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2013 DAY of the VOLKWAGEN Sunday 1st December 1953 - 2013...Volkswagen commemorates 60 years in Australia
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PRESIDENT
Jamie Barrett 0408 183 396
VICE-PRESIDENT
Graham Tibbs 0412 002 738
executive@vwclubwa.com
CONCESSION LICENCE
EDITOR
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SECRETARY
(Incl. Memberships)
TREASURER
Ray Willis 0407 347 340
Justin Bayley 0438 819 443
administration@vwclubwa.com
finance@vwclubwa.com
EVENT COORDINATOR
PROPERTY & MERCHANDISE
Ray Willis 0407 347 340
Dave Moore 0402 607 552
Jamie Barrett 0408 183 396
Graham Tibbs 0412 002 738
viawest@vwclubwa.com
licence@vwclubwa.com
events@vwclubwa.com
merchandise@vwclubwa.com
COUNCIL OF MOTORING CLUBS
WEB ADMINISTRATOR
Paul Kuah 0431 621 561
Jamie Barrett 0408 183 396
cmc@vwclubwa.com
website@vwclubwa.com
MEMBERSHIPS (Assistant)
SOUTH WEST
Andy Macey (08) 9332 6919 memberships@vwclubwa.com
Kim Muste 0408 914 400 southwest@vwclubwa.com
GENERAL COMMITTEE...
Patrick Spiteri
Gary Bull
Harry Hay
Bruce Cooper
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VIAWEST MAGAZINE Member Advertising: Please send your ‘for sale’ or ‘wanted’ adverts by mail or email to the Editor before the publication deadline. Fees: Members - 1/4 page adverts are free. Non-Members - 1/4 page adverts are $5.00 Commercial Advertising: Please contact the Editor to find out about placing adverts in the magazine, inserting flyers etc. for one of more issues. Publication Deadline: The deadline December 13 for articles for the next issue is. Disclaimer: The views expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the Volkswagen Club of WA (Inc), its Committee or members.
COMMITTEE MEETINGS Meetings are held on the second Wednesday of each month at John Hughes Volkswagen in Victoria Park, starting at 6:30pm. Committee meetings are open to all members and invited guests.
CONTACT US Volkswagen Club of WA (Inc) Mail:
James Moore
Western Australia 6979 ABN:
31 610 140 537
Telephone:
(08) 9342 8703
E-mail:
info@vwclubwa.com
Website:
www.vwclubwa.com
Welcome to our new members...
Andrew Dawson Kevin Coetzee Stephen Sage Marija Radich Colin de Grussa Rachel Backus Glen Brennan Nick Wallis Steffen Linke Benn Achilles Mark Spriggs Karis Smith Michael Ptolomey Robert Beaver Mark D'Arcy Susan Webster
PO Box 175 Victoria Park
NEW MEMBERSHIPS AND BIRTHDAYS Ashley Rogers
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The VW Club currently has 139 memberships. Unfortunately a number 2012/13 members have not renewed for 2013/14. If you know of someone who has forgotten to renew, please give them a reminder.
IN THIS ISSUE
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The Committee ......................... 4 Club Page ................................. 5 Club Event Calendar ............... 7 President’s Spot ....................... 8 Personal Club Plates ................ 9 Concessional Licence ...............10 Member Profile .........................11 Waroona Club Run ...................12 2014 Victorian Bug-In ...............14 German Car Day ......................16 South Wet News .......................18 South West Car Club Meet .......19 2013 Day of the Volkswagen ....21 Road Test - Mellow Yellow .......24 Alfred’s ......................................28 Volkswagen News Amarok ..............................32 Tiguan ................................32 Touareg and Golk GTI .......34 Golf award .........................35 WRC ..................................35 VW Club Merchandise ..............36 CMC Event Calendar ................39
VW Club 2013 AGM Minutes distributed as a supplement to this magazine...for members only.
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Happy Birthday for October and November...
Amanda Williams Carly Annison Cassidy Austin Cathrine Seth David Lambert David Glasfurd David Moore David Williams Denise Mason Dharma McGough Dipaunka Macrides Anne Marshall Emma Wheatley
Erin Annison Francis McKinnell Georgi Wardrop Graham Duxbury Graham Tibbs Hannah Reilly James Dickenson John Clark John Terpu Julie Blagg Kate Waters Ken Storrs Liz Whitelaw
Lynette Dickenson Matt Tregear Melanie Verbunt Monica Shepherd Murray Cameron Paul Green Peter Summerfield Richard Baxter Rosie Farminer Shane Williams Sophie Lewin Trevor Hows Wayne Evans
Formula Vee Assoc. of Western Australia
T
o contact us on Race Days you can find us in the Formula Vee Car Ports at Barbagallo Raceway. We will be more than happy to talk and answer your questions...David Campbell Club President - Red Car No# 58 and Rod Lisson - Club Vice President - Silver Car No# 71
C P O K
orrespondence can be addressed to the Vice President (Rod Lisson) 16 McGregor St Embleton WA 6062 hone enquiries can be made to Rod on Mobile 0419 479 257 or the President (David Campbell) Mobile 0408 942 437 nline enquiries can be made via the form on our website www.fvawa.org.au
eep an eye on the Via West for more news and stories from the Formula Vees...
