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For me it’s about the simplicity, it harkens back to a more simpler time of life when people were kinder and gentler. Community, community, community…
The simplicity and purity is what makes them so special!
Indeed!, Simple tool kit, 10mm, 13mm and a 17MM and you are about good to go!!
They’ve been part of me my whole life. My mother almost gave birth to me in her red 65 back in 1967❤
My favorite thing? You can paint them any color and they still look fantastic!!
They are a real life palette!
Driving a lowered Karmann Ghia feels like you’re driving fast even when you’re not!! And of course the smiles, waves, and the community!! Cheers VDub people 😊
Always waaaay more fun to drive a slow car fast than a fast car slow...!
I’m a 75 year old addicted to VW’s . I started with a 59 Westy in 1968 and have owned Beetles, Ghias, and Buses. The feeling of driving an old air cool is the best. The friendships can’t be replaced. I still drive a 71 Westy with 60000 original miles and 3 years ago give into a 82 Westy (diesel). Drove that Florida from northern Illinois for 2 years. Last year I gave in and did a Subaru swap and a Subaru 5speed. Still the great feel when driving and make much better time on those long trips
Subie Power!!! Charlie swears by his Subaru powered Vanagon!
I have a 1977 Westy and I love how folks come up to me and talk to me about it all the time. I love it’s character. I love how it feels when I camp in it, or when I’m driving it. I’ll never get rid of it. 🙋🏼♂️🤍
Caleb, I love the way you think!
The sound! Air cooled VWs just sound awesome. Also working on them, I love bringing them back to great driving cars again.
I love how easy they are to work on. I can fix my bugs with simple tools. And the feel you get when you just drive them
Ain't that the truth!
What I love about driving my car is the oddity of it all. The mismatched parts from various non-VWs, every little oddity makes it so fun to drive. It’s also unique. You never really see a bug with a tractor bumper (or Pontiac Wheels) and I love the uniqueness of that in itself.
Right on Straight Axle Dubs!!
What do I love about it? The joy of being on the road compounded with randomly putting a surprised smile on other people's faces. Sure, I love twisting a wrench and polishing chrome, but seeing people smile- who knows how their day was going? All I know is that I made it a little better.
Jorg! Truer words have never been spoken my friend!
I love that everything just slooooows down. Life is so fast paced these days... So getting in my vw and taking a nice calm drive just chills me out.
I love all the friends I've made through the scene... and I love talking vw's with them 🤙
YES YES YES!! Life moves pretty fast, if you don't drive your VW, you are gonna miss it!
After 43 years I am still a VW addict. Still have the 1961 Beetle I purchased then. Along the years purchased several more (over 30 now in the herd!)
For me, I have always just enjoyed the driving experience. I like a manual over an automatic in all cars, so that is a plus. I just find them very fun to drive.
They are fun to drive! They are small and nimble and you can drive them anywhere!
For me Gary, since you asked, its the memories. I bought my 80 VW Westfalia 42 years ago(43 in October) my kids grew up camping in it from 6 months on, and both the boys had a time of ownership. There was a time that she sat unused, but the last 10 years I have rebuilt just about every system learned to cut out rust and weld in new metal, paint those new areas as well. Added things like solar, house batteries, chargers wheels and tires, upholstery you name it ive done it. I have had a carseat in it for my grandkids for over 4 years, and they love it as much as I do, and i pop the top and let them play in it! theres not a time when I drive ol betsy that I dont have a smile on my face, because it brings back all those memories. Thats what I love about my Westy....
So thank you for all you do with your channel, its awesome and i love watching you all tackle projects, take trips, and do shows! I love your modest approach to repairs, I just wish I had a garage like yours!
Thank you Slim! We laugh at Alice and give her a hard time when shes says 'hashtag memories' but that truly is what it is all about. So many great times and memories flood your mind.
I love the friendship & camaraderie of the community. Took a friend to a VW show here in the Kansas City area sponsored by the MO-Kan VW club. It was set up on the main street area of a small town called Smithville. I love that with VW you can see everything from a bone stock amazingly restored 1956 beetle to a completely customized bus, a baja with Porsche seats and LED lighting. There was an LT40 outfitted as a rescue vehicle. I even saw a Syncros with GENERAL GRABBERS (shout out to Jerry, et al). My friend had a great time, met some great folks, and is now inspired to get to work bringing his 71 beetle back to life. That's what I love most about VW-the people.
