The Social Scrutinizer apologizes for his spelchequer..... it should have read
NON-Spridget banter..............
Brad Fornal wrote:
> OK, the Social Scrutinizer here again! You folks just don't catch on do
>you??!!
> This is the 3rd post about VW Bugs, HELLO!! This is the Bug EYE list!!! Now
>find
> yourself a VW list and take all this Spridget banter over to the folks that
> appreciate hearing about the reliability of their products. IF THIS DOESN'T
>STOP.
>
> ........IT'S YUGO'S FOR ALL INVOLVED PARTIES!!!! And on these the rear window
> defroster won't even work, you won't be able to keep your hands warm while you
> push this piece of crap around the driveway.
> YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED...................
>
> anonymous
>
> IfixMGs@aol.com wrote:
>
> > Keith's VW ride reminded me of the dark green mid 50s Beetle that my
> > neighbor/coworker drove. I caught a ride home with him ONCE.... guy drove
> > like a batouttahell and yanked back on the Ebrake yelling "Whoa Horse,
>Whoa!"
> > in a cheesy impression of Yosemite Sam... Scary ride, scary guy....
> > The memory is one of the ultra vivid deja vu variety that I witness
> > every so often when I see a 2 car garage.....
> > Now, I can see that his brake pedal is hard as a rock, way up high,
> > and I explain maybe when we get to my house we can check out the the
>brakes
> > to see if he has a frozen master cyl or just a stuck pedal..... "Oh" says
>the
> > guy... he thought VW brakes were cable actuated and that pulling the
> > handbrake made it easier for the pedal to work. His dad once told him that
> > all "OLD" cars had cable brakes....
> > We pull into my driveway at about 15 miles an hour, and he hauls up on
> > the e-brake - and sure as hell, the handle comes off in his hand. Good
>thing
> > we went through the garage door on the side that housed my brand new, two
> > week old 71 Boss 302 Cougar Eliminator.... If he had picked door #2, God
> > forbid, he might have damaged the only intact piece of sheet metal on a
> > totalled MGA that I was stripping. At least he had insurance. Yeah...he
>had
> > insurance like he had brakes. The Cougar only needed a new rear deck
>spoiler
> > - about $250 - and he was broke.
> > He offered the Beetle instead of me having to wait on a ten dollar a
> > payday plan. I redid the brakes, tarted it up a bit, and drove it for a
> > couple years. Hit a pothole one day, and the rear of my seat went through
> > the floor pan. There I was at 30 mph looking thru the sunroof, butt nearly
> > dragging on the ground, and I couldn't find the brake pedal. Pulled up on
>the
> > E brake and about a half second later stopped like an F-1 car.... I had run
> > smack into the thick rubber bumper on a city bus that must have just started
> > pulling away from a stop, because it kept on going..... I decided that
>twice
> > is charmed. Glued a sheet of plywood to the pan, remounted the seat and
>sold
> > that piece of....er, passed the legacy along....
> > They just don't make old cars like they used to.
> > Mark Childers
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