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John Headstrong
Fri May 18, 2012 5:42 pm
The beetle is not very well, it is badly rotten, I had it up on a ramp for the first time in ages and had a look at some past repair work. It had been badly repaired and has enough other issues that really it needs a full 'body off' restoration. I currently do not have the time, money or skills to do that.
BUT I really want to keep it or at least have A beetle, so while I am undecided, I might use the engine / gearbox / wheels / interior etc on something with a better floorpan. I have a friend that is egging me on to do this, because he would get to do loads of the work (mental Scottish engineer shed dweller type) OR I might just get rid of the whole thing on ebay spares and repair and find something else old and classic.
(technically I should not get attached to any car)
Interestingly, the Merc Vito white van in the picture died ages ago, loads of things went wrong so I traded it for the parts and money and got a pugeout 406 diesel estate, slow but cheap to run, very big boot, roof rack if needed. kids, dog and wife all fit in.