Pluggers by Rick McKee for May 14, 2013

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    emjaycee  almost 11 years ago

    Heard a comedian once describing the heating system in a 1960’s VW MicroBus while driving in an typical upstate NY dead of winter (zero degrees F with 18 inches of snow on the way outside): Go into a refrigerated meat locker and strip yourself completely. Wait ten minutes, then set your right foot on fire.

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    pelican47  almost 11 years ago

    My 1966 beetle was the last model of 6-volts. The windshield wipers were 2-speed only because they were much slower when the headlights were on.Still, I loved that car for 21 years.

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    battle of plattsburgh  almost 11 years ago

    Pluggers take until 5-14-13 to move into the 21st century, and finally change their mailing address to e-mail.

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    wes tnt  almost 11 years ago

    all 4 of our 25-35 year old cars have their “quirks”; it just gives them “character”!!!

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    waykirk  almost 11 years ago

    I miss my ’61 Karmen Ghia. I got one quart of oil per 100 miles.

    The old Sarge

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    cbrsarah  almost 11 years ago

    My van currently needs to have the driver side window fixed as it came off the track last summer. I only have the passenger side window that works electrically. All the rest are manuals and it’s a pain to open them.

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    LuvThemPluggers  almost 11 years ago

    I remember when my driver’s side window went down and the crank didn’t work. It rained and I improvised with a trash bag duct taped to the window frame. (until I got somebody to fix it.) No credit cards back then. You couldn’t pay, you did without.

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