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This month...
November 2013 # indicates a club run Contact: Kim 0408 914 400 Contact: Mark 0449 947 782
Friday 1st to Sunday 3rd
2nd VEE DUBS @ BUSSELTON DRIVE IN
Wednesday 6th
ALFRED’S of GUILDFORD 7pm cnr of Meadow & James St Guildford
Sunday 10th
SOUTH WEST MONTHLY GATHERING BUSSELTON See page 18 for information
Contact: Kim 0408 914 400
Wednesday 13th
MONTHLY COMMITTEE MEETING 6:30pm @ John Hughes Volkswagen, Victoria Park
Contact: Ray Willis 0407 347 340
Wednesday 27th
EVENTS COORDINATION MEETING
Contact: Jamie Barrett 0408 183 396
6:30pm @ John Hughes Volkswagen, Victoria Park
December 2013 Sunday 1st
Shannons 2013 Day of the Volkswagen
Contact: Jamie Barrett 0408 183 396
See page 21 for information Wednesday 4th
ALFRED’S of GUILDFORD 7pm cnr of Meadow & James St Guildford
Sunday 8th
SOUTH WEST MONTHLY GATHERING BUSSELTON See page 18 for information
Contact: Kim 0408 914 400 Contact: Mark 0449 947 782
Wednesday 11th
MONTHLY COMMITTEE MEETING 6:30pm @ John Hughes Volkswagen, Victoria Park
Contact: Ray Willis 0407 347 340
Wednesday 25th Thursday 26th
Christmas Day Boxing Day
January 2014 Wednesday 1st
ALFRED’S of GUILDFORD 7pm cnr of Meadow & James St Guildford
Wednesday 8th
MONTHLY COMMITTEE MEETING 6:30pm @ John Hughes Volkswagen, Victoria Park
Contact: Ray Willis 0407 347 340
Sunday 12th
SOUTH WEST MONTHLY GATHERING BUSSELTON See page 18 for information
Contact: Kim 0408 914 400 Contact: Mark 0449 947 782
Saturday 18th
COASTAL CRUISE AND CAMPOVER Details to follow
Contact:
Wednesday 22nd EVENTS COORDINATION MEETING 6:30pm @ John Hughes Volkswagen, Victoria Park
Contact: Jamie Barrett 0408 183 396
COMING in 2014... FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL
Old Coast Rd Brewery combined with South West Monthly Gathering @ Busso - 8th & 9th Munster Cruise - Date TBA National Bug-in (Easter 18-21)...Classic Car Show (27)...Fairbridge 2014 (25-27)...ANZAC Day 25th
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The Council of Motoring Clubs ‘2013 CALENDAR OF EVENTS’ has been included inside the back cover.
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Hi... Firstly welcome to the new members that have joined up since July - Thank you so much for supporting our (your) club! The new committee has been very busy since the AGM organising and attending events along with personal commitments. This is a good moment to remind everyone that behind the scenes all the work carried out is in our own time and all 100% voluntary. So when we get good numbers show up the events it is so rewarding for everyone involved. This was evident at the recent Busselton Drive Inn movies weekend! The atmosphere around the campsite was amazing. The new club marquee performed well and made for a great meeting point for the evening drinks and chat. The 1st Sunday of December is a deadline for many. It is a date set 10 months or so back as a target to finish the project ready for a debut, so the pressure is on for some people right now with late nights in the shed. Are you preparing your pride and joy for Day of the Volkswagen? If not don't worry just turn up! DoVW has a "Shine" element to it with trophies, but this event is for everyone whatever condition your car/kombi is in. Don't be shy and park it outside - come in and be part of the display. Looking forward to seeing you ALL at Taylor Reserve in a couple of weeks! Happy travels be safe and don’t forget to wave! Jamie Barrett Club President NB: The AGM minutes will be distributed to members with this magazine.
VW Club of WA - Annual Charity for 2013/14 DuchenneFoundation DuchenneFoundation Australia Your Volkswagen Club of WA has embarked on supporting charities or appeals either directly from the club funds or by assisting the charity or appeal in their goal to publicise their fundraising.
families, through research, education and advocacy.
Support DuchenneFoundation events
Visit their website for more information.
Contribute to the VW Club’s fundraising efforts
How you can help:
So if you see a club member rattling a tin or two in the next twelve months at any of our events please drop in your loose change...it all goes to a very good cause.
In the past, the Club has support- Organise a DuchenneFoundation fundraiser ed the Kids Cancer Support Group, from ward 3b at Princess Make a donation Margaret Hospital and also the Buy DuchenneFoundation merToodyay Bushfire Appeal. chandise In 2012/13 it was Telethon and in the coming year it will be the DuchenneFoundation Australia. Duchenne Foundation's MISSION Using National and international collaboration to improve the quality and quantity of life for those living with Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophy and their
Website: www.duchennefoundation.org.au
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Personal Personal CLUB Plates Plates ...this is definitely your last chance! Yes, we have said it before, but the VW Club will cancel its club plates from the 1st January 2014.
