[tcb] Re: Thinning the Herd - Serious Question
- From: Eric Woodall <eric@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 04 Aug 2009 08:45:39 -0500
Then you've never hung around Houston.
Tons of snobs down here...
sammie smith wrote:
> Snobs in the VW community? Never! Now there are some real (*%^(&(*^
> heads, but have never met a snob in the VW community.
>
> --- On *Tue, 8/4/09, Brian Denning /<i_am_cool_fred@xxxxxxxxxxx>/* wrote:
>
>
> From: Brian Denning <i_am_cool_fred@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [tcb] Re: Thinning the Herd - Serious Question
> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Tuesday, August 4, 2009, 6:48 AM
>
> when i sold hershey a 54 chevy 2 door post brased my finger tips,
> solid body, near perfect floors COMPLETE with motor, tranny,
> everythign was there, just needed to be rebuilt. straight 6's are
> cheap enough to rebuild, i looked into it, talked to a friend of
> mine that builds early iron for a living, and almost bought it.
> but something about vw's had me going back. since owning the 77,
> then the 69, now the 58 and 66 parts bus, i've learned, there are
> alot of great friends i have that share the vw hobby, in the early
> iron hobby they are all snobs. granted there are some snobs in the
> vw community as well, but i just don't see myself ever getting out
> of vw's.
>
> i vote keep one of each, sell the rest, and enjoy them. oh and you
> were bitching about the t3, a friend says it best, the factory
> made them a certain way for a reason, when you go and change that,
> you create problems. ;)
>
> > Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2009 04:13:57 -0700
> > From: fracdogii@xxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [tcb] Re: Thinning the Herd - Serious Question
> > To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> >
> > Go with your initial thought, keep a couple and enjoy them as
> inteneded - crusing and camping, not up on blocks.
> >
> > --- On Tue, 8/4/09, w.wood <evil.scientist.boo@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > > From: w.wood <evil.scientist.boo@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > Subject: [tcb] Thinning the Herd - Serious Question
> > > To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Date: Tuesday, August 4, 2009, 12:05 AM
> > > I have a question for the list and
> > > since my tongue-and-cheek seems to be a miss on some folks I
> > > want to point out that I'm being serious here.
> > >
> > > Recently I've been thinking of pulling back out of the
> > > VW scene completely. Some of this is philosophy some of
> > > this is pragmatic reality. I've gone
> > >
> > > though this phase now three times in my life. First get
> > > VWs, then get out of VWs. Then get more VWs then get out
> > > of them. I'm in the third cycle now.
> > > I have 7 bussen, er station wagons, type 2s.. During
> > > the second cycle I was once accused of running a junk yard
> > > by my local constabulary. But that's another story..
> > >
> > >
> > > 2 type 3s (Robb, you're right they're a curse) one
> > > bug... er um zwitter, and a 61 vert project that's been
> > > in that state for over 10 years.
> > >
> > > So, here's my point. Do you think it's time to
> > > move on? Get another hobby? I can't enjoy all of
> > > them and I don't have my own Smithsonian Wing awaiting
> > >
> > > my collection... My initial thought is keep between one
> > > to three of them and just enjoy those and sell the rest.
> > >
> > > What would you do? Seriously?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
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> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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