GMCforum: GMCnet » We really are NUTs, we just bought a VW Super Beetle Convertible

Home » Public Forums » GMCnet » We really are NUTs, we just bought a VW Super Beetle Convertible

Show: Today's Messages :: Polls :: Message Navigator

We really are NUTs, we just bought a VW Super Beetle Convertible [message #215220]

Sun, 21 July 2013 13:16

rjw

Messages: 697
Registered: September 2005

Karma:

Senior Member

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.

As we announced our purchase to various family and friends, we received responses ranging from "you guys really are nuts" to "how cool!"

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.

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.

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.

Anyway, I'd like some advice on what to get for towing from the other VW owners who tow behind GMCs.

Richard
76 Palm Beach
SE Michigan
www.PalmBeachGMC.com

Roller Cam 455, TBI+EBL, 3.42 FD, 4 Bag, Macerator, Lenzi (brakes, vacuum system, front end stuff), Manny Tranny, vacuum step, Tankless + OEM water heaters.

Report message to a moderator

[Message index]

		We really are NUTs, we just bought a VW Super Beetle Convertible By: rjw on Sun, 21 July 2013 13:16
		Re: [GMCnet] We really are NUTs, we just bought a VW Super Beetle Convertible By: Jerry Wheeler on Sun, 21 July 2013 15:11
		Re: We really are NUTs, we just bought a VW Super Beetle Convertible By: WD0AFQ on Sun, 21 July 2013 16:20
		Re: We really are NUTs, we just bought a VW Super Beetle Convertible By: gbarrow2 on Sun, 21 July 2013 18:58
		Re: We really are NUTs, we just bought a VW Super Beetle Convertible By: Bob M on Sun, 21 July 2013 19:58
		Re: We really are NUTs, we just bought a VW Super Beetle Convertible By: lqqkatjon on Sun, 21 July 2013 21:11
		Re: We really are NUTs, we just bought a VW Super Beetle Convertible By: rjw on Tue, 23 July 2013 11:29
		Re: We really are NUTs, we just bought a VW Super Beetle Convertible By: WD0AFQ on Tue, 23 July 2013 12:03
		Re: We really are NUTs, we just bought a VW Super Beetle Convertible By: rjw on Wed, 24 July 2013 09:38
		Re: We really are NUTs, we just bought a VW Super Beetle Convertible By: WD0AFQ on Wed, 24 July 2013 09:48
		Re: [GMCnet] We really are NUTs, we just bought a VW Super Beetle Convertible By: jhbridges on Tue, 23 July 2013 12:21
		Re: [GMCnet] We really are NUTs, we just bought a VW Super Beetle Convertible By: jhbridges on Tue, 23 July 2013 12:21
		Re: [GMCnet] We really are NUTs, we just bought a VW Super Beetle Convertible By: Russell Mehlenbacher on Tue, 23 July 2013 12:40
		Re: [GMCnet] We really are NUTs, we just bought a VW Super Beetle Convertible By: rjw on Wed, 24 July 2013 09:34
		Re: We really are NUTs, we just bought a VW Super Beetle Convertible By: lqqkatjon on Wed, 24 July 2013 10:00

Previous Topic:	towds and towing
Next Topic:	13 Films

Goto Forum:

-=] Back to Top [=-

Current Time: Sun Oct 06 08:37:02 CDT 2024

Total time taken to generate the page: 0.00961 seconds