......then they dump it. Typical:

https://www.drive.com.au/caradvice/forget-cupholders-the-1959-volkswagen-beetle-could-be-fitted-with-a-coffee-machine/?utm_campaign=syndication&utm_source=smh.com.au&utm_content=article_1&utm_medium=partner

On 27/8/21 8:50 am, Trevor Wilson wrote:
> .....then they dump it. Typical:
>
> https://www.drive.com.au/caradvice/forget-cupholders-the-1959-volkswagen-beetle-could-be-fitted-with-a-coffee-machine/?utm_campaign=syndication&utm_source=smh.com.au&utm_content=article_1&utm_medium=partner
>
LOL, if nothing else it looks cool:-)
If you still want a portable coffee machine you can still get them.
https://sydneytools.com.au/product/makita-dcm501z-18v-12v-max-li-ion-cxt-cordless-coffee-maker-skin-only?gclid=CjwKCAjw95yJBhAgEiwAmRrutFIDJgfXLt14PfQXij_Hs339vKZhDnY48z5AP7AOoqYUepDNmn5P5BoCFfYQAvD_BwE

--
Daryl

On 27/08/2021 9:05 am, Daryl wrote:
> On 27/8/21 8:50 am, Trevor Wilson wrote:
>> .....then they dump it. Typical:
>>
>> https://www.drive.com.au/caradvice/forget-cupholders-the-1959-volkswagen-beetle-could-be-fitted-with-a-coffee-machine/?utm_campaign=syndication&utm_source=smh.com.au&utm_content=article_1&utm_medium=partner
>>
> LOL, if nothing else it looks cool:-)
> If you still want a portable coffee machine you can still get them.
> https://sydneytools.com.au/product/makita-dcm501z-18v-12v-max-li-ion-cxt-cordless-coffee-maker-skin-only?gclid=CjwKCAjw95yJBhAgEiwAmRrutFIDJgfXLt14PfQXij_Hs339vKZhDnY48z5AP7AOoqYUepDNmn5P5BoCFfYQAvD_BwE
>
>

**So, VW was 60 years ahead of the Chinese.

On 27/8/21 9:24 am, Trevor Wilson wrote:
> On 27/08/2021 9:05 am, Daryl wrote:
>> On 27/8/21 8:50 am, Trevor Wilson wrote:
>>> .....then they dump it. Typical:
>>>
>>> https://www.drive.com.au/caradvice/forget-cupholders-the-1959-volkswagen-beetle-could-be-fitted-with-a-coffee-machine/?utm_campaign=syndication&utm_source=smh.com.au&utm_content=article_1&utm_medium=partner
>>>
>> LOL, if nothing else it looks cool:-)
>> If you still want a portable coffee machine you can still get them.
>> https://sydneytools.com.au/product/makita-dcm501z-18v-12v-max-li-ion-cxt-cordless-coffee-maker-skin-only?gclid=CjwKCAjw95yJBhAgEiwAmRrutFIDJgfXLt14PfQXij_Hs339vKZhDnY48z5AP7AOoqYUepDNmn5P5BoCFfYQAvD_BwE
>>
>>
>
> **So, VW was 60 years ahead of the Chinese.

LOL, and they still are:-)
The Beetle in the pics is very similar to my first car, lots of things
to hate about them but also lots to like.

--
Daryl

On 27/08/2021 9:57 am, Daryl wrote:
> On 27/8/21 9:24 am, Trevor Wilson wrote:
>> On 27/08/2021 9:05 am, Daryl wrote:
>>> On 27/8/21 8:50 am, Trevor Wilson wrote:
>>>> .....then they dump it. Typical:
>>>>
>>>> https://www.drive.com.au/caradvice/forget-cupholders-the-1959-volkswagen-beetle-could-be-fitted-with-a-coffee-machine/?utm_campaign=syndication&utm_source=smh.com.au&utm_content=article_1&utm_medium=partner
>>>>
>>> LOL, if nothing else it looks cool:-)
>>> If you still want a portable coffee machine you can still get them.
>>> https://sydneytools.com.au/product/makita-dcm501z-18v-12v-max-li-ion-cxt-cordless-coffee-maker-skin-only?gclid=CjwKCAjw95yJBhAgEiwAmRrutFIDJgfXLt14PfQXij_Hs339vKZhDnY48z5AP7AOoqYUepDNmn5P5BoCFfYQAvD_BwE
>>>
>>>
>>
>> **So, VW was 60 years ahead of the Chinese.
>
> LOL, and they still are:-)
> The Beetle in the pics is very similar to my first car, lots of things
> to hate about them but also lots to like.
>
>

**When I phoned to book my Peter Wherrett advanced driving course back
in 1972, two things were explained to me:

* Tyre pressures were to be at least 32PSI
* VWs (Beetles and Kombis) were not allowed on the race track.