Rules:
Compare:
Alpha & numeric characters The last date the VW available. Club will accept payment and application is Friday The first character after the VW must be alpha. 13th December 2013. Do not have a vehicle for a set right now or you have a project that you would like a set to attach in the future...no problems, you can order and pay for a set and you will have ownership...but they will remain with the Department of Transport until you have a vehicle to attach them to. The plates are white polycarbonate ‘standard size’ with blue ‘club logo’, ‘WA’ and ‘Volkswagen Club of Western Australia (Inc)’ across the bottom. The ‘font’ will adjusted based on the number of characters with less characters changing slightly to look more filled.
Minimum of one numeric character required.
To compare VW Club plates to those available from the Department of Transport including the cost $ go to... www.transport.wa.gov.au/ licensing/20474.asp
Known car models will be refused.
More information or to order:
There is room for 6 characters after the ’VW’
Please direct all enquiries to the VW Club Plate Registrar -
There are no gaps, with the first character after the ‘VW’ and filling to the right - blanks can be left at the end.
Dave Moore Mobile: 0403 259 719 Email: licence@vwclubwa.com
These cannot be affixed to motorcycles, but single plates are available for trailers and caravans.
Disclaimer:
Once ordered, the plates remain with DoT until affixed to a WA licensed vehicle.
The VW Club of Western Australia (Inc) takes no responsibility if the combination you choose does not end up looking like you wanted/expected.
The ideas are only that, the final approval for your design lies with the Department OF Transport.
IDEAS - Blue are already club plates - black are ideas to build on! VWAGEN1 VWAGEN96 VWB1952 VWB1959 VWBAJA1 VWBARN1 VWBAY72 VWBLACK1 VWBLUE74 VWBOOST1 VWBOXER1
VWBTL1 VWBTLE1 VWBTLE69 VWBUG1 VWBUG59 VWBUGGY1 VWBUGR1 VWBUS58 VWCABRIØ VWCAMPR1 VWCLUB1
VWCLUB2 VWCOUPE1 VWCRUZA1 VWCUSTM1 VWDABUG7 VWDUDE1 VWEDGE82 VWFSTBK1 VWFIFTY9 VWFLAT4 VWFORTY4
VWI302S VWI974 VWICKED1 VWILDBU6 VWJON1 VWJETT4 VWKAMPA1 VWKARMN1 VWKG1962 VWKG59 VWKOMB1
VWLOWRD1 VWLOWT2 VWMANX1 VWMARCØ VWMYBUG1 VWMYPOLØ VWNOTCH1 VWOFFRD1 VWOVAL56 VWPASAT1 VWRAT1
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VWS1971 VWSIK1 VWSIXTY9 VWSPLIT1 VWSRGR8 VWSRGR82 VWSYNKRØ VWT3 VWTURBØ VWTYPE1 VWTYPE2
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Concessional Licence or post a letter to the Concessional Licencing Registrar at the Club PO Box address.
How simple can it be? I thought I may be able to motivate some of you by letting you know the simple process to get that car that sits idle for most of the time in your garage or driveway, onto concessional licensing. Once you have the list of vehicle inspectors – you pick one, then call to arrange a time to take your car for inspection. You will also need to take a letter from the club membership officer, to confirm you are a member. Do that first. The inspector will inspect the car, fill in paperwork and send it to the licensing dept. It should then be returned a few days later and you receive a call asking you to go back and collect the paperwork from the inspector.
Background
The Volkswagen Club of Western Australia (Inc) is a Member of the Council of Motoring Clubs of WA (Inc) - CMC WA - and has been granted permission Then you will need to take all paperwork down to a by the Department of Transport to provide Conces- licensing centre and get it swapped over. sional Club Licence facilities to its members. The cost of licensing Smurf was reduced from This provides a significant savings on vehicle li$416 to $38 per year. cence costs, especially if you have a number of Rod McSwain cars. To have a Concessional Club Licenced vehicle the owner must be and remain a financial member of a recognised Car Club (VW Club of WA) that is affiliated to the Council of Motoring Clubs of WA Inc. Any type of motor vehicle manufactured more than 25 years ago (at commencement of year model) can be put on Concessional Licence. This includes cars, trucks, motor cycles, buses and tractors. You may use your vehicle for any minuted Club event even when organised by a different approved club from the one to which you belong. You may use your vehicle for participation in rallies, tours, meetings, displays, busy bees or any activity authorised by approved Clubs, Registrars or Council of Motoring Clubs of WA Inc. You are also permitted to ‘Road Test’ your vehicle, which means, taking to a service centre for repair, filling with fuel, occasional driving to ensure brakes, cooling and other systems are operating correctly. You are NOT permitted to use your vehicle to commute to work or for general transport. To get a Concessional Licence for your vehicle, please direct all enquiries to the VW Club Concessional Licencing Registrar - Dave Moore on Mobile: 0402 607 552, send an email to… licence@vwclubwa.com
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Andy Macey
Name: Forum User Name: Veedubandy Current Vehicle(s): Blue 66 Beetle – daily driver; Red 73 Kombi – camping trips First VW: 1972 tintop Danbury camper used for weekend surf trips to Newquay in Cornwall. Also took that van down to SW France following the Surfing World Tour. Since that van, there has been 3 other kombis, one used for a 6 month trip round Oz and a 59 beetle. Earliest VW Memory: Mum driving us to school in a blue beetle circa 1968. She used to have to open the drivers window slightly to let someone close the passenger door. At night, because we lived out in the sticks, she used to try to follow another car, until they pulled away, because the 6volt lights were not bright enough on the country roads. VW most wanted: I really just need a large shed so I can have them all, but I guess a split camper has to be top of the list. Best club event you attended: As long as there is camping involved I am happy. If I was forced to choose then probably Busselton Drive-In and Munster Garage Cruise. VW Club: I appreciate all the hard work by the club to organize these great events, so I put my hand up when I was volunteered as Membership Officer. I have not done anything like this before so I will give it a go and hopefully you will all support me by getting your renewals done on time
