New Bug From Georgia

[Rampaige]

Hey! My name is Paige and I turned 16 a few months ago. My mom and I have been on the search for a bug to drive to and from school/band practice. We finally found and got one!

She's a 1998 White VW Beetle named Sadiebug (Sadie for short). She has about 63k miles on her and runs really well. Her only issues are one of the fog lights is broken, there is a small ding in the driver's side door, and the panel under the window is a tad scratched. Overall, she looks great for being 10 years old.

No pictures yet though. It's raining and I just picked her up today.

[Evanrude]

Howdy Paige & Sadiebug!

Welcome to the org, and hope you have a good time here!

If you have any questions, please feel free to ask, we're more than happy to help, and, we love pictures!

[raff]

Welcome to the Org and good luck with Sadie.
It's always nice to have another member from the Peach State.

[scarabY2k]

Welcome Paige and Sadie It's good to have you all here. Moms is pretty cool to hook you up with a beetle. Keep in touch with us. You'll find plenty of useful information on keeping your Sadie running silky smooth; so don't be a stranger.

I like the way you think. You had pictures in mind when you posted this thread.... We love the pics. So when it stops raining (we're getting a lot of it here in Jacksonville too), snap a photo or two and let us take a peek

Again welcome

[Ollie]

Welcome!! Lucky you with only 63k! (mine's at 1/4 million ) Sadie sounds great!

[AmyJane]

Welcome, Paige and Sadiebug!

[dnyed]

Welcome to the Org, and Welcomt to the New Beetle!

[Rampaige]

Here we go. Got some pictures today. Been a rather hot day in my small town!

I got 2 questions as well. I had been locking her up on the driver's side and she would beep and the alarm would start flashing. Well, someone was looking at the car and I just locked her up from the passenger's side because I was being lazy. Now she won't beep/engage the alarm unless I lock her from the passengers. Is there any way to "reset" that? I hate having to walk around every time I get out of her.

The other question is that you know how dealers sometimes put stupid stickers on cars? Mine has one and I want to get it off. I don't want to take the paint off with the sticker though. Any tips about removing stupid, unwanted stickers?

Also, Thanks for all the welcomes.
(Please ignore how dirty she is! I'll get around to washing her soon)







(Note the sticker)





(You can see the small ding in the door here. Not too bad)

[mybugrocks]

Welcome to the Org Paige and Sadiebug she sure is a beauty...there is an electromagnetic thing that can take out dings but you might want a pro to do it so nothing gets ruined...hope you have fun with her

[raff]

To remove the sticker have you tried softening it with a hair dryer and then trying to peel it off slowly?
You could also try moistening (soaking) with some automotive bug and tar remover; I've had good luck with this approach.

[mombug]

She is very pretty Paige, and you look great together! Sorry I don't have any tips to offer, but I am a newbie also. Don't you just love driving her?

[Rampaige]

Originally Posted by raff

To remove the sticker have you tried softening it with a hair dryer and then trying to peel it off slowly?
You could also try moistening (soaking) with some automotive bug and tar remover; I've had good luck with this approach.

I'll need to try that.


Yes, Mombug, I absolutely loved driving her. I was showing her off all day today.

[scarabY2k]

She's looking good Paige. I see you're sportin' the sunglasses too- matches Saddie to perfection- good choice

BTW where is Reidsville?

[Rampaige]

Originally Posted by scarabY2k

She's looking good Paige. I see you're sportin' the sunglasses too- matches Saddie to perfection- good choice

BTW where is Reidsville?

Yes. I bought the glasses just to match her.

Reidsville is about an hour and 15 minutes away from Savannah.

[scarabY2k]

Originally Posted by Rampaige

Yes. I bought the glasses just to match her.

Reidsville is about an hour and 15 minutes away from Savannah.

So you're further north of Savannah, right?

[Rampaige]

Originally Posted by scarabY2k

So you're further north of Savannah, right?

I'm west of Savannah about 30 minutes away from Vidalia.

[scarabY2k]

Originally Posted by Rampaige

I'm west of Savannah about 30 minutes away from Vidalia.

Okay. The company I work for has a branch in Vidalia. So you're roughly about 2 hours away from Jacksonville.

[Rampaige]

Originally Posted by scarabY2k

Okay. The company I work for has a branch in Vidalia. So you're roughly about 2 hours away from Jacksonville.

Yup.

[scarabY2k]

I know the ATL folks try and do GTG's as much as possible; You ought to try and make one- they're big fun.

[Rampaige]

Originally Posted by scarabY2k

I know the ATL folks try and do GTG's as much as possible; You ought to try and make one- they're big fun.

I feel a tad stupid... What is GTG's?