On 27/8/21 10:34 am, Trevor Wilson wrote:
> On 27/08/2021 9:57 am, Daryl wrote:
>> On 27/8/21 9:24 am, Trevor Wilson wrote:
>>> On 27/08/2021 9:05 am, Daryl wrote:
>>>> On 27/8/21 8:50 am, Trevor Wilson wrote:
>>>>> .....then they dump it. Typical:
>>>>>
>>>>> https://www.drive.com.au/caradvice/forget-cupholders-the-1959-volkswagen-beetle-could-be-fitted-with-a-coffee-machine/?utm_campaign=syndication&utm_source=smh.com.au&utm_content=article_1&utm_medium=partner
>>>>>
>>>> LOL, if nothing else it looks cool:-)
>>>> If you still want a portable coffee machine you can still get them.
>>>> https://sydneytools.com.au/product/makita-dcm501z-18v-12v-max-li-ion-cxt-cordless-coffee-maker-skin-only?gclid=CjwKCAjw95yJBhAgEiwAmRrutFIDJgfXLt14PfQXij_Hs339vKZhDnY48z5AP7AOoqYUepDNmn5P5BoCFfYQAvD_BwE
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> **So, VW was 60 years ahead of the Chinese.
>>
>> LOL, and they still are:-)
>> The Beetle in the pics is very similar to my first car, lots of things
>> to hate about them but also lots to like.
>>
>>
>
> **When I phoned to book my Peter Wherrett advanced driving course back
> in 1972, two things were explained to me:
>
>
> * Tyre pressures were to be at least 32PSI
> * VWs (Beetles and Kombis) were not allowed on the race track.

LOL, can't understand why:-)

--
Daryl

On 27/08/2021 8:50 am, Trevor Wilson wrote:
> .....then they dump it. Typical:
>
> https://www.drive.com.au/caradvice/forget-cupholders-the-1959-volkswagen-beetle-could-be-fitted-with-a-coffee-machine/?utm_campaign=syndication&utm_source=smh.com.au&utm_content=article_1&utm_medium=partner

It's a heated coffee plunger. Nice. You could get similar things in just
about any car of the era, but they were usually more portable. Don't
know if I would want a dash mounted water heater.

Then again, don't know if I would want a DakDak :)

--
--
--
Regards,
Noddy.

On 27/08/2021 9:05 am, Daryl wrote:
> On 27/8/21 8:50 am, Trevor Wilson wrote:
>> .....then they dump it. Typical:
>>
>> https://www.drive.com.au/caradvice/forget-cupholders-the-1959-volkswagen-beetle-could-be-fitted-with-a-coffee-machine/?utm_campaign=syndication&utm_source=smh.com.au&utm_content=article_1&utm_medium=partner
>>
> LOL, if nothing else it looks cool:-)
> If you still want a portable coffee machine you can still get them.
> https://sydneytools.com.au/product/makita-dcm501z-18v-12v-max-li-ion-cxt-cordless-coffee-maker-skin-only?gclid=CjwKCAjw95yJBhAgEiwAmRrutFIDJgfXLt14PfQXij_Hs339vKZhDnY48z5AP7AOoqYUepDNmn5P5BoCFfYQAvD_BwE

There was a whole host of this shit around in the 60's. Thermoses that
plugged into the cigarette lighter, travel cup sets, fold up camp chairs
& tables, etc.

--
--
--
Regards,
Noddy.

