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A comment from a friend made me smile.

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So I was chatting with my friend Joe tonight. He's not an old car guy, but appreciates fun machines (he taught me to ride a motorcycle years ago) and helped me when I started the Tunebug for the first time. I was telling him about my adventures into vacuum advances and my impending day of tuneups on the Tunebug.

His comment was to this effect:

<span style="font-style: italic">"If nothing else, you've given this car another life. It won't be put aside again, as it's now something special and not just an old used car. It should give you or the next owner many years of good fun."</span>

Especially given all the years the Tunebug spent put away (it was off the road for over 30 years or so starting in the late 1960s) it's a good feeling to know that if nothing else, I've given this little car a chance to drive again. :smile:
 

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The essence of what we're all about, isn't it?
 

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Yes I think the cars we pull from the weeds and bring back to life are like strays dogs.
The dogs owners have pushed them out the car door in the woods, driving off and leaving them all alone to suffer life until some kind soul takes them in. The dog will never forget your kindness and neither will your car.

Unless it is a Fiat
 
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Mickey Richaud said:
The essence of what we're all about, isn't it?

Not me, I'd rather drive them. ( but I am gettting back into working on it again. I used to really enjoy it, but had a few bad experences.)


drooartz said:
and my impending day of tuneups on the Tunebug.


Well, that's where you went wrong. You should have named it, "Runbug".

( Gobug, Roadbug, Funbug??? My cousin once had a VW named "Drugbug", but that's another story...)

Just don't call it "Humbug or "Stinkbug."
 

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Well, that's where you went wrong. You should have named it, "Runbug".

( Gobug, Roadbug, Funbug??? My cousin once had a VW named "Drugbug", but that's another story...)

Just don't call it "Humbug or "Stinkbug."

Wow, I do kind of like Humbug.
Bah!
 

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Sarastro said:
Yeah, that would make a good custom license plate, too.

Or "Hummbug" - still about tunes! :wink:
 
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I'll keep "Tunebug" -- but thanks for the thoughts... :crazy:
 

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mightymidget said:
Unless it is a Fiat




:lol: :lol::lol:

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Hey, wait a minute. My X 1/9 was "rescued" by me and he appreciates it, I can tell. Just the other day he fixed his own heater valve for me.
appreciative Fiat
 

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drooartz said:
I'll keep "Tunebug" -- but thanks for the thoughts... :crazy:

Helpful lot, aren't we? :devilgrin:
 

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Now I know why I have so many adopted pets and LBC's :wink:

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Mickey Richaud said:
Helpful lot, aren't we? :devilgrin:
Oh, that's what its' called...
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Drew:

Ya messin with a higher authority.. :angel:
 

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