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Old 04-27-2006, 09:58 PM
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Feel sorry for the driver..

I-45 Gulf freeway and Griggs rd. Someone's New Beetle went up in flames.



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Old 04-27-2006, 10:20 PM
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RIP to the buggie.
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Old 04-27-2006, 10:21 PM
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Poor thing
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Old 04-27-2006, 10:44 PM
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bugs aren't supposed to burn.

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Old 04-27-2006, 10:45 PM
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Fast in peace little beetle, Fast in peace....
http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...swagen&pl=true
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Old 04-27-2006, 10:54 PM
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won't play for me
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Old 04-27-2006, 11:07 PM
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Thats a bummer Ellen, its just a video about the death of your "fast"... its part of the GTi video they give out at the dealership... not a biggie.
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Old 04-27-2006, 11:21 PM
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I was driving out near Raleigh sometime in the last few weeks and I saw a Beetle on the side of the road and it was smoking...I think it was silver. It made me sad though to see it in such pain
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Old 04-28-2006, 05:37 AM
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Oh, how awful. It pains me to see that.
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Old 04-28-2006, 05:08 PM
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i had an electrical fire in my bug and it happened wen i was driving i reached into my semi melted fuse box to find the ground wire on my amp was on fire i pulled that thing out then i had a red blister on my hand for weeks
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Old 04-29-2006, 02:34 AM
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Man that would sux!
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