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September Club Run
Waroona Vintage Machinery Rally 8th September 2013
ed to stop so I started getting everything else loaded up, Karmann jumped in the back and it took a bit of coaxing to get her out again!! I just got everything in by the time Dave got home. So off we set, first stop to do our duty & vote and oh what choice we had!! Of course Dave spotted the Motoring Enthusiasts party looks like they might be getting a new member
& 2 bays. As usual the convoy got plenty of attention lots of smiles, waves, thumbs up and several cameras hanging out of car windows. It’s always so nice to see the reactions from everyone when we travel together just about everybody has a VW story to tell
We cruise into Waroona shortly after 3pm and are greeted but a group of kids all smiling and waving as we drive through town, we We met up with Graham & Baxter find our way to the oval and are at Mundaring and started the met by a friendly bunch that fill cruise down, we picked up Jamie, us in on what is happening & By Tina Moore GMac and Justin on route so we where we can camp. So we set off So our first camping trip with our had a nice little convoy of 3 splits round the oval and park up the newly fitted out interior started at 4am Saturday morning with me being woken my thunderstorms and an unsettled Karmann that decided she had to sleep with her head on mine!! Dave left for work and I watched out the windows wondering if the rain was going to stop for long enough for me to finish packing the Kombi, as everything came out for the refit everything had to go back in again luckily we started Friday evening! About 11.30 the rain finally decid-
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Kombi’s to make camp. Dave has got the hang of this drinking beer malarkey I turn round & he had a beer in his hand already although I don’t think he beat GMac to it I manage to keep him focused long enough to finish getting setup before he got too involved in a conversation or his head in an engine bay Time to sit around & have a few drinks & a chat. Mike & his daughter arrive just as we’re heading over to the kitchen where the Lions club where cooking very nice burgers, choice was brown or red, didn’t take too long to work out that was the sauce Karmann disappeared on me but then I heard Dave call out she was at the back door, there she was sitting looking through the fly screen smelling those burgers cooking tail wagging! Several burgers and a good laugh with the men form the Lions club later
we head over to the hall to join the other campers. Mike joined us in the hall for a drink, he decided not to come down in his buggy as he didn’t think his daughter would appreciate sleeping in the rain Back at camp we settled in for the evening , I came prepared with several layers of clothes, blankets hats & gloves but the wind had gone & it was perfectly still so I only used a blanket and gloves to and sure enough not long after he keep warm. Jamie decided to get was fast asleep with GMac trying comfy and lay on his bed so we to work out how he was still all knew what was coming next breathing with his face buried in his pillow! Dave & I get our first night in the new interior and what a difference to our first night on Boxing day when we parked on the Great Ocean Road and I didn’t sleep all night because it was so cold!! The van was now all warm & cosy thanks to the new insulation in the walls & roof & a foam mattress not a cold air bed J All we need now is sound proofing so I don’t have to listen to the thud thud of the birthday party until 2am
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For more info‌ the VW Club contact is Ray Willis 0407347340 or viawest@vwclubwa.com.au...Convoy across?
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September Club Run We had prime position back at laxed and the people were friendthe Kombi’s watching all the other ly which made for a very enjoyaAs normal the 2 Grahams were up vehicles arrive whilst we sat & ble weekend. at the crack of dawn, I got up and relaxed. We will be putting this in our caljoined them for cuppa then eveIt turned out to be a beautiful day endar for next year ryone else roused themselves. We with the sun shining perfect for Although there are still some finpacked up and moved the strolling around the show. We ishing touches to do on our interiKombi’s over to the line-up and were surprised to hear the show or the setup worked really well, got front row position was only in its second year, the just how we wanted it. Thanks We had a wander round watching organisers & volunteers did a fanDave for all your hard work I’m people starting to set up and got tastic job, the day ran smoothly. lucky to have you first look in all the stalls, Dave & There was a steady stream of Jamie both bought some very people around all day and altnice junk art. hough it wasn’t a huge show there was a nice mix with the Vintage Machinery, motorbikes, cars, hand tools, wood turning, antiques, gift stalls and of course not forgetting the food & drink vans. (Continued from page 13)
The prices were very reasonable which meant Dave found plenty to buy, the atmosphere was re-
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German Car Day - 22nd September
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German Car Day - 22nd September
Thank you to the Mercedes-Benz Car Club of Western Australia for running of the German Car Day and the excellent destination of Yanchep National Park...a great run up the coast on a bit of a wet and windy day. Thanks for the VW Club members (and non-members) that turned up, braved the indifferent weather and participated in the day out, from the youngest Nicolas Heyne and the oldest, probably me! The Editor...
