#1: VW Action 2011 pictures Author: Ross, Location: West MidlandsPosted: Mon Sep 05, 2011 3:11 pm ---- Went to this yesterday, at Santa Pod. Couldn't make the most of the show due to the weather... it rained, quite a lot, and showed no sign of stopping. Got soaked basically. It got to the point where I couldn't be much more wet, so I just carried on looking at the cars and snapping pictures. Never the less, saw some sweet cars so it's all good .
I immediately fell in love with this oval window Beetle which I was parked near to:
An early split window, awesome :
This looks like a painting:
Epic...
Hope you like
#2: Re: VW Action 2011 pictures Author: NorthantsBen, Location: Raunds, NorthamptonshirePosted: Mon Sep 05, 2011 3:15 pm ---- nice pics some wicked cars/van/buses there i have a soft spot for the old vw
and i thought there must have been some vw show going on by the amount on the roads around here lol loads of vw buses i see about,
#3: Re: VW Action 2011 pictures Author: CD-B3, Location: Salisbury / New ForestPosted: Mon Sep 05, 2011 3:16 pm ---- Some are very nice but I don't get the point of this:
Some are very nice but I don't get the point of this:
You could say it's silly, but I think they look absolutely brilliant. A lot of the aircooled stuff run narrow front beams although not usually as extreme as that bay window, the Golf is unusual though, must have took some work to get the wheels sitting that far in.
Watch this, it's a clip of that bay window on the motorway millimetres from the road:
#8: Re: VW Action 2011 pictures Author: Jordan_xsi, Location: IpswichPosted: Mon Sep 05, 2011 4:11 pm ---- Some tidy looking cars there, looks a good day out!
#9: Re: VW Action 2011 pictures Author: Callum206, Location: West SussexPosted: Mon Sep 05, 2011 5:03 pm ---- Not usually a fan of these type of cars but some i kinda like !
#10: Re: VW Action 2011 pictures Author: Harry, Location: StaffordPosted: Mon Sep 05, 2011 5:19 pm ---- Vw shows are always so different to the usual stuff. Wtf is up with that boat?
The guy with the red lupo near the top used to live close to me, looked so much nicer before he went completely overboard with stickers and other stuff...
#11: Re: VW Action 2011 pictures Author: E5GDM, Location: EssexPosted: Tue Sep 06, 2011 1:08 am ---- The black golf convertible is very nice, & I can appreciate the restored classic's. But there's some right old piles of s**t there, especially the stupidly low crap!!
#12: Re: VW Action 2011 pictures Author: Icetto, Location: Cape TownPosted: Tue Sep 06, 2011 1:32 am ---- It's like my worst nightmare came true
#13: Re: VW Action 2011 pictures Author: PugJH, Location: NorthantsPosted: Tue Sep 06, 2011 2:53 am ---- some lovely ovals there
#14: Re: VW Action 2011 pictures Author: Seb, Location: Under your bedPosted: Tue Sep 06, 2011 3:05 am ----
Icetto wrote:
It's like my worst nightmare came true
Oh god I know.
#15: Re: VW Action 2011 pictures Author: Ross, Location: West MidlandsPosted: Tue Sep 06, 2011 7:46 am ---- What's with the negative comments? Is it the lowness? A hatred for old VW's?
What's with the negative comments? Is it the lowness? A hatred for old VW's?
... on a 206 forum? No, surely
#17: Re: VW Action 2011 pictures Author: Seb, Location: Under your bedPosted: Tue Sep 06, 2011 8:21 am ----
Ross wrote:
What's with the negative comments? Is it the lowness? A hatred for old VW's?
They're not fast, they're not stylish and don't look good in any way at all, they are mostly ridiculously impractical, they have some kind of 'cult' following as if they are amazing, when in reality, they're not at all, they fall to bits just like any other car, so, in the words of Duncan Bannatyne, I'm out.