On 27/08/2021 9:24 am, Trevor Wilson wrote:
> On 27/08/2021 9:05 am, Daryl wrote:
>> On 27/8/21 8:50 am, Trevor Wilson wrote:
>>> .....then they dump it. Typical:
>>>
>>> https://www.drive.com.au/caradvice/forget-cupholders-the-1959-volkswagen-beetle-could-be-fitted-with-a-coffee-machine/?utm_campaign=syndication&utm_source=smh.com.au&utm_content=article_1&utm_medium=partner
>>>
>> LOL, if nothing else it looks cool:-)
>> If you still want a portable coffee machine you can still get them.
>> https://sydneytools.com.au/product/makita-dcm501z-18v-12v-max-li-ion-cxt-cordless-coffee-maker-skin-only?gclid=CjwKCAjw95yJBhAgEiwAmRrutFIDJgfXLt14PfQXij_Hs339vKZhDnY48z5AP7AOoqYUepDNmn5P5BoCFfYQAvD_BwE
>>
>>
>
> **So, VW was 60 years ahead of the Chinese.

Um, no. They were just doing what everyone else at the time was doing.

There's been all kinds of weird and wonderful car accessories over the
years. How about a dash mounted cigarette dispenser that automatically
lit the things as you wanted one?

> https://media.gettyimages.com/photos/luxury-cars-cigarette-dispenser-with-automatic-cigarette-lighter-picture-id542350377

I imagine Gomez Addams would have loved it :)

--
--
--
Regards,
Noddy.

On 27/08/2021 10:34 am, Trevor Wilson wrote:
> On 27/08/2021 9:57 am, Daryl wrote:

> **When I phoned to book my Peter Wherrett advanced driving course back
> in 1972, two things were explained to me:
>
>
> * Tyre pressures were to be at least 32PSI
> * VWs (Beetles and Kombis) were not allowed on the race track.

Lol :)

Yeah, no surprises there. The early swing arm models were famous for
being one of the most evil handling and dangerous cars ever made.

--
--
--
Regards,
Noddy.

On 27/8/21 12:01 pm, Noddy wrote:
> On 27/08/2021 10:34 am, Trevor Wilson wrote:
>> On 27/08/2021 9:57 am, Daryl wrote:
>
>> **When I phoned to book my Peter Wherrett advanced driving course back
>> in 1972, two things were explained to me:
>>
>>
>> * Tyre pressures were to be at least 32PSI
>> * VWs (Beetles and Kombis) were not allowed on the race track.
>
> Lol :)
>
> Yeah, no surprises there. The early swing arm models were famous for
> being one of the most evil handling and dangerous cars ever made.
>
For extra safety they had a standard aqua planning meter:-)
Speedo was driven by the RH front hub, if you hit water and your speedo
suddenly stopped working you knew you were aqua planning and you knew
that you had no steering or brakes, terrifying when you knew what it
meant:-)
At least mine taught me how to overtake, with 40hp and a 70mph top speed
overtaking took a lot of planning so you either learned how to do it
safely or you died:-)

--
Daryl

On 27/8/21 11:53 am, Noddy wrote:
> On 27/08/2021 9:05 am, Daryl wrote:
>> On 27/8/21 8:50 am, Trevor Wilson wrote:
>>> .....then they dump it. Typical:
>>>
>>> https://www.drive.com.au/caradvice/forget-cupholders-the-1959-volkswagen-beetle-could-be-fitted-with-a-coffee-machine/?utm_campaign=syndication&utm_source=smh.com.au&utm_content=article_1&utm_medium=partner
>>>
>> LOL, if nothing else it looks cool:-)
>> If you still want a portable coffee machine you can still get them.
>> https://sydneytools.com.au/product/makita-dcm501z-18v-12v-max-li-ion-cxt-cordless-coffee-maker-skin-only?gclid=CjwKCAjw95yJBhAgEiwAmRrutFIDJgfXLt14PfQXij_Hs339vKZhDnY48z5AP7AOoqYUepDNmn5P5BoCFfYQAvD_BwE
>
>
> There was a whole host of this shit around in the 60's. Thermoses that
> plugged into the cigarette lighter, travel cup sets, fold up camp chairs
> & tables, etc.
>
>
>
>
Certainly not a new idea.

