| Re: [GMCnet] We really are NUTs, we just bought a VW Super Beetle Convertible [message #215233] |
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hnielsen2
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Go for it.
Enjoy
Howard
All is well with my Lord
On Jul 21, 2013, at 11:16 AM, RJW <mygmc@palmbeachgmc.com> wrote:
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> At a time in our life when most of our friends and relatives are downsizing and moving to retirement homes in warmer climates, my wife and I just bought a 1978 Volkswagen Super Beetle Convertible.
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> As we announced our purchase to various family and friends, we received responses ranging from "you guys really are nuts" to "how cool!"
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> We're pretty comfortable with it's condition. It has a new top and interior. Mechanicals are OK, but it will need new tires. We've known the owner for over 40 years. She's a good friend of ours and has taken pretty good care of the bug for the 15 years that she's owned it.
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> I know we are in for some interesting times fixing it as it breaks down. Some of the VW forums I've visited have comments from people like " I had a 73 super beetle and I spent more time keeping that thing going than any car I have had before or since. " But I wonder how can that be any different than what we we've been doing with our GMC for the past 15 years.
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> The plan is to use it as a towed for our GMC. While I am somewhat familiar with VWs (a friend and I bought a new one in 1969, picked it up from the factory in Wolfsburg and drove it around Europe for a year) I know little about towing them.
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> Anyway, I'd like some advice on what to get for towing from the other VW owners who tow behind GMCs.
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> Richard
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