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Hi Folks,
Its time to clean off the cobwebs and get to enjoy your VW around Summer is just around the corner the colourful South West and all and hopefully so has the prospect that it has to offer. of lots of clear days for some vee dub fun! See attached advert below for details and contacts. Some information on the VW events in the South West in both The February weekend will be a the past and the future follows... combined Old Coast Rd Brewery run on the Saturday 8th with South West Monthly Gathering @ Busso on Sunday 9th.
South West VW Monthly Gatherings in Busselton
It will again feature a camp over on the Saturday night.
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Vee Dubs @ Busselton Drive-In 1st, 2nd & 3th November Following on the success of the first Vee Dubs @ the Busselton Drive-in Movies in 2012 the South West crew, with the backing of the VW Club of WA put together the same event for 2013.
This weekend has grown in the This was a great event with Satlast couple of years and now looks to become part of the per- urday’s cruise followed by the manent calendar for the VW Club. night at Busso Drive-In and then Busselton VW meet is on every the car show at the markets on second Sunday of the month, the Look forward to seeing you all the Sunday. A full article will be there on the December run, the next few SW meets are on the in the December ViaWest. last one for 2014 and well before following dates: Kim Muste Christmas. December 8th; January 12th; Kim Muste (Continued on page 19) February 9th
When:
Next Gathering is on Sunday - 8th December
Location:
Meet adjacent to the Busselton Beach‌end of Queen St at the Signal Park car park at 11:00am...then a cruise to a popular location!
Contacts:
Kim 0408 914 400 Mark 0449 947 782
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The South West Car Club ...held their Annual "Meet 'n' Greet" on Sunday the 15th September. It was a great day!
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They had a "Show & Shine " general car display, sausage sizzle , face painting etc just a general fun get together.
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broad mix of metal Jason Lillee's Choppa bay was a great and well deserved runner up in the peoples choice award and a credit to his skills
Kim Muste (65Birch) from the VW Club SW division took home a A big thanks needs to go to trophy. Spriggo for contacting the club, The South West Car Club welputting the word out and organiscomed us dubbers helping it ing us to meet up to cruise to achieve one of its biggest meet the...Annual "Meet 'n' Greet" and greets yet. It was pretty cool Kim Muste for 2 dubs to win awards out of 4 (a selection of photos by Mark Spriggs) categories at an event with a
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The Western Australian Day of the Volkswagen is held on the first Sunday in December each year. This years show happens to be on 1st. The venue is the lovely Taylor Reserve in Victoria Park with the Swan river and the Perth City skyline making a great back drop to the show. This year we are celebrating 60 years of Volkswagen in the Australia. The colour for the show this year is red so get out your Volkswagen Club Tee shirt – If you don’t have one there will some on sale along with the recently acquired Club Car badges, Pin badges, and Key rings all under the new marquee. The gates open at 08:30 am and close at 10am until the presentation proceedings are over at approximately 2pm. This years categories for the show and shine have not changed from last year. We have got plenty of sponsors on board for the trophies (some with extra bonus certificates and prizes). We have decided to slightly tweak the layout of the field mainly the parking direction and better traffic management. Judging will be conducted by a team of 5 volunteers before
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your car is parked. There is a gold coin donation for those wanting their vehicle judged – this goes to our club charity this year, the Douchenne Foundation a very worthy cause! Collection tins will be at the club tent throughout the day too. We will have food and drink vendors to keep you replenished including the Lions Club sausage sizzle and the Bay window ice-cream van will be serving those soft serves! MMMMmmmmm Kim Shermann is kindly keeping the tradition of the face painting going in the “kids area”, and it should go without mentioning the inarguable “colouring in competition” which is always a hit, will be on again. A free Bouncy Castle will be present for the energetic ones. Rocker Cover racing is a bit of fun and this is a feature again this year with a prize for first place. We encourage swap and sell too, so if you want to load up your ride with those parts that may help somebody else finish theirs off, bring them along we do not charge for this. If you are looking for a part or a bit of Merchandise bring your wallet or purse along.