--
Daryl

On 27/08/2021 8:34 am, Trevor Wilson wrote:
> On 27/08/2021 9:57 am, Daryl wrote:
>> On 27/8/21 9:24 am, Trevor Wilson wrote:
>>> On 27/08/2021 9:05 am, Daryl wrote:
>>>> On 27/8/21 8:50 am, Trevor Wilson wrote:
>>>>> .....then they dump it. Typical:
>>>>>
>>>>> https://www.drive.com.au/caradvice/forget-cupholders-the-1959-volkswagen-beetle-could-be-fitted-with-a-coffee-machine/?utm_campaign=syndication&utm_source=smh.com.au&utm_content=article_1&utm_medium=partner
>>>>>
>>>> LOL, if nothing else it looks cool:-)
>>>> If you still want a portable coffee machine you can still get them.
>>>> https://sydneytools.com.au/product/makita-dcm501z-18v-12v-max-li-ion-cxt-cordless-coffee-maker-skin-only?gclid=CjwKCAjw95yJBhAgEiwAmRrutFIDJgfXLt14PfQXij_Hs339vKZhDnY48z5AP7AOoqYUepDNmn5P5BoCFfYQAvD_BwE
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> **So, VW was 60 years ahead of the Chinese.
>>
>> LOL, and they still are:-)
>> The Beetle in the pics is very similar to my first car, lots of things
>> to hate about them but also lots to like.
>>
>>
>
> **When I phoned to book my Peter Wherrett advanced driving course back
> in 1972, two things were explained to me:
>
>
> * Tyre pressures were to be at least 32PSI
> * VWs (Beetles and Kombis) were not allowed on the race track.

lol

On 27/8/21 12:01 pm, Noddy wrote:
> On 27/08/2021 10:34 am, Trevor Wilson wrote:
>> On 27/08/2021 9:57 am, Daryl wrote:
>
>> **When I phoned to book my Peter Wherrett advanced driving course back
>> in 1972, two things were explained to me:
>>
>>
>> * Tyre pressures were to be at least 32PSI
>> * VWs (Beetles and Kombis) were not allowed on the race track.
>
> Lol :)
>
> Yeah, no surprises there. The early swing arm models were famous for
> being one of the most evil handling and dangerous cars ever made.
>
No Darren, just *different*. If you knew how to drive one, and
understood those differences, then you could successfully drive them
very hard. I use the Porsche as a fine example of how they can be driven
very hard. You have to know how to combat rear wheel tuck under and, for
most people, it is entirely counter-intuitive.

--

Xeno

Nothing astonishes Noddy so much as common sense and plain dealing.
(with apologies to Ralph Waldo Emerson)

On 27/8/21 12:41 pm, Daryl wrote:
> On 27/8/21 12:01 pm, Noddy wrote:
>> On 27/08/2021 10:34 am, Trevor Wilson wrote:
>>> On 27/08/2021 9:57 am, Daryl wrote:
>>
>>> **When I phoned to book my Peter Wherrett advanced driving course
>>> back in 1972, two things were explained to me:
>>>
>>>
>>> * Tyre pressures were to be at least 32PSI
>>> * VWs (Beetles and Kombis) were not allowed on the race track.
>>
>> Lol :)
>>
>> Yeah, no surprises there. The early swing arm models were famous for
>> being one of the most evil handling and dangerous cars ever made.
>>
> For extra safety they had a standard aqua planning meter:-)
> Speedo was driven by the RH front hub, if you hit water and your speedo
> suddenly stopped working you knew you were aqua planning and you knew
> that you had no steering or brakes, terrifying when you knew what it
> meant:-)
> At least mine taught me how to overtake, with 40hp and a 70mph top speed
> overtaking took a lot of planning so you either learned how to do it
> safely or you died:-)
>
>
Um, Daryl, hate to break it to you but there were lots of cars around in
the 50s and 60s that had similar horsepower and top speeds. I know
because I have owned many such vehicles. With *any car*, planning an
overtaking manoeuvre is always a critical skill no matter what your top
speed or power.

