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Old 04-07-2008, 05:55 PM   #31
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Karman Ghias are cool, esp pimped this way
Nice looking car, but that's either a photoshop or the owner wrecks a heap of rear tyres!
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Old 04-07-2008, 06:15 PM   #32
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Karman Ghias are cool, esp pimped this way

Ohhh I Love it!
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Old 04-07-2008, 09:45 PM   #33
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not photoshop maybe on bags or just lowered like that :
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Old 05-07-2008, 08:57 AM   #34
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Nice looking car, but that's either a photoshop or the owner wrecks a heap of rear tyres!
any volksy usually seems to have loads of rear camber like that
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Old 05-07-2008, 11:15 AM   #35
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Nice looking car, but that's either a photoshop or the owner wrecks a heap of rear tyres!
Probably bagged. Raise it and it will come straight.
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Old 05-07-2008, 12:34 PM   #36
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The first Porches were basically hotted up VW's anyway, so whats the difference. 356's even used Beetle engines.
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Old 06-07-2008, 09:42 AM   #37
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The first Porches were basically hotted up VW's anyway, so whats the difference. 356's even used Beetle engines.
Yes, like I said ....hotted up Tatras LOL!
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Old 06-07-2008, 10:05 AM   #38
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The first Porches were basically hotted up VW's anyway, so whats the difference. 356's even used Beetle engines.

Whats the difference? Are you for real!

One i would like to drive, the other i would like to drive a bulldozer over.
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Old 06-07-2008, 11:23 AM   #39
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Obviously what I said was tongue in cheek, but its not too far removed from the truth, as Porsche has their origins from the Beetle. Even Clarkson aludes to that when they test 911's.
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Bossxr8 was referring to historical fundamentals recoil:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porsche_356
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Old 06-07-2008, 07:47 PM   #41
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I just did an Ebay search of VW Beetle and my eye are still sore. Why would you do this to a Beetle? Do the owners really think they now look like Porche's, or is it just me that doesn't get it?
What has me worried is why you typed a search for 'VW Beetle' in the first place! :P



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Bossxr8 was referring to historical fundamentals recoil:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porsche_356
I have never questioned the historical link between VW and Porche, or have the slightest problem with VW Beetles or Porches as such. I do have a real problem understanding why someone would try to pretend there Beetle was a Porche by whacking fibreglass panels all over it. It doesn't fool me, and i'm pretty sure most other people.






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What has me worried is why you typed a search for 'VW Beetle' in the first place! :P
Its just that i have a pretty much destroyed VW buggy i need to scrap, and was wondering if it was worth saving any little bits like trims.
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Old 06-07-2008, 10:31 PM   #43
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Poragas....


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-'Turn your MR2 into a 355' Kit..


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Re: Karman Ghia camber, that things in the US with some serious Airbag setup underneath. As suggested, wthe the switches are flicked, it goes back to normal ride height and tyre angle. Airbagged VW all seem to have odd rear tyre angles, due to the rear axle/suspension configuration
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a lot try to run them at that sort of height due to the torsion bar rear end setups ,not good for wheel bearings though, but thats another story and veedubs are my other car hobby py:
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