Bazfr69

Does the Mexi get the same hot start issue as the others? 
If so I think there’s a very cheap hard start relay kit that helps. 

My Beetle is the only car our cat was ever interested in for some reason in all of the years we had him. 

Also, sunshine at home, pissing down at work ffs. 
 

Also, sunshine at home, pissing down at work ffs. 
 

All my favourite VWs past have had these issues...VW electrics have always been awful, but it mattered less in the older cars. Weird momentary FTPs are unbeatable for giving a car "character". My absolutely fave example was a -£70- hand painted B2 passat that I thrashed down to the south of France in the middle of the night which then promptly died in the hotel carpark...and started again without issue. It never let me down, but eventually succumbed to multiple acts of vandalism. 

This beetle had a dead auto choke, i was glad  to get the £19 part and replace/ set it up in time for autumn to avoid cold running woes.
When i arrived at the after school club yeaterday to get the kids, it died and would not restart just as i made it into the car park. I established fuel was reaching the carb (pulled the hose and saw the petrol, much to the interest of nearby pupils) and after i very professionally wiggled the condenser it started up fine. HMM. Maybe a dodgy condenser or dodgy wiring.

 

 

Different eras of “peoples car” in use. The UR version looks like a toy!

My Beetle is the only car our cat was ever interested in for some reason in all of the years we had him. 

My Beetle is the only car our cat was ever interested in for some reason in all of the years we had him. 

Bloody hell, this is a trip down memory lane. First car was a Ruby red 1961 Beetle,202 ENP. Second, a 1966 Bahama blue 1300,FJF750D,as in the last photo, next to the Jaguar. How come I can remember their regs, but not the car I drive every day? 

My Beetle is the only car our cat was ever interested in for some reason in all of the years we had him. 

My Beetle is the only car our cat was ever interested in for some reason in all of the years we had him. 

My Beetle is the only car our cat was ever interested in for some reason in all of the years we had him. 

My Beetle is the only car our cat was ever interested in for some reason in all of the years we had him. 

My Beetle is the only car our cat was ever interested in for some reason in all of the years we had him. 

My Beetle is the only car our cat was ever interested in for some reason in all of the years we had him. 

My Beetle is the only car our cat was ever interested in for some reason in all of the years we had him. 

My Beetle is the only car our cat was ever interested in for some reason in all of the years we had him. 

My Beetle is the only car our cat was ever interested in for some reason in all of the years we had him. 

Great Beetle and Jag combo and the puppy is very cute.
Reminds me of my ownBeetle/Jag pairing from back in the day (I also had a Mexi that is out of shot)

Solid shifts being put in by both the VW and the jag, both offering something different for a person that just likes driving cars.

 

A clash of styles, earlier.
 
Both are also approved by Dobby (new canine friend) a Beagle x cocker spaniel.
 


 

Yeah, well... I felt it'd be rude not to.

VW 1500 is still very shiny, though has taken a few knocks to the extremities.

I hadn't clocked that the glazing was cracked until after I'd bought it, either.

Annoying.
But hey - to be honest, it's the box artwork that takes me to the fair.

ZOOM!! SPEED!!
It's pretty awesome.
Some evidence of patina in the foxed edges, but largely tidy.
The Racing Mini has had a hard paper round too.

It's lost its stickers, and has more than a few knocks to the paint.

But even so - and despite its daft proportions - it still has a lot of charm.

So - not some items I'd expected to come home with today, but sometimes you find the tat, and sometimes the tat finds you...
The best bit is that these come with a 12 month warranty, which is significantly more than I've ever received with a real car...

Went to post a letter at lunchtime, and was a bit miffed to discover the nearest postbox to the office (relatively speaking) now boasts a last collection time of 9 a.m.
Yes, so anything posted within office hours now won't even get picked up until the following day.
Some might be forgiven for suspecting that this is, in fact, the only collection that now takes place.
This was a most unsatisfactory state of affairs, so I hoofed it across the city centre to the main Post Office to deposit my urgent missive.
And, in a way it was good that I did - since my route took me past Cash Converters.

Oooweee.

A veritable wall of seventies Lesney products.
Now, closer inspection showed that some weren't exactly in brilliant nick - not trashed, exactly, but they've certainly been enjoyed over their lifespan.

Also, some confusion seems to have crept in: the No.33 Datsun 128X shouldn't be paired with a No.40 Guildsman box...

...and that ain't no Dodge Charger III. Hell, that's not even a Matchbox.
OMG FACTORY MEGA ERROR £££££
Some quite nice Scalextric cars were also evident:

Road and track versions of the Aussie Falcon XW/XY.

Worth £40 a go? Maybe. I genuinely don't know.
But how much were the Lesneys? I couldn't see a price on any of the boxes.
Which was maybe just as well, since at least that meant no-one had slapped a catastrophically sticky label onto the delicate, 50 year old cardboard.
A quick peek into the cabinet with an equally confused member of staff revealed... the barcode labels had been placed inside the boxes, still with the backing paper in place.
Well, how sensible for a change.
And the price was... £5 each.
Apparently, some lad had brought a whole suitcase full of these into the shop last week. This was just the remainder left.
I tried not to think too hard about this.
But it still left me with a difficult decision to make.
Hnnnnng...

Fleet shot whilst i was tinkering with the beetle today….

I’ve stuck to reversible changes on mine tbh. 
Discs, drop spindles and electronic ignition but I also absolutely love my Zoom Tube. 😄

Next weekend the boss has given me a weekend ‘off’ so I can crack on with sorting the front wing/wheel arch. 
Parts incoming 
New piece of wing, new step, new step rubbers, door seals and window scrapers (to keep the water out!). Plus some flap discs, slitting discs and a new welding blanket to replace ones that have worn out. £350 spent, just need some paint and underseal.