I love the fact that it's my first car and after 40 years I still got it running and driving. It's just so much fun getting so many smiles to the gallon.
I don't have just one answer for that.
What I love about owning my 2 aircooleds (my only 2 cars actually because I'm not into newer stuff) is that:
My Old VWs have introduced me to a lot of cool people (you VW Life guys are included).
My Old VWs have taken me to very cool places like Austin, TX.
My Old VWs have taught me not only mechanical skills, but that the simple things in life are the most enjoyable.
Old VWs make history and create memories and aventures for their owners, even 20 years after the last aircooled VW was produced.
Driving my old VWs has brought smiles and/or tears of nostalgia to many people that sees my cars at a traffic light, parking lot or any sort of casual encounter. Kids point at my car with a face of amazement, and their parents smile, too.
I love the random thumbs ups from strangers.
For some reason, old VWs have the magic of drawing people together. And at the moment when people meet because of an old VW, differences are put aside and everybody share a good time.
And my best and final reason is:
I love owning and daily driving my old VWs because there will ever be no other car like a classic VW.
This should be printed and stamped into the glove box of every VW, a reminder of all the reasons why we love these little cars!
I dont currently have the pleasure of owning one, but when I did in the 70's and 80's, it was pure fun. I imagine it still is.
What I love the most is the cool people that my VWs attract. I've met and made several friends simply by driving a classic VW. People talk to me at shopping centers, traffic lights, etc. These same people wouldn't have acknowledged me if I was driving one of my newer vehicles.
Definitely the simplicity and the VW community for me. Love putting a smile on others face too
its all the friends you make that share the same crazy love for these cars , no matter where you go everyone has a story
I love the feeling of accomplishment actually arriving at your destination... and sharing the stories over the campfire with fellow VW friends :)
Nostalgia. Reminds me of my 1970's days when my buddies and I in high school and college drove them. As a small kid in 1960 in Germany, my Air Force dad drove a '51 split bug while we lived there. He left it behind when we moved back to the States. If only....
What I love about owning a VW is making magic memories with the family in our 1966 13 window deluxe Splitscreen Campervan called Emerald ❤
Great name for a Bus!! Emerald!
I was initially attracted to beetles back in high school in the late 80s. My dad had a 1970 bug and I thought the engine the "trunk" was so unique. I bought a Hot VWs magazine at the local book store and have been hooked ever since. My favorite thing about these old VWs is their mechanic simplicity. Simple yet well engineered. They are just unpretentious happy cars.
My favorite thing is that I was born in one. I absolutely love the mix of hot oil and exhaust fumes! Fast forward I have owned six beetles, a bay bus with a huge sunroof, and several Golf GTI’s. Today I gleefully drive a Golf Alltrack SEL. Each time I turn on the heated seats I think, why didn’t I think of these when I was in college, freezing in my beetle! Heated seats would have made them perfect
I always liked driving my Dad’s 69 Bug. Guess what, now it’s mine. It’s been in the family since 1983 so got to love it!
Happy 40 years anniversary with your 69 Beetle!
My first experience with driving a VW was my Mom's 65 beetle in 1970, as I was 15 at the time. That car became mine after highschool but was totaled by a drunk driver in 1976. I got a 63 beetle after that in 1976. Still have it. It's the Knight's Foreign Auto Parts drag car. Got 71 bus in 1978. Sold it to my brother-in-law in the early 80's. He totaled it, argg. I've had a Euro 67 bug and sold it a few years ago. I currently have a 67 bug red/white two tone. Really like it. So, what do I enjoy about VW's? Kids love these things. When at the track with the 63 drag car, I get the parents to sit their kid in the drivers seat for a picture. They love it. And, the stories people tell you about having a vw back in the day. Just totally cool.
This is great stuff!!! Up and downs, trials and tribulations, LIVIN the VW LIFE!
What a sweet doggie 🐶 🥰
Question: Wouldn’t it be better to take the valves, springs and retainers off the heads to get into all the nooks and crannies and clean everything more thoroughly? That ultrasonic cleaner looks great.
Re owning and driving a VW the smells, sounds and charm of 1930’s technology is great; along with the hands-on maintenance and tinkering is killer.
