Aircooled VW South Africa

Here is a offical debate thread for our, what seems to be many debates we have about anything and everything.

And NO you cant debate between what chick is hotter lets keep this thread clean please

First debate - Shockless or not *** ducks **** kidding!

Perhaps Stock or Custom -- also too hot a topic. Might be easier to talk politics

Please someone, come up with something better?

Shockless efinte NO, purely cos its not legal nor safe. Next..........

Who is hotter?

Who is hotter
A poorly maintained bay window engine with leaves in the intakes or a Beetle with a Type 4 engine and no external oil cooler

Without inferring any one car or person.... Whats the deal with restoring a car? When should it be restored to original, and when is it ok to do custom spec.

Personally, as in , this may be tinted with hints of my opinion, the older and more rare a car is, the more reason to keep it original.

There are other factors, as in how much of the car is original when you acquire it. For example, if you get a 1 owner car with all the original bits still attached and matching engine and vin numbers, it would be sacrilige to change anything besides restoring it.

However, if you pick up a hacked to bits oval window without an engine and papers, it might not be worthwhile.

If the car is REALLY rare though, it might still be worth the effort. Something like a HEbmuller or early split beetle should/would NEVER be hacked and changed these days.

Then you go in the grey area with bolt-on mods , that could potentially be reversed, question is where do you draw the line?

Period accessories adds to the appeal, although they may not be STOCK.

Lots to ponder!

Q: There's a rat in me kitchen what am I gonna do?



a. I'm gonna fix that rat thats what I'm gonna do

b. I'm gonna eat that rat thats what I'm gonna do

c: I'm gonna leave that rat thats what I'm gonna do

ok other than been illegal shockless in my eyes is fine that is with the right parts put on the beam.

The other day I noticed something aswell that im sure many of you didnt Chris did however say that i must remember that "there is no weight on the front"

Looks just like Tie fighter

Pine wrote:. ..what am I gonna do???

Fix that rat!

Pine well if you want my opinion.....http://gadgets.boingboing.net/Mouse%20T ... 20x371.jpg

karmakoma wrote:Who is hotter
A poorly maintained bay window engine with leaves in the intakes or a Beetle with a Type 4 engine and no external oil cooler

Bay window would slam it and put a type 4 engine in