Any ole tyme Texas Buggers remember "Bear" Barrilleaux? http://www.geocities.com/senecasvcs/webpics/bearbug2.jpg Built racing Bugs... Here are some of our Bugs... http://www.geocities.com/senecasvcs/webpics/Bus.jpg http://www.geocities.com/senecasvcs/webpics/BugStangI.jpg deb -----Original Message----- From: thechat-admin at lists.evolt.org [mailto:thechat-admin at lists.evolt.org] On Behalf Of Luther, Ron Sent: Friday, February 28, 2003 8:03 AM To: thechat at lists.evolt.org Subject: RE: Texas Weather ... was RE: [thechat] Error 404: Cannot find... rudy agreed: > I was glad to be a Volkswagen owner... >>snow? ice? hah! my air-cooled rear engine LAUGHS >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hmmmm ... maybe the Beetles were better ... I had an '84 Golf (bought for and send off with the 1st ex) and an '85 GTI (I drove into the ground after 10 years of abuse and rallying). They hated cold weather. They were hard to start. They were both manual transmissions -- and they gave me my first understanding of the term "slush-box". Even if you got the buggers started you had to wait for the gearbox to thaw out before you could go anywhere - it was like a block of ice. Once running and warmed up they were fine ... the Golf was actually better than the GTI in the snow -- the GTI had fatter tires that slid more. RonL. (Another former VW owner on the list.) ___________________________________ thechat mailing list: OMG WTF LOL thechat at lists.evolt.org http://lists.evolt.org/mailman/listinfo/thechat http://lists.evolt.org/thechatarchive/ ____ Please support the community that supports you. Give your bit to evolt.org at: http://evolt.org/help_support_evolt/