--

Xeno

Nothing astonishes Noddy so much as common sense and plain dealing.
(with apologies to Ralph Waldo Emerson)

On Fri, 27 Aug 2021 08:50:04 +1000, Trevor Wilson wrote:

> .....then they dump it. Typical:
>
> https://www.drive.com.au/caradvice/forget-cupholders-the-1959-volkswagen-beetle-could-be-fitted-with-a-coffee-machine/?utm_campaign=syndication&utm_source=smh.com.au&utm_content=article_1&utm_medium=partner

What could possibly go wrong with having hot water in the vicinity of your
groin whilst driving along on our fantastic roads?

alvey

On 27/08/2021 11:51 am, Noddy wrote:
> On 27/08/2021 8:50 am, Trevor Wilson wrote:
>> .....then they dump it. Typical:
>>
>> https://www.drive.com.au/caradvice/forget-cupholders-the-1959-volkswagen-beetle-could-be-fitted-with-a-coffee-machine/?utm_campaign=syndication&utm_source=smh.com.au&utm_content=article_1&utm_medium=partner
>
>
> It's a heated coffee plunger. Nice. You could get similar things in
> just about any car of the era,

nonsense

> but they were usually more portable. Don't know if I would want a dash
> mounted water heater.
>
> Then again, don't know if I would want a DakDak :)
>
>
>

--
"A mans got to know his limitations"
- clint Eastwood as Dirty Harry

On 27/08/2021 9:57 am, Daryl wrote:
> On 27/8/21 9:24 am, Trevor Wilson wrote:
>> On 27/08/2021 9:05 am, Daryl wrote:
>>> On 27/8/21 8:50 am, Trevor Wilson wrote:
>>>> .....then they dump it. Typical:
>>>>
>>>> https://www.drive.com.au/caradvice/forget-cupholders-the-1959-volkswagen-beetle-could-be-fitted-with-a-coffee-machine/?utm_campaign=syndication&utm_source=smh.com.au&utm_content=article_1&utm_medium=partner
>>>>
>>> LOL, if nothing else it looks cool:-)
>>> If you still want a portable coffee machine you can still get them.
>>> https://sydneytools.com.au/product/makita-dcm501z-18v-12v-max-li-ion-cxt-cordless-coffee-maker-skin-only?gclid=CjwKCAjw95yJBhAgEiwAmRrutFIDJgfXLt14PfQXij_Hs339vKZhDnY48z5AP7AOoqYUepDNmn5P5BoCFfYQAvD_BwE
>>>
>>>
>>
>> **So, VW was 60 years ahead of the Chinese.
>
> LOL, and they still are:-)
> The Beetle in the pics is very similar to my first car, lots of things
> to hate about them but also lots to like.
>
>

what's to like?

--
"A mans got to know his limitations"
- clint Eastwood as Dirty Harry

On 27/08/2021 12:41 pm, Daryl wrote:
> On 27/8/21 12:01 pm, Noddy wrote:
>> On 27/08/2021 10:34 am, Trevor Wilson wrote:
>>> On 27/08/2021 9:57 am, Daryl wrote:
>>
>>> **When I phoned to book my Peter Wherrett advanced driving course
>>> back in 1972, two things were explained to me:
>>>
>>>
>>> * Tyre pressures were to be at least 32PSI
>>> * VWs (Beetles and Kombis) were not allowed on the race track.
>>
>> Lol :)
>>
>> Yeah, no surprises there. The early swing arm models were famous for
>> being one of the most evil handling and dangerous cars ever made.
>>
> For extra safety they had a standard aqua planning meter:-)
> Speedo was driven by the RH front hub, if you hit water and your speedo
> suddenly stopped working you knew you were aqua planning and you knew
> that you had no steering or brakes, terrifying when you knew what it
> meant:-)

Grouse :)

My brother in law was a DakDak nut when my sister first hooked up with
him, and he was always carrying on about how great they were. One day we
where all heading off for some family day out, and I was driving a HR
Holden sedan. My brother in law had my sister and his two sisters in the
DakDak and I told him to go ahead as I had to stop and get petrol, and I
had no doubt that the Holden would have no trouble catching up :)

This was before the days of mobile phones. I remember driving along
whatever road it was we were on and seeing smoke in the distance, and
when I got close enough to see clearly it was the brother in law's
beetle with smoke pissing out from inside the car while he was
frantically unloading shit out from under the bonnet. Apparently his
sisters, who were solid girls, bouncing around on the back seat had
shorted the seat frame out on the battery and set fire to the hessian
under the seat, and by the time they realised and stopped the thing was
well alight and there was no saving it.

