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Date:         Fri, 7 Oct 2011 14:34:30 -0400
Reply-To:     Karl Ploessl <karl.ploessl@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Karl Ploessl <karl.ploessl@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: age of listees?
In-Reply-To:  <b45a982b0701191129q745146e5t2d2495e5d7f09ea4@mail.gmail.com>
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I am 51; grew up with VW (dad was a VW car mechanic) so 57 Beetle 62 Beetle 68 Variant 72 Variant then my own ones: 78 Bus (left in Colorado) 80 Rabbit Diesel (RIP) 84 GTI (RIP) 80 Vanagon AC 2000 Jetta VR6

On Fri, Jan 19, 2007 at 2:29 PM, Aristotle Sagan <killer.jupiter@gmail.com> wrote: > Let's see... I'm 50. I won't list all the cars I have had but the VWs??? > 79 Westmoreland Rabbit (POS) - threw a rod on the NJ Turnpike in 1986. Left > it. > 81 Scirrocco - Nicest VW until the pully fell off the end of the crankshaft > on the interstate going into Burlington VT in the winter. > 81 Westy sits in my backyard protecting valuable ice cube trays. > 83 Aircooled 7 pass. Gone to the  junkyard in the sky. I tried giving it > away. > 84 Waterboxer semi-weekender - Still out there somewhere I suspect. I always > really liked that van. > > Car I wish I still had? 1977 Toyota Celica GT. Man that car would run. Fit > like a glove. Not very good in the snow. We traded it in on an 87 CRX. > Should have traded the Scirrocco (see above). > > tim in san jose > > > On 1/19/07, G. Jannini <george_joann@bellsouth.net> wrote: >> >> Moi:  61 and change >> SWMBO:  N/A >> Cat:  18- give or take >> WesTiico:   19 ('89 born in '88) >> Kombi:  30 >> Car I wish I still had:  1956 Buick Special four door.  Two tone (white >> over black), standard transmission, strongarm steering and non power >> brakes- >> a rare bird. >> >>     George, Jo & Ollie/ATL >> >>     George/ATL >>     '89 Westy, "Wernher" >>     '67 Kombi, "Puddles" >> > > > > -- > Where ever you are, there you be. Unless you're driving my van, in which > case, you ain't got there yet. >


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