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[T3] Intro
<x-html><!x-stuff-for-pete base="" src="" id="0" charset="iso-8859-1/macintosh">Hello Everyone!<br><br>My name is Lori, and I am in Carson City, NV. I have started looking in earnest for a T3 squareback. I have a long history with dubs.....<br><br>When I was young, my dad was a school teacher and rebuilt 1-2 dubs each summer as extra income (and has the coffee can full of "extra" nuts and bolts to prove it). My grandparents had a brand new dark green T3 when I was young -- I have fond memories of rolling around in the way back during road trips. Ah, the days of pre-carseats! In college I owned a 1971 beetle with a superbeetle engine -- Carolina blue (not the best when you go to NC State!). Did all my own tune-ups/maintenance, and know my way around and air-cooled engine. Boy, I loved that car!<br><br>Anyway, I am a full-time mom of 2 young girls (ages 5 and 7.5) who will just use the T3 for around-town errands. Luckily for us here near Lake Tahoe, we get snow but they don't salt for ecological
reasons. No rust around these parts!<br><br>I guess I am more of a "lightsider" in that I would like a T3 that is still in original condition (meaning not modded). Color isn't that important, although I love ORANGE. Was that even an original T3 color?<br><br>Any leads in NorNV or NorCal would be greatly appreciated! I am comfortable doing cosmetics, mechanics, and wiring (hubby's an engineer). Really not familiar with body work and the like, though.<br><br>Also, is there any kind of "checklist" when you get a T3 -- some kind of tune-up regimen that I can use to go over the car really well before I throw my kids' booster seats in the back and hit the road? My local library has quite a few of the maintenance manuals listed on the type3.org website, so I will have plenty of "ammo". <br><br>Well, thanks for reading this far! I hope to lurk some more and learn all I can! <br><br>By the way, are there any other women on this
list?<br><br>Thanks!<br>Lori<br>Carson City, NV<br><p> 
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