You know you're driving a Beetle if ...

[Art]

You know you're driving a Beetle if ...

you can roll down the passenger side window from the driver's seat without leaning across.

School Bus load of kids yell "Beep, beep" out of the window at you!

you jam your finger on the front windshield pointing at something on the side of the road!

you get the biggest ass cheater pipe ever seen to break loose the rear axle nut.

you get the biggest ass cheater pipe ever seen to break loose the flywheel bolt (after asking the local softball team to sit on the engine)!

you have a friend 6 feet 6 inches tall and 300 pounds who refuses to try and get into your car!

you spend hours online at the Aircoolers Forum replying to dumb posts like this one!

Anyone have anything else to add? :confused:

[sandman]

you always have a towell for a de-fogger

Heater.....what heater......I don't need no stinkin heater.

you grip the wheel just a little tighter when a big rig comes past you on a two lane road.

you have to lift the hood to put gas in (early models need only apply)

you have a stick for a gas guage

You can't signal over 55 mph or your signals will bend in the wind (very early models need only apply):rolleyes:

[BLASTER]

...if your 45 year old Bug just doesn't seem as old as the cherry, '85 LTD with 54k miles (really pretty sweet old lady/garage find this dude at work made) you parked next to.
The Type-1 is a beautiful design...but I don't have to tell you guys that.



...or when you drive down a downtown street and you notice pedestrians slugging each other. :D

[welshj]

You know if....

You carry enough spare parts to just about rebuild an entire engine... just in case.

and.. while working on a project in the house, you have to go out to the car to get the tools you need.

You have three or four spare tires in the garage, and none in the car.

You've spent more time under, behind, and elbows deep in, than actually "in" your car.

You don't know what it's like to drive in the left lane of a four lane highway.

people keep asking you what kind of horsepower vs gas milage you get in "that thing"

You have never, ever, ever passed up another VW sitting on the edge of the road.

mustang, camaro, and corvette drivers don't think of you as a threat at a stoplight.

Then, in your dreams, they never do think of you as a threat as pull away from the light front wheels off the ground... and SMOKE thier butts!

[73SBLucy RIP]

you know when.......

you only have 4 speeds and no overdrive!

you have to drop your motor rather then lift it out.

when your interioir smells like gasoline right after filling up.

when you've always wondered what antifreeze does? :)

if your car can float

if you can swap body panels of the same model ten years apart from you

when you've ever had to show someone how reverse works in your car!!!

Or had your glove box open and everything falls out due to any bumps in the road.
If you've ever been laughed when you tell someone you got a speeding ticket.

[BaxterGG]

if.......

You pass an oncoming 18 Wheeler on the road and then change lanes whether you want to or not :eek:

[Art]

you've ever asked some big guy to put down the front of your car and quit showing off!

you pull up to the gas pumps and someone tells you that you need to pull up farther. Then you tell them the gas tank is in the front.

you bust out laughing when someone asks you, "How fast will it go?"

you bust out laughing when someone says, "Sure, I'll ride in the back seat!"

you can't hear the bitching from the passengers in the back seat because of the engine noise at highway speed.

you've ever had an engine overfilled by 1 1/2 quarts after taking it to have the oil changed. (Morons!)

you've ever had the transmission drained by accident 'cause the idiot at the lube center thought that was the engine drain plug. (Moron!)

caught someone trying to put water in you gas tank 'cause he thought that was the radiator. (once again, Moron!)

laughed out loud when the neighbor tells you that it's gonna come a hard freeze and ya better make sure you've got plenty of antifreeze!

:D

[73SBLucy RIP]

you've ever asked some big guy to put down the front of your car and quit showing off!

you pull up to the gas pumps and someone tells you that you need to pull up farther. Then you tell them the gas tank is in the front.

you bust out laughing when someone asks you, "How fast will it go?"

you bust out laughing when someone says, "Sure, I'll ride in the back seat!"

you can't hear the bitching from the passengers in the back seat because of the engine noise at highway speed.

you've ever had an engine overfilled by 1 1/2 quarts after taking it to have the oil changed. (Morons!)

you've ever had the transmission drained by accident 'cause the idiot at the lube center thought that was the engine drain plug. (Moron!)

caught someone trying to put water in you gas tank 'cause he thought that was the radiator. (once again, Moron!)

laughed out loud when the neighbor tells you that it's gonna come a hard freeze and ya better make sure you've got plenty of antifreeze!

:D


Beautiful man,

I love it

ALSO NOTE:

You know your driving a Beetle when your shifter doubles as a radio, presets 1,2,3,4 and reverse haha

[welshj]

You clean out your garage and realize that there's enough "spare" parts to almost, almost... almost build a whole other car.

(sigh... spoken from experience.)

[Toad]

You can always find a bug pilot in the ER. He is the one with frost bite on his hands and third degree burns on his feet.

[exzonie]

You have chicks tell you how "cute" your car is:eek: :rolleyes: :)

[Art]

When you go to the grocery store you hear kids say, "Look Mommy! A Herbie!"

You come out of the grocery store with a full cart of groceries and realize you brought the wrong car!

