New Members - Introduce yourself..

Thumper · Post by **Thumper** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 1:05 pm

Yup.True to form....just generally out of control.

You remind me of the Tasmanian devil -TAZ.

airhead · Post by **airhead** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 3:28 pm

Hi.

My name is Nico.
I stumbled onto your site while surfing the net, dodging work. I was introduced to the beetle bug by my wife who luckily for me also loves everything VW.

I have owned several VW's a 92 golf 2 GTi (Cindy) that was sold as she was just getting too expensive to maintain. After Cindy I bought a Citi golf Life (Maya) that I was relieved of by thieving bastards. I then bought another Citi golf Life (Zoe) and was also relieved of her about 2 weeks ago. By some more thieving bastards. I'm thinking of buying a beetle next. But that's still in the works.

I still have my pride and joy however. A Porsche Speedster replica (Lucy). She has a 1600 twin port beetle engine. And is simply a joy to drive, although I don't drive her nearly enough. Especially with all the rain in JHB of late.

Anyway I am looking forward to chatting to fellow VW nuts.

Great site.
Nico.

Thumper · Post by **Thumper** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 3:41 pm

Welcome Nico.

Have fun, there is a lot of info on this site. But if you have a question, don't be afraid to ask. We don't bite....often.

Merlin · Post by **Merlin** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 3:42 pm

's up Nico?

Welcome to the clique.

Sorry to hear about your bad luck with theft; we'll put vader on security detail for you...he's rabid and very protective.

Post up some pics of your Speedster for us...and be wary of them darn scalper types.

Cheers, N.

vader · Post by **vader** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 4:32 pm

Merlin wrote:'s up Nico?

Welcome to the clique.

Sorry to hear about your bad luck with theft; we'll put vader on security detail for you...he's rabid and very protective.

And I like biting.....seatcovers that is....

By the way Airhead welcome may the Force be with you......

Post by **eben** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 5:53 pm

Welcome nico,

In Yzerfontein there has been one instance of car theft since 1927.....

Also over half of the people over here are too old do have their own teeth but funny enough there is no cemetary.....

Wei Xiansheng · Post by **Wei Xiansheng** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 6:08 am

Hi All!

My name is Wynand! I'm one of the previous owners of Eben's green monster! Now I'm living in Taiwan and also own something with an aircooled engine....mmm, only it's a Yamaha Fuzzy 125 scooter! Good luck with your website, Eben!

W

Merlin · Post by **Merlin** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 8:08 am

*lol*

Thumper · Post by **Thumper** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 8:48 am

Hello Grootkrokkedil. Welcome!

Are you coming back or do you like rice?

Post by **Tony Z** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 9:02 am

Welcome Wynand.
Question... how do the Taiwanese pronounce your name??

Post by **eben** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 9:50 am

Wynand is the one holding me in that old photo......

4agedub · Post by **4agedub** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 3:27 pm

Hi guys.
I've never really introduced myself here....

I'm Louis
I live in Centurion and work in Jet Park. I'm the manager of Gotech engine management systems (thus my activar below). Gotech is owned by the same persons that ownes Volkspares (Joe Katic and Ivan Williams).

Whell as you see in my activar I'm a beetle race fanatic... my race beetle is currently in process of getting a engine transplant (2200cc type 1 with throttle bodies), my oval track midget is powered by a type 4 and the polo is std except for 17" wheels and a dropped suspension.

4agedub · Post by **4agedub** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 3:30 pm

Oh and the latest VW to our family is a late model VW microbus (bakkie). This one was a little butched by the previous owner, the air cooled vw engine has been removed and a ford v6 is now powering this one.

The microbus will be used to tow the race car and carry all the tools

Wei Xiansheng · Post by **Wei Xiansheng** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 4:08 pm

Thanx for all the welcomes! Taiwan, what can I say. Taiwan isn't a beautiful tropical island...well, not any more. There are 23 mil people on this island the size of the Kruger National Park. There are some areas that are still beautiful, but that is mostly in the south. The area I live in, the north-west coast is home to all the biggest industries and quite polluted. But hey, they pay me well enough to fly to South Africa twice a year!

To answer your question Tony Z: Here the government expects you to take a Chinese name for ID purposes. It has to fit into the standard 3 character format for Chinese names. My name, officially is Wei Nan-de...Wei being the family name and Nan-de (literally meaning South German) is the "given" name. I find that the adults generally have a problem pronouncing "Wynand", but my students have no problem with "Mr Wynand." Although I've been called Mr Nana and Mr Panda, too!

Merlin · Post by **Merlin** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 4:13 pm

's up Wei?...

I want one too!

My sis' works for a Jap corporation, so everyone is <name>-san...