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Offline midnight Target

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« Reply #15 on: October 10, 2004, 06:15:38 PM »
I had a Veedub too. Fastback, with the requisite hippie tapestry seat covers and sky blue paint job. I paid $400 for it and it had a $200 stereo system (8-track of course).
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« Reply #16 on: October 10, 2004, 06:58:02 PM »
Mt had a bug too in the sixties?  Wow...good thing I didn't try to generalize or anything...

gixer...  tax here is about 35-38 cents a gallon.  fuel is about 2.00 a gallon for regular.   Shocked in a good way actually.

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« Reply #17 on: October 10, 2004, 07:08:00 PM »
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« Reply #18 on: October 10, 2004, 07:21:27 PM »
I had several Bugs in high school. We always took a cutting torch to them, removed the body and made stumpjumpers. :aok
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« Reply #19 on: October 10, 2004, 07:25:23 PM »
I friend of mine had a bug.  If you take the hood off, it makes a great jacklighting vehicle.  It also went everywhere that another friends chevy 4x4 went in the sand and mud.
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« Reply #20 on: October 10, 2004, 07:25:58 PM »
don't worry, when john heinz-kerry is prez he will provide all of us with alternate fuel.
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« Reply #21 on: October 10, 2004, 07:29:28 PM »
He does have a plan(TM).
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« Reply #22 on: October 10, 2004, 07:55:53 PM »
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Originally posted by lazs2
Mt had a bug too in the sixties?  Wow...good thing I didn't try to generalize or anything...


lazs


Fastback .. not a bug, and it was the '70's. I ain't near as old as you.
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« Reply #23 on: October 11, 2004, 05:41:45 AM »
bugs ain't just for liberal girlie-men
I drive this everyday to work



.. with the Bush '04 bumper sticker in the rear window :)

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how much did you pay for that sweet van?
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« Reply #24 on: October 11, 2004, 05:56:55 AM »
Haven't been able to find mine yet, but ebay has a couple for the 3000 range.  That one just sold recently.
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« Reply #25 on: October 11, 2004, 06:42:40 AM »
Wow!  I guess it's all relative, but it's hilarious to hear you guys moaning about petrol at $3 a gallon.

Over here it's 82p a litre ($1.47271) x 3.78 (litres in US gal) = $5.57

:eek:

In saying that, I remember when I first started driving 13 years ago, petrol was 50p a litre.  60%+ rise in 13 years is a bit steep.
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« Reply #26 on: October 11, 2004, 06:46:43 AM »
Just wondering, what is the average salary in the US?  Here in the UK, afaik, it is about £23k (about $41.5k).

Is it relative? :)
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« Reply #27 on: October 11, 2004, 07:51:28 AM »
We make much more than that.  About 130K is the poverty line, the streets are paved with gold, and 84% of us are either in cattle, automobile production, petroleum, or the movie business.

The other 16% are into some form of litigation or politics.

Even lowly Austrian immigrants are virtually assured untold wealth and success in movies and politics.
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« Reply #28 on: October 11, 2004, 08:10:09 AM »
MT.. the early 70's were really the 60's.

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« Reply #29 on: October 11, 2004, 08:11:15 AM »
and glas.... most of us p[ay about 10% in income tax.

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