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Originally Posted by SMG
I honestly hope not..
As an outsider looking in, I find the 'hardcore' members of the aircooled community to be really snobby. I showed up at an aircooled meeting once to take photos, etc and the reception was ice cold.
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I agree with your statement. While the majority of localized VW clubs are a mix of air and water cooled cars there is only a level tolerance of the h20 cars by some of the vintage guys. Usually, those are the early or rare model owners tho, but they certainly did give off that aire. I had both and could not have cared less what model VW you had on the show field, it was the marque I was there to promote. Spending 20 years doing the show circuit, earlir with airsuckers and post 02(our1st NB purchase) with both types I just let the disdain roll the like the water off a ducks back. But some hardcores can come around. We had an older high roller member of our local club who wrote for one of the vintage VW mags and who had a sizeable collection of aircooled cars. Not one, but 2 Hebmullers, split era verts (very rare), zwitters, the lowest mileage ghia in the world, etc. He wouldn't look at a water cooled VW of any model. When word came out that VW was releasing the New Beetle in 98, he was the 1st inline to place an order. Funny how the NB can change a person
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Originally Posted by scarabY2k
That's sad man. I haven't run into any aircooled snobs here. I usually get and uneasy snobby vibe from the watercooled MK snobs, not all, but some. Heh, you'd think i was driving a Ford with a small-block Chevy engine it it  . |
Another point I agree with and I'm not sure why it happens. I've long since stopped trying to be part of the VW MK anything scene for that same reason. It harkens me back to the air VS water thing and I don't feel welcomed or comfortable. Plus I don't have that many tattoos or piercings
And if you all haven't, check out my aircooled pics under the other rides section