My first car was a 1962 baja in 1985, I now drive a 1968 baja, and the thing I love that it's all my custom, bugs are a extension of one's personality, and I love the attention that a vw brings
Whether you have an older or newer V W is the drivability. They are just fun to drive, hands down. Happy driving everyone. ❤️🇨🇦
I was born, I came home from the hospital in a Beetle, that's where it all began. I fetched wrenches for my Dad while working on the cars as a kid. He still rotates his tires and does oil changes at 80 yrs old ! My first car was his '78 Diesel Rabbit and it was my first taste of freedom.
Still looking for some visor clips for you Bro, Greetings from the SF Bay area ✌
1976 Scirocco wins BEST viewer name of the Day!!!!
@@VWLifeVW Thank You , Thank you (crowd applause) I'd like to thank all the people who made this possible. I'd like to thank the Academy , My Parents, All the VWs I've ever owned and the community for this honor. 😁
I bought my first beetle, a 64, in 1976 for $100. I fell in love. The ability to learn as I went along, doing all my own maintenance and repairs. Now 3 beetles later, my 69 is my pride and joy. Still doing many of the things on it myself. I love driving her and getting the waves. Seems to get the attention more and more, the older she gets. Just love it!!
$100 Beetle is the winner of the day! Yes, I remember buying VW's for $100. What fun! ANd the other day Jake gave me the business because I spent $38 on a golf ball shift knob for Rocky 13!
@@VWLifeVW so cool! Those were the days...
Your driving some of the most popular understated classic cars in the world. And when you are driving,...... you are driving. Oh, and they just seem to make people happy.✌️
Learned to drive @ 16 in 1961 Bug. Went to college in a 1964 Bug. Came back from Vietnam in 1969 & bought a 1969 Bug. Still have it, 199,000 miles, original with no rust, drives very well. Love it when people Stop & want to talk.
WOW! What a story Ronald. THIS is what I want VW LIFE to truly be about. Folks sharing their history about these cars. Thank you for your service and keep enjoying that '69 Beetle!
My first was a 1965 camouflage baja bug I bought in 1985. My friends call him patches. Being the youngest of 10, my 3 brothers had Vws. I enjoy working and driving them.
My Dad was a Volkswagen guy, having several Beetles and Karmann Ghias in the 60's, so you might say that I'm genetically predisposed to be one too. He had a '62 when he passed in '69, but Mom had to sell it. I was 8 years old and unfortunately, my memories of him are pretty foggy. But whether my grandson and I are driving my '73 Super or wrenching on it, I feel that connection to my Dad. And I'm passing that down to his great-grandson.
VW's are family heirlooms, truly. It's why Jake has Boomer, while it is not my grandfather Pampi's Single Cab, it's the same color and year!!!
I haven't even had mine a year, and I've already met a group of wonderful, generous people who will happily throw you a spare part or give you a hand wrenching.
I love the atmosphere of the bug. The smell and the sounds capture you. When you drive, it's like a time capsule brought you back to the 70's. ☎📺✌Nixon✌ 😀
Nixon Nixon he's our man, McGovern's in the garbage can!
The sound…running down the road with the windows down and the “purr” of the engine. Nothing compares to that music when it is running correctly.
Key point...running correctly!!!
Opening up the safari’s and cruising to the beach and seeing people smile !
Sun's up, Safaris up!
Daily driving my 73 super beetle. The best part is watching someone get punched as I drive by. Such a joy!
SLUG BUG!!!
I had a cousin on my dad's side of my family who had a friend who drove a 1971 orange VW Bug. It was the first time I had ever ridden in an air-cooled VW in my entire life. Unfortunately, That orange VW Bug got wrecked by a dump truck. The car was in Arkansas. One VW memory I will NEVER forget. Good VW memory for me
i have a 73 super and the best thing about driving is that you get thumbs up from so many kinds of people. vintage import guys, bikers, other vdub guys and those who just remember their old bug. when i bought this bug, i didn't know that it came with stories, smiles and sometimes even scars from wrecking or wrenching a bug. it is my opinion that the bug is the happiest car ever born. (not built)
Bought a new 68 beetle when I returned from Nam and really enjoyed it. Later I brought a used (VERY USED) split window bus with all the windows and sunroof. It was a ball. Then I got into bikes and rode for years. A couple years ago I purchased my roached bay. It has been an adventure. I've had a 66 beetle and 72 914 go through my hands. Not too many in my neighborhood but it gets lots of looks at cars and coffee. It's beginning to resemble a bus. It's a little cranky and gives me problems but the wife is beginning to like it, not as much as the Road King. 😎 You guys had a lot to do with this madness. Keepit up.
