Hi guys.

My name is Mike. I've had my xB for about two weeks now. It's a Blackberry Crush 5speed. Only option was floor mats. I've been looking on here probably for about a month now. Just now signed up though.

No pics of the car right now. So far I've just peeled the black tape from the A-pilars, debadged the rear, and had the front windows tinted with 35%. I'm rebuilding a '59 Beetle plus I want to wait and see what comes out for the new xB before I start the modding. So I won't be doing a lot to it anytime soon.

I've been into VW's since I started driving. Last car was a 2001 1.8T New Beetle. Spent a lot modding that. It was a fun car and quick, but it was getting up there mileage wise and I needed something with more room. Here's a couple pics.




Looking forward to the Scion community.

 

Great to see another V DUB guy in the family! Here's my '71 I built when I was 16...

 

welcome to the forums..and congrats on your box. enjoy it.

 

I also came from a "mildly" modded VW 1.8t ;)
Fun little cars!
Welcome and enjoy your box.

 

niiiice, so many former dubbers. this was mine:

 

Funny there are so many prior VW owners. These were/are mine (sorry for the crappy scanned photos).

The 75 Super Beetle 'vert I still own, and have had for over 18 years. The 68 hardtop was featured in VW Trends magazine - I sold it quite a few years ago.

 

I def miss my turbo engine w/mods
I don't miss the tickets...

 

I really miss my GTI. It had a lot of mods on it, but completely looked stock. It was my sleeper.

 

i wish i could've gone with another. I wanted a GLI but the reliability was something i couldnt get over

 

Mine was a sleeper as well, to most eyes. Lightweight rims and lowered cup kit, other than that it looked pretty plain. Until it got angry... I love APR and Chris Green ;)
My reliability was excellent, even with how hard I drove it.

 

Yeah I was lucky too with mine. In the 5 years I had it I never had any issues. Now the one before that was a nightmare.

Even though mine didn't look stock, it was a sleeper just because it was a Beetle. Surprised so many people. It was to the point that I couldn't do anything else performance wise unless I went big turbo on it. I had 20th AE GTI Recaros in it, really miss those.

 

Yea, I love VW beetles.. I bought a 72 beetle a few months back and I am now in the process of rebuilding it from the ground up....


Welcome to the family man!