--- CHRIS STANN <cstann3@HOME.COM> wrote:

> It's the same people who say they LOVE Volkswagens
> but won't allow a VW GTI
> within 100 yards of their '65 Beetle.

Sounds like what a friend of mine told me a couple of
weeks ago (he owns a '75 Baja Bug.) His encounters
with water-cooled owners on the road have given him
the impression that they are a bunch of stuck-up snobs
who look down on those who have "mere" air-cooled dubs
with some sort of contempt. He says they rarely wave
at him and sometimes seem to think he's crazy for
behaving in a friendly manner toward other drivers.

I suppose it goes both ways.

Personally, I love all of 'em. I don't have an
aircooled because I'm really sensitive (and I mean
really; thin skin can have associated problems!) to
getting hot or cold easily, and since most aircooleds
don't have a/c ... well. I'd love an original Type2
but I'd die of heatstroke in the summertime and frost
in the winter. But I don't think there's a prettier
'dub than a lovely splittie, breadloaf, or original
'60s classic Beetle with a lovely restojob. I've even
ridden in an aircooled '81 westy and a lovely,
unrestored (!) orange Ghia... (calling one Nate, bet
you're not still here after all this time, are ya?)

Can't wait for my '90 westy with a/c. :)

=====
... knee-deep in the hoopla ...

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