My 1999 silver TDI - Page 2

Mazzzja · #21 (**permalink**) 10-23-2008, 06:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Kuplamies

My best holiday was last year, when I was in Iceland.

Yay! I love Iceland as well!

Been there 5 times now, last time was 2 weeks ago (during the bank crisis

)

I love the last picture you've taken with the berries

Now I want to go to Finland!

JuggBug · #22 (**permalink**) 10-24-2008, 05:39 AM

Lovely beetles and lovely scenery!

JuggBug · #23 (**permalink**) 10-24-2008, 05:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Mazzzja

Yay! I love Iceland as well!

Been there 5 times now, last time was 2 weeks ago (during the bank crisis

)

I love the last picture you've taken with the berries

Now I want to go to Finland!

No, no, no Marcia. You are to come here again FIRST before going to Finland!

bigsexyTDI · #24 (**permalink**) 10-24-2008, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Kuplamies

Yes, I think it is M Farmall. I suppose that You like old tractors like me too... I don´t own any, but I´m interested in all kinds of old machinery

I was grown up in the countryside.

My favourite tractormodel is Porsche Diesel. Are You familiar with Porsche tractors?

Yes I am familiar with the Porsche diesels. Very neat little tractors. Air-cooled

You may not believe me, but my father and I have over 150 antique tractors...

We have to keep them at three different farms there are so many... haha. I love them.

My dad says that they are his retirement fund. Some of them are worth quite a bit nowadays. He started buying them over 30 years ago when they were just old junk sitting in fence rows.

Mazzzja · #25 (**permalink**) 10-24-2008, 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by JuggBug

No, no, no Marcia. You are to come here again FIRST before going to Finland!

hahaha
well, I don't have any vacation plans yet for next year

Kuplamies · #26 (**permalink**) 10-26-2008, 06:17 PM

I´ve taken this "berry" pic in a little town called Porvoo.
It is near Helsinki. Especially the old part of Porvoo is very nice. There are narrow alleys with lots of different little shops. Nice cafeterias and restaurants. Also a old church which is build around 1410; so it is pretty old.

Kuplamies · #27 (**permalink**) 10-26-2008, 06:28 PM

I decided to take a sunshine trip to Porvoo. I toured around Porvoo and its countryside.

Kuplamies · #28 (**permalink**) 10-26-2008, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by bigsexyTDI

Yes I am familiar with the Porsche diesels. Very neat little tractors. Air-cooled

You may not believe me, but my father and I have over 150 antique tractors...

We have to keep them at three different farms there are so many... haha. I love them.

My dad says that they are his retirement fund. Some of them are worth quite a bit nowadays. He started buying them over 30 years ago when they were just old junk sitting in fence rows.

Wow! This is something! So many old tractors! You must be proud of such a big collection

I have visited couple of places where are lots of old tractors.

http://www.kovelantraktorimuseo.fi/t...useokuvia3.htm

I like when they are working with these old tractors. It is funny looking when they -for example- try to plough

Then it is possible to see, how much all this kind of equipment has been developed thru the years

Kuplamies · #29 (**permalink**) 10-26-2008, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by JuggBug

Lovely beetles and lovely scenery!

Thanks for Your kind words

Mazzzja · #30 (**permalink**) 10-26-2008, 07:04 PM

That's a nice looking windmill.
Different shaped, but pretty cool!
Thank you for sharing.

And after googling Porvoo, it's looking quite interesting

Mazzzja · #31 (**permalink**) 10-28-2008, 07:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Kuplamies

BTW, have You ever tried to ride with Icelandic horses when You were in Iceland?

Unfortunately no, I haven't.
I am not really a horseback rider (if that is English) to be honoust.
While en route we did see some horses in the wild with very rough hair.
They were kind of dirty.
I believe I have taken a picture of them, in the day we didn't have digital cameras yet

Kuplamies · #32 (**permalink**) 11-23-2008, 05:14 PM

My Bug got 100000 kms in the odometer today!

Kuplamies · #33 (**permalink**) 11-23-2008, 05:18 PM

To celebrate this "milestone" I washed it and took some pics.
(I even managed to find a very nice shampoo to wash my Bug...

)

bigsexyTDI · #34 (**permalink**) 11-25-2008, 08:24 PM

That car wash soap is COOL!!!

Here is a picture for you of our newest addition to our tractor collection. It is an Oliver 1850.

Kuplamies · #35 (**permalink**) 11-26-2008, 05:55 PM

Originally posted by: BigSexyTDI:
Here is a picture for you of our newest addition to our tractor collection. It is an Oliver 1850.

In my mind Oliver is a very good project to restore

It is a little bit funny looking, because of the front wheels are so close together. But it has also a little hint of a "beast"-look too, I think

I wonder, when it was manufactured?

Kuplamies · #36 (**permalink**) 11-26-2008, 06:10 PM

Winter is coming

Mazzzja · #37 (**permalink**) 11-26-2008, 06:27 PM

Brrrr that looks cold, but pretty as well

Keep your buggy safe!

bigsexyTDI · #38 (**permalink**) 11-26-2008, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Kuplamies

I wonder, when it was manufactured?

It was built in the 1960's sometime, but I have not run the serial number yet to know what year for sure...

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Originally Posted by Kuplamies

The only bad thing I have noticed so far, is that NB has got such a little ground clearance. I have to remember that all the time, when I am driving it. I don´t want to destroy my Bug´s chassis...

You also don't want to destroy your Bug's oil pan which is cast aluminum and quite fragile. You might look into purchasing a metal skid plate

Mazzzja · #39 (**permalink**) 11-30-2008, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by mrchaotica

Huh, that's some interesting upholstery with the numbers and all. Was that a special edition or something?

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Originally Posted by Kuplamies

I suppose that my car is a normal edition, because I have seen many other NB´s which has got the similar upholstery as my car. I also have seen gray upholstery, with the same design as mine.

I have to admit, that I don´t know exactly, what my car´s trim level is

It has got heated seats, heated mirrors and I think that the windshield washers are also heated. It has got AC.
In Finland I have never heard GL, GLS etc. levels

The numbers with blocks must be a European upholstry as I have the same.
This question was also asked a Polish member (Pablo something).
Didn't think it is so special

In Europe we don't have GL or GLS's. I don't know about Finland, but in The Netherlands there are 2 possibilities: comfortline and highline.
My car for instance is a highline as it has a/c and cruisecontrol, which comfortline doesn't have. You can call highline full options if you like.
I don't know exactly how to compare them otherwise and I am too lazy to stand up and find the brochure in which the differences are mentioned

Kuplamies · #40 (**permalink**) 12-03-2008, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by bigsexyTDI

You also don't want to destroy your Bug's oil pan which is cast aluminum and quite fragile. You might look into purchasing a metal skid plate

Yes. I am planning to have a skid plate for my Bug.

Dieselgeek´s aluminium plate looked like very tough one.
But I think I would buy a original VW steel plate; it is easier to find here, where I am and I think it would be strong enough for me...?

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