Thank you for sharing your story Charles, and thank you for your service to our country. I am glad we are able to contribute to the madness!!
My '64 sunroof is in for upholstery. Everyone that sees it wants to buy it.!!!
I learned how to fix cars from my dad and my first bug , a 1964 Bug , you do get to fix all kinds of things on a bug. I bought a 2013 Bug and one year later a 2000 Bug that i still have, and fix.
My dad's 68 westie bought it new,3000 bucks,, ordered it no poptop,,(would not fit in the garage),,,,he loved it,,grew up in Manhattan beach CA,,he drove it to Mexico,,, Arkansas,,we camped in it all over,,, somehow I let the German tent get away from me ,,,,it's been in storage for 14 years,,,all original,,, paint is 90 percent,,, It's called "Cloud",,, great stuff thanks
Hope you can get Cloud out of storage soon and drive it some more and make new memories!
I'm driving her now,,she is missing just a bit at high revs ,,,I'm @ 5500ft now and she may need a carburetor rejet?? Running ok,,fun to drive!,,, thanks
exhaust noise, the smell off the interior, and just plain cool
My parents bought my 70s Westy brand new. Always been in the family! It's 4 years older than me. I have great memories camping in it (and driving in it after I got my license). I am currently in the process of restoring it. Sorry to see Matt Jackson go, but as long as Gary (Gene Simmons) is still here, the band can go on!
Go Vanessa Go! Looking forward to hearing you taking your Westy camping soon!
I like that when I work on them I know that when I’m done it is as good or better than it was when I started working on it. Satisfaction!
And if it’s not it is still ok!😂
Mine reminds me of my childhood since my parents had Beetles and I had a 69' beetle in high school that I took my wife out in on our first date.
I love the community we have and everyone has a story with a cool old vw. Aka the VWLIFE!
Yes indeed!!!!
I drive an `86 Westy. 1.6 l JX Diesel. I love the crank-operated air conditioning. Wind in my hair. Shifting and drifting. Mechanical Music. The Adrenaline surge.
The Community. Nearly everyone loves to see a beetle or bus on the road.
I remember your first race car Rocky 1 and I thought it was pretty cool (this coming from a muscle car guy) you have come a long way Little Dude! Keep up the great work my Brother
Thank you Big Dude!!!
I have a 69 Westy in ca and one of my favorite
things is that it is smog exempt and easy to work on with many parts available
While it’s only 31 years old and H2O cooled it still gets a lot of looks as there are no T4’s around my area (northeast). I’m an old Air Cooled guy but but the only difference in a 91 Vanagon is 1 cylinder and the engine was moved to the front!! My fav VW? My old 57 and my Squareback! Once a VW guy, always a VW Guy!!
Been into MK1 for years with my dad and now I'm off on air cooled with my wife and the two kids that love them so for me it's a family thing
super COOL! Thanks for sharing John 😎
They are time machines. That’s why I smile whenever I drive them.
Exactly! Nothing else can take you back to like an old VW. The smell, the sound, the driving sensation, the feeling of not knowing if you are gonna break down!
I believe that the sound of the horn on my 68 will take you right back to the 60s.
Hey Gary, I like those sweet vintage steel chairs on your porch. Nice! I have about 40 of them, I leave the patina on them, so cool. Just like a cool patina ride Volkswagen! Cheers!
Thank you Jed. I like old stuff, those chairs have been in my family for a long long time!
The history, the present and the various models from the designs of Porsche....and the personal touch with the machine...🤓...like Muir said....in my idiots manual...😎
At first I didn't really care for it. But I started being able to not be towed home. Then I had a reason to rebuild the engine. I built a little 1968cc. Then I resealed the transaxle and. Now I'm working through a center mount idf.
Figuring out how it all should together while working through the what ever someone was thinking before I got it. It's been a blast of a puzzle.
I love the smell. No other car quite smells like an old Volkswagen!
It's the perfect combination of motor oil, gear lube, gas fumes, coconut fibers in the seats and a touch of mildew!!!