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Don’t let the words “Show and Shine” put you off parking on the field if you feel your vehicle isn’t to show condition, this is a gathering of Volkswagen enthusiasts and their cars. Let people see your work in progress or your daily driver – don’t be shy and come and join the display. If you can’t commit to the “Lock in” an overflow car park is open so you can leave when you want. The Lock in is for the safety of the patrons and lets face it – its only 4 hours for one day of the year. This is always a great day, which amazes me every year with the turnout of different vehicles, we are expecting over 150 to drive through or be trailered through the gate. We have a retro Kinchrome Esky as a door prize to fit in with the 60 years anniversary so be sure to place your ticket in the box on the day. Once the gates open for departure at around 2pm don’t feel like you have to shoot off, stick around for a chat a cold one and enjoy the day. Be safe on your journey – See you there! Jamie Barrett Events Coordinator
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Shannons Insurance 152 Burswood Rd, BURSWOOD WA 6100 www.shannons.com.au 13 46 46 V-Dub Repairs & Spares 9430 4180 www.v-dub.com.au
Gerry Kay Mechanical 9272 3502 Karmann Ghia Co of Australia 9418 8895 www.karmannghia.com.au
Killarney Autos Pty Ltd 9309 4445 www.killarneyautos.com.au
Malaga Rust Repairs 9248 1820
Elite Euro 6500 1012
www.eliteeuro.com.au
VAG Autoparts Paul Kuah Bill West 0428 343 544 Reece Plumbing Centre (Canning Vale) 9256 2744 www.reece.com.au
Balcatta Volkswagen & Subaru Specialists 9344 4583
Das Resto Haus and Das Resto Parts(Qld) 0417 645 854 dasrestohaus.com.au dasrestoparts.com.au
Ashes Chocolate Deliveries Munster Garage Bernie Brix Robin Bailey Jamie Barrett Steve Hart The Hills Mafia
vwsubaruspecialists.com.au
Gloucester Park
www.mr-rust.com
www.gloucesterpark.com.au
Boddington Motel 9883 9383
folkworldfestival.com.au
Folkworld Inc
www.boddingtonmotel.com.au
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MELLOW YELLOW
...a test drive of the latest BEETLE ! Well I had been waiting for the day I could have the latest Beetle for a whole week. I had read about it, saw it in the showrooms and even had a sales booklet sent from Germany by a friend there, as well as coming into contact with it at the NSW National BugIn at Easter this year.
By Ray Willis But nothing could prepare me for when I picked up the car from Nick at Volkswagen...the Beetle was YELLOW!
So my road test report has turned into a comparison of the two cars...13 years and 330,000kms apart.
Not just any yellow but a near perfect match to my New Beetle of 13 Years.
NB: I had to give my New Beetle a good clean and wash before I could park it next to the Press Car. Another one of those sacrifices that you have to make for Club and Press Car. But just a prelude to the comparison‌the latest Beetle drives like a new VW, has all the gadgets of the new VW and even the engine at 1.4l is very efficient also has the necessary oomph when you need it. Like all new VWs once you sit in it all the controls are in the same place and do the same things, so learning is kept to a minimum.
The lower and wider stance of the latest Beetle is quite evident in this photo. You will see a smaller windscreen on the 2013 model and the trademark dash from the older car is gone. Front on the bonnet is squarer and comes down closer to the bumper line while the headlights are more elliptical‌now holding day-driving lights. However side on the roundness of the bonnet as well as the wheel arches remain. I would imagine that it is just as hard to replace a globe in the new headlights as it is in the 2000 model. What a job for such a little repair.
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The rear of the 21st century Beetle is a lot rounder with more of a fast back look to it, something similar to a Porsche. Neither car really captures the retro look to match the Beetles of the 19501970s, however the 2000 Beetle does have the round tail lights split red and orange. Unfortunately, the latter Beetles even lost the retro colour split with a ‘dot’ in the middle light, a look I didn’t and still don't like.
The lights on the 21st century Beetle have gone right away from what I consider to be Beetle tail lights, again something reminiscent of a Porsche look. The boot spoiler is built in where the one on my 2000 Beetle is an after market accessory. From the rear it is easy to see again the wide stance of the newest model along with a squarer tail gate that opens into a larger boot/hatch area. The different size of the boot/ hatch area is very evident when you place the same luggage in each. The newer Beetle also has a split rear seat where as the 2000 Beetle is a one piece.
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A comparison of the motor and under the bonnet shows some obvious differences. The 2000 Beetle has the original 2.0 litre motor accessible through a very small opening. The 2.0 litre motor has been very good with over 300,000 kms on the clock. A 1.8 litre turbo motor as well as a diesel were options at one time, but the later vehicles all had 1600s. It appears the some has happened again with the latest Beetle only having the 1.4 TSI available while the rest of the world have a whole range of motors to chose from. This includes a GTI and I think the US is coming up with a genuine Bug R. It will be interesting to see if the powers-to-be will ever take the Australian market seriously for the Beetle. A quick look at the central binnacle shows it still has a cluster of three main dials, just 13 years difference in design. I still like my blue back-lighting rather the boring white dials of the latest Beetle.
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The interior is markedly different but in some ways the same. The same in the great seating and easy access in to the 2 rear seats. Different as can be seen by the photos. Gone is the large rounded dash and binnacle style console, replaced by a colour-coded dash squared off and not as deep as the 2000 Beetle, and the latest model has 2 glove boxes, but where did the flower vase go? The dash in the latest model is the most retro part of the newest Beetle. Where the 2000 beetle brought the colour inside on the door sills, the latest brings the colour into the dash fascia something the 1950-1960s Beetles did. While the headrests in the latest Beetle are up to date, I still like and prefer those in the 2000 model...the see-through type. There are a lot of things not discussed here and many things leave me wondering if I would buy one...time will tell. Is it still true to ‘Beetle’ DNA or is it really a 21st Century VW over 60 years since the original design?
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Volkswagen Amarok Crosses the Simpson on One Tank of Fuel The multi-award-winning Volkswagen Amarok has completed one of Australia’s toughest driving challenges, a point-topoint drive across the Simpson Desert on one tank of fuel.
Amarok Trendlines featuring permanent 4MOTION and an eightspeed automatic transmission.