#18: Re: VW Action 2011 pictures Author: Ross, Location: West MidlandsPosted: Tue Sep 06, 2011 12:24 pm ---- No they're not fast and were never designed to be. The good thing is though you can drop a variety of different engine sizes in if you so wished, the engines can be taken out in minutes aswell which amazed me when I first found out. Whether they look good comes down to opinion but let's be honest, it's a classic design, designed by Ferdinand Porsche and 911's share the same design principles to this day, or to quote Clarkson the 911 is a 'squashed Beetle'. It's the longest running production car the world has seen, and also the biggest selling car of a single design, can't be bad can it!
They are renowned for their build quality just as VW's still are to this day, they have their problems like any other car but they're screwed together well and have a quality feel! As to why they have a cult following I guess could be down to a few reasons, the build quality, the fact they were a cheap way of getting on the road in your very own car, and maybe just the fact the Beetle has been with us since the 1940's. Herbie aswell, the hippies with their camper vans etc!
Personally, I've grown to love them as I fancy something different, something with loads of character, I think it would be an interesting car to own and drive, and the bonus is they're tax free and can be insured for peanuts. I'm also obsessed with stance, and I love the look of a stanced Beetle.
And surely everyone loves a split screen camper van?! Absolutely iconic cars, bags of charm and character.
What's with the negative comments? Is it the lowness? A hatred for old VW's?
... on a 206 forum? No, surely
I don't know what you're trying to say, the majority of the comments have been positive. I didn't realise that owning a 206 automatically meant you hated old VW's. How silly of me.
#20: Re: VW Action 2011 pictures Author: Harry, Location: StaffordPosted: Tue Sep 06, 2011 12:36 pm ---- Don't worry Ross, if you went on a vw site and said you went to a peugeot show you would just get laughed off the forum.
It's nothing new - bit like supporting a football team
#22: Re: VW Action 2011 pictures Author: Edward, Location: In the garagePosted: Tue Sep 06, 2011 1:29 pm ---- I really like the old VW's with minimalistic engine bays. No wiring on show or surplus stuff like batteries etc. They look really good. They are big budget cars though.
The cars with rotten, dented bodywork and stupid suspension drops cost no money, take no skill or knowledge to build. Interesting cars are those which we aspire to create for ourselves. Why anybody would deliberately try to build a crap car I do not know.
#23: Re: VW Action 2011 pictures Author: Ross, Location: West MidlandsPosted: Tue Sep 06, 2011 1:45 pm ---- The 'stupid suspension drops' generally look cool though, low cars look cool. As for the bodywork, some of them are left purposely if it's original paint to preserve their patina, the green oval at the top just looks 'right' to me, I'm not saying I wouldn't go for a respray if it were mine but at the same time it looks pretty cool how the bodywork shows its age.
I'm not sure what you think constitutes a 'crap car' and what constitutes an interesting car.
What's with the negative comments? Is it the lowness? A hatred for old VW's?
... on a 206 forum? No, surely
I don't know what you're trying to say, the majority of the comments have been positive. I didn't realise that owning a 206 automatically meant you hated old VW's. How silly of me.
Do people need to justify their opinion if it differs from yours?
You won't convert everyone to slammed old VW's, accept the fact that taste varies
#25: Re: VW Action 2011 pictures Author: Ross, Location: West MidlandsPosted: Tue Sep 06, 2011 3:22 pm ---- I've already accepted it mate, but when people are saying things like 'it's like my worse nightmare come true', naturally I'm intrigued as to their reasons behind such comments. Is that ok with you?
I've already accepted it mate, but when people are saying things like 'it's like my worse nightmare come true', naturally I'm intrigued as to their reasons behind such comments. Is that ok with you?
why would it matter to you though?
It's not your car they were commenting on
ps: can we ditch the rolly-eyes icon now? lol
#27: Re: VW Action 2011 pictures Author: Ross, Location: West MidlandsPosted: Tue Sep 06, 2011 4:03 pm ---- Like I say I'm intrigued. Saying something is your worst nightmare is a pretty extreme comment to make, so I'd like to know the reason why. I don't think that's unreasonable, nor am I saying their opinion is wrong. It's just vague.
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some wicked cars/van/buses there 
i have a soft spot for the old vw
