! :)
Not to mention confusing the hell out of people at the petrol station when you pop the bonnet to put in petrol, and also open the boot that happens to be stuffed with luggage, and people are like, wtf, where's the engine? ;D

[Shamrockez]

Yeah i'd think I'd have to open the bonnnet and the boot just to confuse people :D I'll tell them it ran on fairy dust ;D