They got themselves and their belongings out of the car, but they
couldn't put out the fire. By the time I got there the car was already
well alight, and while we tried to drag the back seat out to stop the
rest of the car burning we couldn't do it and the car burnt to the
ground on the side of the road.

It was supposed to have a plastic cover over the battery to stop such
things from ever happening, but like many of them it didn't and that
killed it.

> At least mine taught me how to overtake, with 40hp and a 70mph top speed
> overtaking took a lot of planning so you either learned how to do it
> safely or you died:-)

Lol :)

--
--
--
Regards,
Noddy.

On 27/08/2021 12:42 pm, Daryl wrote:
> On 27/8/21 11:53 am, Noddy wrote:
>
>> There was a whole host of this shit around in the 60's. Thermoses that
>> plugged into the cigarette lighter, travel cup sets, fold up camp
>> chairs & tables, etc.
>>
>>
>>
>>
> Certainly not a new idea.

No, there was all kinds of strange shit out back then. Car magazines of
the era used to be full of ads for bizarre "accessories" to enhance your
driving experience :)

--
--
--
Regards,
Noddy.

On 27/8/21 8:43 pm, Yosemite Sam wrote:
> On 27/08/2021 11:51 am, Noddy wrote:
>> On 27/08/2021 8:50 am, Trevor Wilson wrote:
>>> .....then they dump it. Typical:
>>>
>>> https://www.drive.com.au/caradvice/forget-cupholders-the-1959-volkswagen-beetle-could-be-fitted-with-a-coffee-machine/?utm_campaign=syndication&utm_source=smh.com.au&utm_content=article_1&utm_medium=partner
>>
>>
>>
>> It's a heated coffee plunger. Nice. You could get similar things in
>> just about any car of the era,
>
>
> nonsense
>
Of course it is. Just Darren seeking relevance to a topic he simply
isn't relevant to. He wasn't even a glint in his father's eye in 1959, FFS.
>
>> but they were usually more portable. Don't know if I would want a dash
>> mounted water heater.

See? If they were *portable*, they *weren't a fixture* in the car - and
the fact the the one in the Beetle is a fixture is what the whole point
of the article is about. Puir wee Darren hasn't a clue here.
>>
>> Then again, don't know if I would want a DakDak :)

--

Xeno

Nothing astonishes Noddy so much as common sense and plain dealing.
(with apologies to Ralph Waldo Emerson)

On 27/8/21 9:50 pm, Noddy wrote:
> On 27/08/2021 12:41 pm, Daryl wrote:
>> On 27/8/21 12:01 pm, Noddy wrote:
>>> On 27/08/2021 10:34 am, Trevor Wilson wrote:
>>>> On 27/08/2021 9:57 am, Daryl wrote:
>>>
>>>> **When I phoned to book my Peter Wherrett advanced driving course
>>>> back in 1972, two things were explained to me:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> * Tyre pressures were to be at least 32PSI
>>>> * VWs (Beetles and Kombis) were not allowed on the race track.
>>>
>>> Lol :)
>>>
>>> Yeah, no surprises there. The early swing arm models were famous for
>>> being one of the most evil handling and dangerous cars ever made.
>>>
>> For extra safety they had a standard aqua planning meter:-)
>> Speedo was driven by the RH front hub, if you hit water and your
>> speedo suddenly stopped working you knew you were aqua planning and
>> you knew that you had no steering or brakes, terrifying when you knew
>> what it meant:-)
>
> Grouse :)
>
> My brother in law was a DakDak nut when my sister first hooked up with
> him, and he was always carrying on about how great they were. One day we
> where all heading off for some family day out, and I was driving a HR
> Holden sedan. My brother in law had my sister and his two sisters in the
> DakDak and I told him to go ahead as I had to stop and get petrol, and I
> had no doubt that the Holden would have no trouble catching up :)
>
> This was before the days of mobile phones. I remember driving along
> whatever road it was we were on and seeing smoke in the distance, and
> when I got close enough to see clearly it was the brother in law's
> beetle with smoke pissing out from inside the car while he was
> frantically unloading shit out from under the bonnet. Apparently his
> sisters, who were solid girls, bouncing around on the back seat had
> shorted the seat frame out on the battery and set fire to the hessian
> under the seat, and by the time they realised and stopped the thing was
> well alight and there was no saving it.
>
> They got themselves and their belongings out of the car, but they
> couldn't put out the fire. By the time I got there the car was already
> well alight, and while we tried to drag the back seat out to stop the
> rest of the car burning we couldn't do it and the car burnt to the
> ground on the side of the road.
>
> It was supposed to have a plastic cover over the battery to stop such
> things from ever happening, but like many of them it didn't and that
> killed it.

