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Old Sep 16, 2018 | 08:30 PM
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Why I'm going to cancel my alignment appointment tomorrow and wait until next spring instead..
 
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Old Sep 16, 2018 | 08:41 PM
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Originally Posted by 56panelford
Why I'm going to cancel my alignment appointment tomorrow and wait until next spring instead..
Why is that a good Idea?

Save your money till after you break the panel down.

Unless you plan on driving it this Fall.
 
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Old Sep 16, 2018 | 08:49 PM
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Why I will drive it as is until the weather turns bad but just around town to burn up some of the fuel and mix in the stabilizer..
 
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Old Sep 16, 2018 | 08:54 PM
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Originally Posted by 56panelford
Why I will drive it as is until the weather turns bad but just around town to burn up some of the fuel and mix in the stabilizer..
Why you still have the P/U if you want to take a trip.

When they're both running do you flip a coin to see which one you'll drive? LOL
 
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Old Sep 16, 2018 | 08:56 PM
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Why we generally alternate between the two..
 
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Old Sep 16, 2018 | 09:02 PM
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Originally Posted by 56panelford
Why we generally alternate between the two..
Why did I have a friend that had a half dozen VW beetles that they would flip a coin to see which one would be driven that day?
 
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Old Sep 16, 2018 | 09:04 PM
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I see they are going to stop making the beetle again...with as many as there were there must still be a lot out there..
 
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Old Sep 16, 2018 | 09:08 PM
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Originally Posted by 56panelford
I see they are going to stop making the beetle again...with as many as there were there must still be a lot out there..
Why they stopped production in 1979 and now again next year?
 
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Old Sep 16, 2018 | 09:15 PM
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Why, does Brazil have too many?
 
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Old Sep 16, 2018 | 09:53 PM
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Why, does Brazil have too many?
Why the old Beetles were made there for many years. Nobody has the money to buy anything else.
 
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Old Sep 17, 2018 | 09:19 AM
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Why were they plagued with the name punch buggy
 
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Old Sep 17, 2018 | 12:10 PM
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Why didn’t they continue to make the ‘70’s VW van?
 
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Old Sep 17, 2018 | 08:12 PM
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Why did they stop making hippy's...
 
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Old Sep 17, 2018 | 08:26 PM
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Why were they plagued with the name punch buggy
Why have I only heard of it called Slug Bug?
 
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Old Sep 17, 2018 | 08:31 PM
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Why not Whammy Van? Slug Buggy too.
 
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