To show the strength, durability and most importantly, efficiency of the Volkswagen Amarok, a group of Australian motoring journalists crossed the Simpson Desert on one tank of fuel; travelling from Mount Dare in South Australia to Birdsville in Queensland.
Arriving at the famous Birdsville Hotel and marking the end of the Simpson Desert challenge, the Amaroks covered the distance with fuel to spare.
With over 505km between the fuel stops, over 1,100 dunes and temperatures soaring over 40 degrees, the crossing of the Simpson Desert via the French Line, from Mount Dare to Birdsville, is one of Australia’s most iconic and challenging drives. Supported by a local expert and Volkswagen staff driving support Amaroks, the journalists drove standard TDI420 diesel dual-cab
All vehicles were equipped with jerry cans carrying spare diesel and water as a precaution.
The Amarok with the best result used 67.3 litres and covered 513km in total. Director of Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, Philip Clark, commented on the expedition.
Featurepacked Tiguan 118TSI now has 6-speed DSG With the introduction of Model Year 2014, the front-wheel drive Tiguan range now offers all the features of the 118TSI Tiguan with the convenience of a 6speed DSG transmission.
“The Simpson Desert can make or break a vehicle, and the Amarok has shown it is well-equipped With BlueMotion Technologies such as the Start/Stop System to handle these conditions,” Mr and Brake energy recuperation as Clark said. standard, the Tiguan 118TSI DSG “While every measure was taken returns excellent combined fuel to ensure the safety of our drivconsumption figures of ers on the challenge should the 7.3l/100km when paired with the unforeseen occur, it’s fantastic 6-speed DSG. It is powered by a the Amaroks can not only comTSI twin-charged petrol engine plete the drive comfortably, but which develops 118kW at were so efficient they could have 5,800rpm and 240Nm of torque kept going beyond Birdsville.” from 1,500rpm to 4,000rpm. (Continued on page 33)
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The Tiguan 118TSI DSG is produced in Wolfsburg, Germany. It is equipped with a long list of safety features, such as Electronic Stabilisation Program (ESP), Brake Assist and six airbags, as well as standard convenience features such as Daytime Driving Lights, Auto Hold, Cruise Control, Bluetooth Connectivity with music streaming and a multifunction leather steering wheel. Customers can also option their Tiguan 118TSI with the innovative Park Assist 2 – parking bay and parallel parking assistance system. Volkswagen’s award-winning motoring.com.au 'Recommended Amarok also topped the list in the Volkswagen Cars' for 2013: Pricing for the Tiguan 118TSI Tradie category, following on DSG starts at $30,990 and vehiCity Car: from its recommendation in the cles are available for order in the same category in 2012. Volkswagen Polo Volkswagen dealer network now. motoring.com.au has chosen its * Prices are manufacturer list prices only, Family Car Under $30K: 'Recommended Cars' in 13 lifefor the drive away price please contact your local authorised Volkswagen dealer. style categories and subVolkswagen Golf 7 categories. The award categories SUV Over $50K: correspond with search options across carsales' network of webVolkswagen Touareg sites including carsales.com.au, CarPoint.com.au, Tradie: Redbook.com.au and motoring.com.au. They are defined by Volkswagen Amarok Redbook data including such factors as price, size, passenger capacity and other category-specific factors. carsales.com Ltd editorial brand motoring.com.au and motoring.com.au has named its carsales.com Ltd Editor in Chief, 'motoring.com.au Recommends' cars for 2013 and Volkswagen is Mike Sinclair, said: once again amongst the brands "Volkswagen is one of the world’s topping the most recommended iconic auto brands. It’s a meascar list with four recommendaure of its models’ competence tions from its passenger and and competitiveness that four of commercial vehicles range. them have again been selected in
Volkswagen Still Top of
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Continuing its success in topping the motoring.com.au editorial team’s 2012 list, Volkswagen’s Polo and Touareg models were once again recommended in the City Car and SUV Over $50k categories, while the all-new Volkswagen Golf 7 was recommended in the hotly-contested Family Car Under $30k category.
motoring.com.au’s Recommended Cars – and all in key market segments.” “The cars named as motoring.com.au ‘Recommends’ are the best of breed in their respective segments and represent canny choices for new car shoppers," Mr Sinclair said.
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Wins for Touareg and New Golf GTI at Australia’s Best Car Awards It’s been another successful year for Volkswagen at the Australia’s Best Car Awards. Earlier today the recently launched Golf GTI took out the ‘Best Sports Car under $50,000’ category while the Touareg was once again named ‘Best Luxury SUV’.
mance, build quality and style. According to the judges “on the open road, the engine delivers its best in effortless fashion, powering the hatch along at highway speeds without ever raising a sweat. Around town at city speeds, the Golf is equally at home”.
load, and do it all in comfort” said the judging panel.
