5 Things I Learned From Orlove

"Jake" (subyfreak) 10/03/2014 at 22:08 • Filed to: orlove, rally, volkswagen, beetle, NEFR

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Passenger side headlight brows rust faster than the driver's side

You don't have to be driving a car from "Initial D" to have different colored wheels

Any children/other vehicles on the passenger side of your car don't matter

Beetles can tow (?????!?!?!)

Lowes is a credible vehicle customization business and biker pinstripes are still in style

This car is just too badass.

Big Bubba Ray > Jake 10/03/2014 at 23:01

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I can't imagine towing anything with this car. My Baja Bug had a pretty aggressive cam in it, but it was still completely lacking in torque.

Jake > Big Bubba Ray 10/03/2014 at 23:01

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Maybe it's just optimism.

Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > Jake 10/03/2014 at 23:35

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Not the first VW I've seen with a hitch like that. My grandmother on my father's side had one on her VW Fox (which is a supercompact car, mind you).

Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > Big Bubba Ray 10/03/2014 at 23:37

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I'm pretty sure it's used to protect the car somehow. My grandmother had a hitch on her VW Fox in Brazil for that purpose. So maybe the previous owner of that Beetle put that there for the same reason.

Big Bubba Ray > Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy 10/03/2014 at 23:39

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That would actually make a lot more sense than for towing, considering there's a lot of important bits exposed right there.

ki-ki-ki-kia > Big Bubba Ray 10/04/2014 at 02:06

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Maybe more along the lines of being towed out of ditches/other hazards

For Sweden > Big Bubba Ray 10/07/2014 at 14:42

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I've towed stuff with my Baja bug. Just a single-axle trailer full of grass clippings, but I towed it.