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Date:         Sat, 14 Mar 2009 13:02:39 -0400
Reply-To:     Allan Streib <streib@CS.INDIANA.EDU>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Allan Streib <streib@CS.INDIANA.EDU>
Subject:      Re: That wonderful ignature VW "chrip"!
Comments: To: John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
In-Reply-To:  <49BBE068.7090202@charter.net> (John Rodgers's message of "Sat\,
              14 Mar 2009 11\:50\:48 -0500")
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I think my WBX makes a fairly distinctive "VW" sound.  More muted than
the old Beetles for sure, but it still has that classic sound.


Allan
--
1991 Vanagon GL


John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET> writes:


> I remember that VW chirp. My Mom had a '63 beetle that did that. Later I
> had a ragtop sunroof model - can't remember the year, but it had the
> chirp and a '69 hard Sunroof model with the chirp. Much later my kids
> had one of their own - a 72 model as I recall - that they shared and it
> chirped.
>
> Funny how some machinery will have a characteristic noise, rumble or shake.
>
> John Rodgers
> 88 GL Driver
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