tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post5669480315605774428..comments2024-03-26T17:55:50.539-04:00Comments on Cranky old man: THE BUGjoehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-14307713120882155192015-02-27T17:13:44.720-05:002015-02-27T17:13:44.720-05:00First car I drove that didn't belong to my par...First car I drove that didn't belong to my parents was a sky blue auto stick VW Bug! And I've wanted one ever since! Great memories are stirred whenever I see one!!! Beep-Beep!Joe Ormerodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03337984962516170189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-6972028061675531062015-02-25T21:23:20.898-05:002015-02-25T21:23:20.898-05:00In spite of being German, we never owned a Bug. My...In spite of being German, we never owned a Bug. My dad was a Ford man once he could afford them, before that we had an Austin 6, a Vauxhall something-or-other and there was the small panel van with the door that never latched properly so my sister fell out.<br /> When I had four small kids we bought a Kombi, two buckets seats up front, and two bench seats behind, so each kid got to have a window seat with space between them to avoid the "he's touching me!" fights. It was a great car. Hubby drove it to death in two years, just like he drove everything else. Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-43527282695788301012015-02-25T21:09:39.932-05:002015-02-25T21:09:39.932-05:00I'm all, 100%, German, and I've never owne...I'm all, 100%, German, and I've never owned a bug. Bwwwaaahhh! Something's wrong here!Pixel Peeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17553862902461169270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-59042631727415327962015-02-25T20:59:53.205-05:002015-02-25T20:59:53.205-05:00I remember the first time I drove a Bug. I was st...I remember the first time I drove a Bug. I was still smoking then and I went to knock off my cigarette ashes in the dash-mounted ash tray. Quite obviously I had not taken the interior size into consideration as I slammed my hand into the windshield. They were fun cars, though.Catalysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03804837416104556928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-41150514163735112202015-02-25T20:22:23.971-05:002015-02-25T20:22:23.971-05:00Loved our Bug. In fact we owned a Notch-Back bug ...Loved our Bug. In fact we owned a Notch-Back bug as well. You're right they were superb snow goers, sipped gasoline and were good for teaching kids about driving stick.Leeniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17655189620056032790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-91602845481743958502015-02-25T20:03:06.167-05:002015-02-25T20:03:06.167-05:00One of my college roommates had a dark green Bug. ...One of my college roommates had a dark green Bug. We loved to tool around in it, waving at people. I don't know why. Must have something to do with the college experience. Funny that her nickname was Bean. Something seems amiss.Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13025832536749983018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-83135820320254104342015-02-25T16:38:10.721-05:002015-02-25T16:38:10.721-05:00I always wanted a bug and finally got a 74 to res...I always wanted a bug and finally got a 74 to restore when I hit age 60. It was adorable and was a marvelous codger magnet. Any time I stopped, some cute old fellow would come up and tell me his bug story. Everyone of a certain age either owned or had some great times in one.<br />My favorite commercial ever was one that showed a man getting into a bug during a snow storm. The announcer says,"Have you ever wondered how the snow plow driver gets to the snow plow." And off the bug would go into the storm. Arkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-61683298698709265252015-02-25T15:29:57.491-05:002015-02-25T15:29:57.491-05:00The bugs are really cute. I'm not a fan of tw...The bugs are really cute. I'm not a fan of two-door cars, but I think if I was ever going to like one it would probably be a bug. <br /><br />My sister drives a Mini Cooper and she swears that Mini drivers are supposed to greet each other that way. Danielle L Zecherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01492742250595537348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-47809914722488498832015-02-25T11:45:27.192-05:002015-02-25T11:45:27.192-05:00Yup, I had a Beetle, too.