Nasty but at least they survived, partly bad design and partly the
owners fault for not fitting the battery cover.
I was in Beetle that rolled (we were all still a bit pissed from the
previous night:-)), 3 of us rolled it back on its wheels, the owner got
inside and kicked the roof back out, checked and topped up the engine
oil then started it and kept going.
After a bit a backyard panel beating he kept that car for another few
years, they had their faults but they were tough bastards that didn't
take much to keep going.

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Daryl

On 27/08/2021 9:51 am, Noddy wrote:
> On 27/08/2021 8:50 am, Trevor Wilson wrote:
>> .....then they dump it. Typical:
>>
>> https://www.drive.com.au/caradvice/forget-cupholders-the-1959-volkswagen-beetle-could-be-fitted-with-a-coffee-machine/?utm_campaign=syndication&utm_source=smh.com.au&utm_content=article_1&utm_medium=partner
>
>
> It's a heated coffee plunger. Nice. You could get similar things in just
> about any car of the era,

How do you know? Were you there?

On 27/08/2021 10:44 pm, Daryl wrote:
> On 27/8/21 9:50 pm, Noddy wrote:

>>
>> It was supposed to have a plastic cover over the battery to stop such
>> things from ever happening, but like many of them it didn't and that
>> killed it.
>
> Nasty but at least they survived, partly bad design and partly the
> owners fault for not fitting the battery cover.

Setting fire to the rear seat was a pretty common problem with the early
models apparently.

> I was in Beetle that rolled (we were all still a bit pissed from the
> previous night:-)), 3 of us rolled it back on its wheels, the owner got
> inside and kicked the roof back out, checked and topped up the engine
> oil then started it and kept going.
> After a bit a backyard panel beating he kept that car for another few
> years, they had their faults but they were tough bastards that didn't
> take much to keep going.

Yeah, they were pretty reliable I'll give them that.

I went out with a chick for a while years ago who had a superbug, and
that was a half decent drive compared to the early models. *Way* less
likely to fall over and lie on it's back with it's feet in the air when
you went around a corner, and had *vastly* improved brakes, but it still
felt like a 40 year old car compared to something like a Datsun 1600 or
a Ford Escort.

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Regards,
Noddy.

On 27/08/2021 10:01 pm, Xeno wrote:
> On 27/8/21 8:43 pm, Yosemite Sam wrote:
>> On 27/08/2021 11:51 am, Noddy wrote:
>>> On 27/08/2021 8:50 am, Trevor Wilson wrote:
>>>> .....then they dump it. Typical:
>>>>
>>>> https://www.drive.com.au/caradvice/forget-cupholders-the-1959-volkswagen-beetle-could-be-fitted-with-a-coffee-machine/?utm_campaign=syndication&utm_source=smh.com.au&utm_content=article_1&utm_medium=partner
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> It's a heated coffee plunger. Nice. You could get similar things in
>>> just about any car of the era,
>>
>>
>> nonsense
>>
> Of course it is. Just Darren seeking relevance to a topic he simply
> isn't relevant to. He wasn't even a glint in his father's eye in 1959,
> FFS.
>>
>>> but they were usually more portable. Don't know if I would want a
>>> dash mounted water heater.
>
> See? If they were *portable*, they *weren't a fixture* in the car -
> and the fact the the one in the Beetle is a fixture is what the whole
> point of the article is about. Puir wee Darren hasn't a clue here.

he certainly hasn't. there weren't such things as options for Fords,
Holdens, Mitsubs, etc., back then just as there aren't now

>>>
>>> Then again, don't know if I would want a DakDak :)
>
>
>

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