I think the dog was saying, “have you ever considered blasting and powder coating this patio furniture?”
You are probably right - HA.. Thanks for Hanging with us Angus
I like that it (the beetle) makes people smile. :)
Or you see them punching each other in the arm...SLUG BUG!
My favorite thing about my VW is the response of driving it in the COLORADO Mountains in any season !
Jake once counted 23 cars stacked behind us in Jerry up a grade headed to Buena Vista!
@@VWLifeVW I hope they weren't in a hurry !
Bummer about Matt Jackson. He was a staple. I understand that people's priorities change and all that. I hope that there wasn't a falling out. :-(
Thank you for the review on the ultrasonic. I had been looking for one and it good to know it has worked well for a fellow VWer
Glad it was helpful!
I love when im gassing up my bus, and someone comes up to me to tell me they were conceived in one :-)
I have heard this before as well! Yowza!!!
Just Like a love… no exact words can describe it 😂
I don't have one, but would love to own one. When I was a kid I used to play in about 5 non running VW buses that my uncle had around his house. Some were split window buses. All got crushed as nobody was interested in restoring them back then. If I'm honest I think that many beetles and buses are over priced these days. I can't pay £5000 for a restored beetle when I can remember used beetles for sale at £500.
Good episode, time to get a vevor ultrasonic 🥳
VW always put a smile on your face
What do I like about driving my vw, easy , the instant feeling i get of superiority, lol !!!
Good video guys👏
Back in the day I had a 1961 beetle and I would like up against V8's and smoke them at the illegals. Everyone would underestimate my little air-cooled bucket.
I don't have to look in someone else's VW anymore! Got my own.
Right on!!!!
Great vid like the sonic review gonna get one of those!! Wait I can use my neighbors!!!!
Ha! Exactly 😂
First !! greetings from France guys, have a nice one
Hello Xavier over across the Big Pond! Thank you for watching VW Life!
I like the old fashioned simplicity of my bug.
Love the channel . What is your opinion on a steering rack conversion for a 1970 early bay window bus ?
haven't experienced a bay with that setup. Should be cool. Let us know how it goes if you go down that path.
I sure would like to see more of mikes blue vw. You gotta like that blue car.
Might have to do an interview on that, That car has been owned by an few guys in the area over the years.
how they are different than 99% of all the cars on the road 😛 plus they are fun to drive especially with some cray cray hp
A person after Tommie B Smith's heart!! Speed baby!
My favorite thing? Reaching my destination
I do body work on them so easy to push easy to pull parts off. And I also do the wiring easy to pull and work on wiring there all the same . And I build them also . And I do interior also so 😂 . I can fully restore a bug by myself lol
Right on
Smells like...childhood. Also, the quarter mile times are epic.
Memories- ask anyone born before 1975 and they most likely have their own personal VW story
Ain't that the truth! I love watching an old movie or seeing a photo from the early 70s and every other car is a Beetle it seems!
sounds and smells
I've always enjoyed driving my VW...had it for 47 years. Always wanted to be involved in "VW community" to add to the fun. Showed up to one of your events and after a couple of hours decided that I must be invisible...no welcome, no interest in my different and unpopular sort of vw...a 914. Your community seems a bit exclusive, sadly...
Hey Mark! Dang, come to Top Notch this Saturday! I love 914's, not so much working on them, but driving them is amazing!
Tommy can you post a link or details to what the chemical is you bought for the ultra sonic and where you bought it from?
I’m pretty certain I bought this off Amazon . Master STAGES CLEAN2020/1G Clean 2020
@@tommiesmith3369 was it like $40 a gal. ?
Thanks tommy
@@robertlambert5299 probably -I remember it not being cheap like simple green. But I didn't have longevity success with simple Green .
@@tommiesmith3369 thanks for the info.
So many who can name just one
Air cooling!
nice.
l own a 1962 single cab and l love how it makes people happy when they spot me, l usually get a smile especially from kids, they stare and point and they know it's cool as hell!
Volkswagen is just the best😗😗😗😗😗😗😗😗😗😗😗😗😗😗😗😗😗😗😗😗😗😗😗😗😗😗😗😗
Had to fast forward the tool review, sorry guys.
No problem man. Just doing what was asked of us 😎🤙🏼
First like!
Westy
It's German