[tcb] Re: Thinning the Herd - Serious Question
- From: Eric Woodall <eric@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 04 Aug 2009 08:52:01 -0500
No kidding Denis, my two keep me real busy.
I don't need any more.
Well, I did see a sweet Single Cab while we were on vacation.
Almost turned around an knocked on a door.
Almost...
Everybody needs a truck right?
Denis wrote:
> I know one.
>
> I only have Murray. I sold our beautiful Ghia to someone who adored
> her and only wanted the one car and was going to use it as a daily
> driver./ /I have my hands full keeping Murray on the road and I don't
> see why I would keep more. I need all you other guys to keep all those
> vehicles and boneyards because I will need the parts.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* sammie smith <mailto:bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> *To:* tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, August 04, 2009 8:33 AM
> *Subject:* [tcb] Re: Thinning the Herd - Serious Question
>
> 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
> <mailto:i_am_cool_fred@xxxxxxxxxxx>>/* wrote:
>
>
> From: Brian Denning <i_am_cool_fred@xxxxxxxxxxx
> <mailto:i_am_cool_fred@xxxxxxxxxxx>>
> Subject: [tcb] Re: Thinning the Herd - Serious Question
> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto: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?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > My Email Moniker
> > > http://www.findinternettv.com/Video,item,1570570433.aspx
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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