Is there a Beetle forum anywhere??
23 March 2002, 04:26 AM
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Club Concept is the best New Beetle club in the UK (gotta say that, I'm a member 
). Its website is www.newbeetle.org.uk You dont have to be a member of the club to use the forums. Here you will find many different New Beetle enthusiasts - some are 'old skool' air cooled fans, some are not; some are into modifying in a big way, some are not; and so on...a great mix of people. This would be the best one I reckon. Paul and Chris, the guys that run it, are great and always willing to help - on just about anything it seems!! - as are the other members. They also have a great shop for some aftermarket goodies at www.bugcessories.com .
There is also an American site (with a very similar url) which is at www.newbeetle.org and there is a general VAG (but mainly just VW) site at www.vwvortex.com Again this is American, but it is huge and has many people from all over the world.
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). Its website is www.newbeetle.org.uk You dont have to be a member of the club to use the forums. Here you will find many different New Beetle enthusiasts - some are 'old skool' air cooled fans, some are not; some are into modifying in a big way, some are not; and so on...a great mix of people. This would be the best one I reckon. Paul and Chris, the guys that run it, are great and always willing to help - on just about anything it seems!! - as are the other members. They also have a great shop for some aftermarket goodies at www.bugcessories.com .There is also an American site (with a very similar url) which is at www.newbeetle.org and there is a general VAG (but mainly just VW) site at www.vwvortex.com Again this is American, but it is huge and has many people from all over the world.
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24 March 2002, 01:52 PM
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No worries mate
Here's my Beetle out of interest. Just got my 19s back from Spit and Polish:
And this club members is currently doing the rounds in the mags - Performance VW, Redline and Lax Power to date. Another member's should be in the next issue of Redline too.
19s again, plus too many other mods to mention like turboed, nos, loads of ice - currently off the road having a full engine rebuild where he is adding such things as an FMIC etc...
These bugs can be deceptively quick, especially now the 1.8T is avialable in this country (although neither of the bugs above are 1.8Ts, theyre the 2 litre ones).
If your friend joins in, she'll have to say hi - my username is the same over there.
Cheers
John
Here's my Beetle out of interest. Just got my 19s back from Spit and Polish:
And this club members is currently doing the rounds in the mags - Performance VW, Redline and Lax Power to date. Another member's should be in the next issue of Redline too.
19s again, plus too many other mods to mention like turboed, nos, loads of ice - currently off the road having a full engine rebuild where he is adding such things as an FMIC etc...
These bugs can be deceptively quick, especially now the 1.8T is avialable in this country (although neither of the bugs above are 1.8Ts, theyre the 2 litre ones).
If your friend joins in, she'll have to say hi - my username is the same over there.
Cheers
John
24 March 2002, 11:48 PM
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Hiya John!
Hey those 2 beetles look pretty trick!
i suppose with the A3/golf chassis and the 1.8t engne which lends itself quite nicely i believe to a few mods they should go and handle like the puppys nuts!
Its amazing how 19' wheels transform a car!
ill pass on the web addresses on monday! ill tell her your username and to say hello! she will be blown away with the pics, i suppose theres lots of photo's about to look at!
shes called bex so god knows what username she will use, she has a blue Y reg 1.6, insurance to high for anything else
cheers Lee
Hey those 2 beetles look pretty trick!
i suppose with the A3/golf chassis and the 1.8t engne which lends itself quite nicely i believe to a few mods they should go and handle like the puppys nuts!
Its amazing how 19' wheels transform a car!
ill pass on the web addresses on monday! ill tell her your username and to say hello! she will be blown away with the pics, i suppose theres lots of photo's about to look at!
shes called bex so god knows what username she will use, she has a blue Y reg 1.6, insurance to high for anything else
cheers Lee
27 March 2002, 12:13 AM
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(Sorry, Ive been away for a few days)
Nice to see you made it over
Your right, those 1.8Ts are ok Problem is uprating the rest of the stuff to cope with the power - the engine is very tunable, at least from the 150 bhp that comes in the beetle at the moment. Ive still got the 115 bhp 2.0 which is virtually the same as the 1.6 I beleive, at least in performance (or lack of ). Im now undecided about whether to change to a 1.8T beetle or get something like a scooby/evo - I know what everyone here would say, but a chipped 1.8T beetle is quite a laugh - certainly embarrases a few people.
Im glad you liked the site too - a lot of effort is put into it.
If you or Bex ever need anything over there dont hesitate to ask.
Cheers
John
[Edited by JohnMcC - 3/27/2002 12:13:21 AM]
Nice to see you made it over
Your right, those 1.8Ts are ok
Problem is uprating the rest of the stuff to cope with the power - the engine is very tunable, at least from the 150 bhp that comes in the beetle at the moment. Ive still got the 115 bhp 2.0 which is virtually the same as the 1.6 I beleive, at least in performance (or lack of ). Im now undecided about whether to change to a 1.8T beetle or get something like a scooby/evo - I know what everyone here would say, but a chipped 1.8T beetle is quite a laugh - certainly embarrases a few people. Im glad you liked the site too - a lot of effort is put into it.
If you or Bex ever need anything over there dont hesitate to ask.
Cheers
John
[Edited by JohnMcC - 3/27/2002 12:13:21 AM]
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