‘Australia’s Best Car Awards’, now in its thirteenth year, places the country’s most popular vehicles through rigorous testing and analysis to determine the best Volkswagen Group Australia’s vehicles on offer for consumers. Managing Director, John White, It is the nation’s most comprewas delighted to receive these hensive and independent customtwo accolades: “With the Golf GTI Volkswagen’s largest SUV, the er-focused vehicle testing and topping the sports car category Touareg, emerges as Best Luxury awards program. and the Touareg winning the lux- SUV against some expensive ury SUV segment, it really does competition. Other VWs go to show the wide range of ex“The Touareg is the right blend of Small Car under $35,000 categoceptional vehicles Volkswagen quality, value and class-leading ry - 2nd Place: VW Golf 90 TSI has on offer today”. style. It’s an exceptionally capa- Comfortline “The Golf GTI continues to lead in ble vehicle which will carry you in Medium Car under $50,000 catethe segment it created, proving comfort and style on and off the gory - 3rd Place: VW Jetta the model is the right blend of road” said Mr White. 118TSI thrills, driveability and practicaliThe judges once again lauded the ty” comments Mr White. Touareg V6 TDI for its third The judges agree, praising the win. “While there’s no shortage GTI for its fuel efficiency, perfor- of Luxury SUVs taking the fight to the Touareg in this class, few deliver as solidly across all Australia’s Best Cars scoring lines as the big Volkswagen. 4x4 Dual Cab Ute category - 3rd Touareg V6 Place: VW Amarok Highline TDI is a bona TDI420 fide all-rounder both on road (Continued on page 35) and off, it can tow a heavy
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VW Golf Awarded the "Golden Steering Wheel" 2013
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"This new accolade represents both recognition and motivation for us. The Golf is and remains an undisputed bestseller, of which more than 30 million have been produced to date. We are certain that the Golf, with its Volkswagen’s Golf has once again many drive and safety systems, is well equipped for the future in secured one of the year’s major the coming years", said Dr. car industry accolades, the Neußer at the presentation cere"Golden Steering Wheel 2013". The award was presented recent- mony. ly in Berlin to Dr. Heinz-Jakob The award ceremony also includNeußer, Member of the Board of ed the presentation of the Management Volkswagen Brand "Golden Steering Wheel for Adfor the Development Division. vertising" to Volkswagen for its Volkswagen also received the campaign "Der Golf. Das Auto." Golden Steering Wheel for Adver- The choice of the best campaign tising, with the judges praising was made by means of a multithe launch campaign surrounding stage process involving public the new Golf 7. The marketing internet voting, as well as evaluaward was accepted by Christian ation by a jury of eleven individuKlinger, Board Member for Sales als including representatives from and Marketing of Volkswagen the advertising sector, media Group and the Volkswagen agencies and market research Brand. institutions. The internationally acclaimed "Golden Steering Wheel" was
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Volkswagen are World Champions Following One-two Victory in Spain
Volkswagen has won the manufacturers’ title in the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) with an outstanding one-two victory at the Rally Spain. That means all the WRC titles* for 2013 will go to the car maker from Wolfsburg. Sébastien Ogier/Julien Ingrassia (F/F) claimed the Drivers’ and Co -Drivers’ crown three weeks ago at the Rally France. The French duo went on to score an impressive win – their eighth this season – ahead of their team-mates Jari-Matti Latvala/Miikka Anttila (FIN/FIN) at the “Rally de España”. As a result, Volkswagen has "The aim of advertising is to an unassailable lead in the Manutouch people – through authenfacturers’ Championship with one tic, human, appealing and clear round still to go this season. Winmessages. I am delighted that ning three titles in its debut year we succeeded so well in doing with the Polo R WRC is that with this campaign and were Volkswagen’s greatest motorable to win over not only the ju- sport achievement to date. rors and the majority of the readers, but above all the purchasers of the new Golf," said Klingler upon receiving the Golden Steering Wheel for Advertising. Besides the Golden Steering Wheel, the seventh generation of the Golf has already won numerous acco-
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merchandise
for you the Club member. In addition to recent addition of the Hoodies and the red/white t-shirts, we NOW have the following FOR SALE! SALE!
Car Badge - Club Logo (with tongue) .................................................. $25.00 ea Blue and chrome 72mm
Car Badge - Club Logo (no tongue)...................................................... $25.00 ea Blue and chrome 72mm
Pin Badge - Club Logo ........................................................................ $3.00 ea Blue and chrome 22mm
Key Ring - Bottle Opener Club Logo .................................................. $5.00 ea Blue and chrome
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T-shirt #2 - Club 3D logo on front with stripes................................... $25.00 ea Red or White with black design
CURRENT LIST:
V-neck Polo - Club Logo embroidered - ladies & girls ........................... $30.00 ea A name can be added for another $5.00
Polo Shirt - Club Logo embroidered - men & boys ........................... $30.00 ea A pocket is an extra $5.00; A name can be added for another $5.00
T-shirt #1 - large 3D logo on back & small 3D logo on front with stripes $25.00 ea Blue with white design
VW Club stickers.................................................................................. $2.00 ea Official club logo; 3D club logo; or “I’M “I’M A VW CLUB MEMBER”
VW Club cloth badge ........................................................................... $5.00 ea Traditional club logo
Day of the Volkswagen - various cloth badge & annual stickers ......... $2.00 ea Collectors items (limited numbers)
VW Club peak Cap - Club Logo ............................................................ $15.00 ea Adjustable velcro band at the rear
Car Badge 2011 Toodyay Bug-In (no tongue)...................................... $20.00 ea Black and Yellow - 42nd National BugBug-In Metal car badge (limited number)
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