People you don't even know run up to you asking if you need some extra parts that they happen to have lying around for VWs.

Hondas pull up next to you at red lights gunning their motors that sound like weedwackers on steroids!

You're sitting in your car and it starts shaking and you see someone that tripped over your stinger getting up off of the ground!

You ask your buddy if he smells something burning while your adjusting the carb and realize you are touching the stinger!

Your buddy is laughing at the second degree burn on your leg and hole in your pants from touching the stinger!

You come out and find some bunch of jokers have picked up your car and turned it sideways in the driveway!

When talking about what size motor and if you can show it to them, young people are looking at the front trunk and wondering why you're headed toward the rear of the car.

Someone tells you how cool it is that you've lowered it to the ground and you don't have the heart to tell them the tires are flat!

Everyone passes you on the highway with a big grin on their face giving you the "thumbs up" sign!

Guy on a Harley pulls up next to you and asks, "Ya wanna race?" and there's no doubt he's being funny!

Guy on a Moped pulls up next to you and asks, "Ya wanna race?" and you think to yourself, "I think I can take this guy!"

Hope everyone had a great Monday! :D
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[Toad]

You can reach the outside of your windshield from the inside to flick off a dead bug due to the wipers not working.
You dont adjust your choke due to the fact the cold weather wont last long.
Your OH SH--T! handle gets more use than the seat belts.

[Art]

You can reach the outside of your windshield from the inside to flick off a dead bug due to the wipers not working.
You dont adjust your choke due to the fact the cold weather wont last long.
Your OH SH--T! handle gets more use than the seat belts.

You've got a choke? The only choke I have is when I hit a bump in the road in my Beetle while chugaluging a Big Gulp and it goes down the wrong pipe! :eek:

[strawberryladybug]

...you can never wash your windshield because your spare tire is flat.
...your spare tire is flat because you tried to wash your windshield.
...you get your thrills by driving by the local elementary school during recess to see all the kids outside slugging each other.
...you constantly have large vehicles "pull out in front of the Volkswagen"
...people at the grocery store parking lot have to tell you their stories about "when they had a bug."

[welshj]

and from past history....

You'd rather ride the motorcycle to work on a rainy day,
Because you know you're gonna get wet...

Rather than have the surprise shock when you drive through a big puddle and get soaked from the knees down - In the car!

[sandman]

[QUOTE=strawberryladybug;4982]...you can never wash your windshield because your spare tire is flat.
...your spare tire is flat because you tried to wash your windshield.
QUOTE]

LMAO That's a good one!!!!:)

[Art]

...you can never wash your windshield because your spare tire is flat.
...your spare tire is flat because you tried to wash your windshield.

Get one of those guys that are cleaning windshields at redlights to clean it for ya! Heck, on a Beetle they can clean it all the way across from one side of the car! :D

After they clean it flip 'em a quarter and yell out the window, "Keep the change!" as the light turns green.

[Adrian]

-When the guy at the inspection station can't find the clutch pedal on your autostick.
-When compensating for that just off-idle dead spot is so much second nature that you do it in your other car too.

[Art]

When you say "I need to adjust my valves" and everyone looks at you funny.

When you have the tire off and someone goes, "Where are the lugs?"

When you have the tire off and someone goes, "How do you hold it in place while trying to get the bolts in?" Then you think to yourself, "What a pussy!"

You get into another car and feel like it's a battleship! Unless that other car is an SUV, then it feels like an aircraft carrier!

[Gigglin-Pig]

,..if you use your stereo to drown out the engine noise.
...if you step up to get out of the car instead of down.
,...if you can tell a bug's year at first glance.
,...if your wife considers your mechanic work as play time.
,..if your hoping your lights will work tonight.
,...if your left leg starts cramping when you drive.

[Art]

Your wife actually wants to go riding in the Beetle after seeing how much money it took to fill up the other car!

You have half a tank of gas and want to top it off and hand the cashier a five dollar bill. She looks at you like you're a cheapskate! (You're thinking to yourself, "It's a ten gallon tank Moron!")

The guy in the pickup in front of you is constantly checking his rear view mirror on the highway astonished that you are still behind him at 90 MPH! (Even I'm amazed about that one!)

Highway patrol officer puts down his laser gun when he sees you coming toward him and takes a break!

People in New Beetles pass you on the highway with big smiles on their faces!

You pass a New Beetle on the highway at high speed and wipe the big smiles off of their faces!

You think you hear funny suspicious noises coming from your engine all of the time. (Unless you've been riding around in your AMC Gremlin recently and then you enjoy the rattle-free quiet when hitting bumps in the road! Gremlins rattle worse than a West Texas Sidewinder!)

You can tell which direction the wind is blowing while driving on the highway. (A good tailwind will get you unbelievable speeds while a headwind will make you want to get out a push! Side winds leave you with a bad case of carpel tunnel syndrome!)

You heart skips a beat, maybe even 4 or 5, when passing an overloaded 18 Wheeler on a narrow lane!

You put on a header and your friends are yawning with that, "Look at the mouse that's roaring" attitude!

:D