It was the second car I ...Yup, I had a <i>Beetle</i>, too.<br />It was the second car I ever owned.<br />Had it for five years.<br />I like it so much, I might still be driving it, if it hadn't been totaled in a rollover.(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-35245882322844267572015-02-25T10:58:41.110-05:002015-02-25T10:58:41.110-05:00I never had one, but I can see why those of you wh...I never had one, but I can see why those of you who did loved them so. At the local Cars and Coffee car show the VDubClub is a fun bunch to visit with. How could they NOT be? :)Lowandslowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08608734222483888884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-34141556994866660832015-02-25T10:13:11.145-05:002015-02-25T10:13:11.145-05:00I never had one, but I love the Bug. Their retro ...I never had one, but I love the Bug. Their retro one isn't the same. Not at all. If they made them the original way there would be millions on the road again.<br /><br />Have a terrific day. ☺Sandeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06785788498697004273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-19323116952780475812015-02-25T10:11:03.060-05:002015-02-25T10:11:03.060-05:00my sis had a vw bug as her first car. she loved it...my sis had a vw bug as her first car. she loved it! that cute little putter of the engine, the cute beep. yup, unintimidating, for sure.TexWisGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641962051044162710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-42732363914761928802015-02-25T09:38:57.733-05:002015-02-25T09:38:57.733-05:00Cute post :) When I was in 8th grade, nine of my c...Cute post :) When I was in 8th grade, nine of my classmates, including me, went to a game the boys were playing. We all fit into the bug (no seat belts back then); so 10 of us including the driver. Whenever I see a bug to this day, I remember that time.<br /><br />bettybettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06323135450742337670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-14939948978075885412015-02-25T09:06:47.671-05:002015-02-25T09:06:47.671-05:00I still think about the Bug I had during my colleg...I still think about the Bug I had during my college years. It treated me a lot better than I treated it. I feel bad about that.stephen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659054447637207734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-81231361001980347912015-02-25T09:04:58.701-05:002015-02-25T09:04:58.701-05:00This is a fun, interesting read about this famous ...This is a fun, interesting read about this famous car. I see new models of this and they still maintain their cute, friendly and unintimidating looks as you put it. It's a classic.Lux G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00557863683608790087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-72043200652569025992015-02-25T08:59:00.294-05:002015-02-25T08:59:00.294-05:00A friend retired his granddaughter's sixty som...A friend retired his granddaughter's sixty something bug out beside the garden shed. It wears long eyelashes around the headlights.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834682329952369721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-23336862883292428682015-02-25T08:35:31.697-05:002015-02-25T08:35:31.697-05:00Had two Beetles, a used white '71 then bought ...Had two Beetles, a used white '71 then bought a brand-spanking new '74 in forest green. Man I loved those cars. Reliable and easy to work on.<br /><br />I do miss my Beetle. (The Germans call them <em>der Käfer</em>, literally "The Beetle.")OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-15852327315763490072015-02-25T08:34:11.533-05:002015-02-25T08:34:11.533-05:00I have never ridden in a VW bug but I've alway...I have never ridden in a VW bug but I've always wanted to! Optimistic Existentialisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11507986337866049924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-82368352919828336662015-02-25T07:40:02.614-05:002015-02-25T07:40:02.614-05:00Loved the Bug! There is a very nice gentleman who...Loved the Bug! There is a very nice gentleman who lives around here and attends every garage sale within miles in his pristinely kept Bug. He seldom buys anything, but he's nice to talk to, and loves his car.messymimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10649529601786689712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-48062749304821873202015-02-25T06:40:21.234-05:002015-02-25T06:40:21.234-05:00An interesting view of a car my husband also owned...An interesting view of a car my husband also owned as a graduate student. Damn thing would never start, so we always parked it on a hill.Taborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15257045780724471840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-17813619287989365682015-02-25T05:30:17.744-05:002015-02-25T05:30:17.744-05:00Over this side of the pond we call them Beetles an...Over this side of the pond we call them Beetles and I have an idea they are still manufactured - in Brazil or possibly Mexico.Brighton Pensionerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13370054497955792775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-69114186208215712082015-02-25T04:47:41.319-05:002015-02-25T04:47:41.319-05:00Lovely post - it's true, everyone loves a Bug!...Lovely post - it's true, everyone loves a Bug! The car I planned for Future Me when I was a kid. I ended up getting a 1978 Toyota Corolla instead. Like your bug, it would have run forever if I hadn't finally crashed it.Jackie Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06322613989851869319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-6154255633796829042015-02-25T04:47:11.197-05:002015-02-25T04:47:11.197-05:00Lovely post - it's true, everyone loves a Bug!...Lovely post - it's true, everyone loves a Bug! The car I planned for Future Me when I was a kid. I ended up getting a 1978 Toyota Corolla instead. Like your bug, it would have run forever if I hadn't finally crashed it.Jackie Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06322613989851869319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-71461575080548387282015-02-25T04:10:09.851-05:002015-02-25T04:10:09.851-05:00You can't beat a VW can you? SD doesn't h...You can't beat a VW can you? SD doesn't have a Bug but he does currently have three (yes, I said THREE) VW vans and a beach buggy. You still get a beep beep and a wave as you pass other Vdubbers over here.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04402703967636964187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-56862915219711335832015-02-25T02:03:47.769-05:002015-02-25T02:03:47.769-05:00My next door neighbor still has his VW bug--he dri...My next door neighbor still has his VW bug--he drives it every day!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com