My T3 - Daisy

[Barry]

Well after 30 years of owning beetles as pretty much my daily, with 23 of those years being 1303's and the last 9 years being Marty, now don't own a beetle.

I have had vanagons since 2003 as well.
The first was a bright and happy 1982 aircooled


Then I bought a WBX in 2006. The extra power and power steering was a delight


Sadly that one was written off in March last year


As much as I loved my beetle, I realised how much I missed a van.
After a fair bit of looking around, I also realised how much I (and my wife) enjoyed vanagons as well.
The Superbeetle of the van world.

So, we finally settled on this one.
It is a C - so no air cond, but I am looking at getting that added.
This thing is immaculate. Nothing has been replaced as far as I know. But every rubber is a supple as the day it left the factory.
I thought my last one was good, but this thing is just gorgeous.
I told the bloke I bought it off if he didnt want to sell it to me I would understand.
It was now going to live outside, carry a dog, go to the tip, go camping.
It was going to be used.

It came with some 17" Fuch repos and had been belted with the lowering stick. Way too hard - but it looks great.
It is going to stay that way until one day when it really pisses me off, but the wife doesnt complain at the moment so it is staying there.

We got the windows tinted, and I added a bit of colour.

Anyway, here are a few pictures of the new girl.......

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More pics

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Well - the vanagon got put to some use.

So far we have gone up to Mudgee & Gulgong to cruise the vinyards and see Diesel and Hunters & Colletctors
Took the long way home through Broke
Did about 700 kms over the weekend

[Oldman]

Noice….

[Barry]

Well - the vanagon got put to some use.

So far we have gone up to Mudgee & Gulgong to cruise the vinyards and see Diesel and Hunters & Colletctors
Took the long way home through Broke
Did about 700 kms over the weekend

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Then last week end we loaded thr dog up and headed out to Lyell Lake near Lithgow.
Again - took the long road home through Hampden and Huntley Vale

Some didnt have as good as time as us

And this was before he REALLY go bogged. Sunk about another foot before they go him out

[Oldman]

4WD.....?
pfffft....it's the drivers that give 'em a bad name 

[Grantus]

4WD.....?
pfffft....it's the drivers that give 'em a bad name 

Like Barry’s, my T3’s have 4 wheels, and I drive them pretty much anywhere……… doesn’t that make them 4WD? 

[Barry]

Well - got some Recaro's off Gumtree the other day

Holzl and a 6 pack and in they went

Piece of urine really.
Just had to make up a bracket to offset on rail
Recaro are 420mm wide rails and Vanagon are 390

The Recaros are the same as my last set - Proton GTi

They are so comfy