Nitronick wrote:
>> How is the VW Scene over in my native New Zealand? I haven't been
> since 2000, and i had to look really hard to find any bugs, and
> busses were non-existant!! Let me know!!
I'm not sure, but I suspect, relative to many other countries, VW's
are doing quite well in NZ. Most seem to be unrestored daily drivers
that owners have just kept up to scratch over the years. I see many
beetles taking their owners to work every day. There is a '58 living
just down the road from me. They are still quite a common site on
the roads. You used to be able check traffic in Auckland on a
web-cam if you are wondering if there are any VWs about, it was at..
http://www.yellowpages.co.nz/webcam/ but they seem to have closed it
down at the moment.
VW national events are staged each Easter. Last year the VW nationals
were in Nelson and friends who went reported it was a great success.
Next year they will be in Wellington (Where I live) so I am looking
forward to this. I am a member (not very active) of the Wellington
VW club http://www.kombinedvwclub.orcon.net.nz/ which has a small
but dedicated core membership. In Auckland the scene is much
bigger.
So, there is quite a bit of VW activity going on. You should come
here more often.
Brian