mine was awesome
it was a 1970's cherry red beetle and i LOVED it. unfortunately every single bit of it broke down so my dad got fed up with paying for all the repairs after a year and part-ex'd it for a fiesta.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 22:20, 1 reply, 15 years ago)

How long did it last before it died?

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 22:26, Reply)

well
we had it done up when dad bought it (i was 17) but on the cheap by a family friend. that was probably part of the problem. first the clutch went. then the battery died (it said "replace by 1982. this was 1996). then the accelerator jammed on. that was fun. then the brakes went. then the clutch slipped again. then it failed its MOT on about 137 counts.

so we had it done up properly before selling it, and that must have fixed it, because the girl who bought it had it checked by a mechanic and it passed with flying colours. for all i know it's still going strong (hope so. i cried when she drove it away, even though i had a lovely shiny new fiesta to love instead).
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 22:31, Reply)

Can you remember the registration number?

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 22:32, Reply)

of course!
UGT 746M
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 22:38, Reply)

The car lives - and is now purple.
It's still running.

Date of Liability 01 03 2011
Date of First Registration 07 03 1974
Year of Manufacture Not Available
Cylinder Capacity (cc) 1285CC
CO2 Emissions Not Available
Fuel Type Petrol
Export Marker Not Applicable
Vehicle Status SORN Not Due
Vehicle Colour PURPLE
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 22:40, Reply)

you're kidding me?????
how did you find that out?

my first baby!!!!!
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 22:42, Reply)

DVLA website.
Doesn't tell you who owns it (or where it lives these days), but the tax is due in March next year.

Put an advert in one of the Beetle mags saying 'wanted' you could buy it back. And write a book about the adventure of locating it and re-owning it.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 22:44, Reply)

link up there *points*
Maybe here too...
www.taxdisc.direct.gov.uk/EvlPortalApp/application?origin=vehicleDetails_en.jsp&event=bea.portal.framework.internal.portlet.event&pageid=Vehicle+Enquiry&portletid=VehicleEnquiry&portletns=VehicleEnquiry_en&wfevent=link.enquiry
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 22:44, Reply)

woohoo
this has really cheered me up.

i totally want it back. although dad might not be quite so keen if i dump it back at his house.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 22:46, Reply)

Will you do anything about it though?

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 22:49, Reply)

yeah spray it pink

( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 22:50, Reply)

Alright Bob
Where have you been this evening?
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 22:51, Reply)

I have been at a bonfire
on my friends farm. It was hot and smelled lovely.
( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 22:52, Reply)

On a farm eh?
Cos us Bristolians are ALL farmers.

(I reckon you were down Turbo Island drinking White Ace with the rest of the Winos)
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 22:55, Reply)

I don't even know
what turbo island is old man.
( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 22:58, Reply)

You do, you just don't know it.
Turbo Island. Explained.

www.yelp.co.uk/biz/turbo-island-bristol
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 23:03, Reply)

tramp city! I know it.
( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 23:09, Reply)

Turbo Island
Do you remember the wino 'Bear' used to make up poetry in exchange for coins?

He died earlier this year. Sad times.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 23:10, Reply)

Kind a
pretty sure sapphire is still knocking around though. Saw a large black man in a dress the other day so must have been him.
( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 23:14, Reply)

Sapphire
I've not seen him in years. Was he still in the killer heels?

Did you have a wank when you got home, after seeing him?
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 23:18, Reply)

Couldn't see was on the bus
Wait til I got home? no chance I sprayed one off on the number 75
( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 23:20, Reply)

Brilliant.
Right. I'm going to bed.

Sleep well Bob.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 23:22, Reply)

at a bonfire balls deep in a goat
(Zoz prayed for twink on, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 22:56, Reply)

hahahaha
balls deep in a +MALE goat
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 22:57, Reply)

I nearly wrote all goats are male then
but quickly realised my mind was trying to trick me
( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 23:01, Reply)

they don't smell as nice

( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 23:01, Reply)

combine the two though for a lovely stench

( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 23:04, Reply)

i have been
looking up all my old cars. some are still around. in fact my sister-in-law has my lovely little lupo. but the beetle was the best.

what could i do, write to the dvla and ask them to pass on a letter asking if it's for sale maybe??

the only thing is, you need a bf who is good with cars (or to be good with cars yourself, not an option for me, i can't even change a lightbulb) for it to be in any way cost-effective.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 22:58, Reply)

good evening my dear
how's it hanging.
( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 23:00, Reply)

hello sexbomb
knackered... had to leave for work at about 6.30 this morning and then walk all the way home... but it wasn't raining and i had my ipod so it's all good! how's you?
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 23:01, Reply)

I find myself disappointed at how shit the Inbetweeners has become
but enjoying the golf highlights. My gym bag is ready for an early start and I havea big spliff. I am quite chuffed.
( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 23:03, Reply)

i have never seen the inbetweeners
but everyone raves about it.

nice work on the packing/spliffage
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 23:06, Reply)

extra 15 mins in bed ftw

( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 23:06, Reply)

I only recently started watching The Inbetweeners
On 4Od.

I have to say, that so far, every episode has made me laugh.

And I'm a miserable cunt most of the time, so clearly there is something funny in it. Worth a watch.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 23:08, Reply)

Am finding the new series is a bit camped up
and try hard. First two series were ace.
( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 23:12, Reply)

I've got a friend who restores/modifies Beetles.
What he has put into some of the cars in terms of hours/money is really scarey.

His latest project is to restore a old Beetle with an oval back window back to 'original' condition.

If you want to track it down, the Beetle mags would be your best bet. (My mate still gets e-mails from new owners of cars he has done over the years, sounds like there is quite a community to the whole Beetle thing).
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 23:01, Reply)

there really is
they all flash at each other!

interesting. i am going to give this some serious thought. i really do love those old beetles.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 23:02, Reply)

It'll make a good book too!
From B3ta to Beetle (there you go, have a working title).
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 23:04, Reply)

ha
the car's life story would be much more exciting than mine. "if only it could talk." oh, wait. bindun.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 23:04, Reply)

You'll sleep well this evening.
As you doze off, thinking about finding your first car, and the new adventures you could have with it!
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 23:07, Reply)

2cvs do this too
It's cliquey and rude, what if I wanna say hello to a pretty honda driver?
( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 23:04, Reply)

put your cock back in your pants
and wave with your hands like a normal person
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 23:05, Reply)

ones holding the wheel the other is throwing gang signs for my homies in the hood.

( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 23:06, Reply)

The hood that IS Gloccy Road?

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 23:12, Reply)

Yeah it's proper street. Been watching the wire I think I'm black this evening.
( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 23:13, Reply)

yay good news at last
I feel better for breaking berks heart now
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 22:43, Reply)