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Old 06-08-2011, 01:45 PM   #241
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the back is ugly.
This. Someone (a parent) at our daycare has one and I see it pretty often.
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Old 07-04-2011, 05:44 PM   #242
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Parked a block from my house today... Not sure as to who/why/etc.
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Old 07-04-2011, 08:55 PM   #243
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Wow. Is that a slammed Thing?
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Old 07-05-2011, 07:21 AM   #244
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My parents had a Thing.
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Old 07-05-2011, 10:03 AM   #245
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Nazi?
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Old 07-05-2011, 10:33 AM   #246
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Wow. Is that a slammed Thing?
I decided to Google "slammed VW Thing" and found this thread- http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=402612

The car I saw is in this thread, mid-way through the second post. Still no info on it, but apparently slamming your thing is something people do.
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Old 07-05-2011, 11:09 AM   #247
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but apparently slamming your thing is something people do.
yes, but you'll go blind
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Old 07-05-2011, 11:32 AM   #248
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Old 07-05-2011, 12:15 PM   #249
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Nope. Just cheap. They bought it 10 years old for $2,500. Drove it for 10 years; and then sold it for $2,500. We saw it around town for at least 10 years after that.

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Old 07-06-2011, 08:50 AM   #250
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