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wanted good running beetle pref 15/1600cc motor
Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 1:11 am
by mango
i`m arriving in melburg in 3 weeks from ireland and i`ve been looking for a suitable bug to use as a daily driver , prefer something with a good strong 1500 or 1600 motor . what`s out there ? would consider a type 3 notch for the right money either. my budget is pretty tight with around 3k to spend
no fat chicks please
Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 1:16 am
by MaineBugs
hi mate sorry that its not to do with the VW your looking for i have a bit of family in ireland dont know if you know the last name but its PURVIS what part are you from.
Hope you find what you are looking for.
Cheers Colin
Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 1:18 am
by mango
hi colin , never heard that name before , i`m in wexford (sud ost)
Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 1:25 am
by MaineBugs
no worrys mate worth a shot the old man is into the family history.
where abouts you landing in OZ
Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 1:33 am
by mango
landing in melburg on feb 20th ! can`t wait , i spent a year there back in 2001 mostly in and around st kilda and nord hawthorn.
any brickies on here ? i`ll be looking for work asap
Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 1:38 am
by MaineBugs
thats funny the old man and older brother spent 12 months in ireland in 2001 theres a few quaries up here always looking but it 2 hours nord of melburg in castlemaine the quaries are not even a 1 kilometer from my place in yapeen
Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 1:49 am
by mango
thanks man i`ll look into that once i land, i`m not too pushed where i live i`ll go wherever the work takes me.
ask the old man where abouts they were back in 2001
Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 2:00 am
by MaineBugs
casltmaine is a small country town with alot of vdubs but no one nows much about them its about 30 mins from bendigo Jase And Rhette live there there is also the bendigo volkswagen club. i will ask the old man when i see him this ornext weekend as he works away from home in yarrawonga (Victoria/New sud Wales border)
Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 10:41 pm
by mango
no longer needed , scored a lovely 70 bug
Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 10:58 pm
by MaineBugs
Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 11:19 pm
by mango
here ya go
Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 11:21 pm
by MaineBugs
very nice bug looks clean
Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 11:25 pm
by mango
thanks mate yeah it`s a beaut , almost completely original and stock cars like this just don`t exist here in ireland
Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 11:26 pm
by type3disease
by the way....
don't take any crap from anyone about fat chicks and sportos...
listen up y'all there's two of us now....
well done Mango!!!
Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 11:30 pm
by Jase
Fat chicks
hey at least they go like every one might be their last
Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 11:32 pm
by mango
type3disease wrote:by the way....
don't take any crap from anyone about fat chicks and sportos...
listen up y'all there's two of us now....
well done Mango!!!
thanks but this ain`t no fat chick mate , it`s a semi auto 1500
sportos is a new one on me ! please enlighten me
Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 11:39 pm
by type3disease
sportomatic - semi auto
the locals call anything with a square bumper a fatty - not just the curved windscreens it seems '68 on bugs
here's mine - semi auto square bar
http://melburgluft.com/viewtopic.php?t=2357&start=0
Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 11:45 pm
by mango
thanks for that you learn something new everyday , sportomatics were never an option over here afaik . that`s a sweet looking 68 you got there love the colour
Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 11:58 pm
by MaineBugs
nothing wrong with a fatty we have 3
Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 12:03 am
by Jase
Yay why dont you guys go and start the "We love Fat Chicks Club"
