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S o u t hA f r i c a nV WP o l oh i t so n emi l l i o nk i l o me t r e s Af t erami l l i onk i l omet r esofmot or i ngi na nS Abui l t2004Vol k s wa genPol o, v et er a ns a l es ma nGer r i eE s t er hui z enha s ha dt heques t i onheha sbeena s k i ngf ormont hsa ns wer ed. " Wea l wa y swonder edwha twoul dha ppenwhent hes peedomet erhi tt hemi l l i onk i l omet r ema r k , "s a i d67y ea r ol d Ger r i e. Hewa ss pea k i ngdur i ngav i s i ta saVI Pgues tt oVol k s wa gen' spl a nti nUi t enha get oma r kt her ema r k a bl ea c hi ev ement i nc l oc k i ngupt hehugenumberofk i l omet r esi nhi sVol k s wa genPol o, wi t hi t sor i gi na l engi nea ndot herk eypa r t s . " Af t er999999. 9k i l omet r es ,t hes peedomet erj us ts howss i xda s hes ,a l t hought het r i pmet erc a r r i esonwor k i ng, " Ger r i e' swi f eof47y ea r s ,Ma gr i et ,s a i d.S heha dbeenhi sc ons t a ntc ompa ni oni nr ec enty ea r sa shet r a v el eda sa s a l es ma nf r om t hei rhomei sS out pa n, nea rBl oemf ont ei n, ov ert het es t i ngr oa dsoft heF r eeS t a t ea ndpa r t soft he Nor t her nCa pe, Nor t hWes ta ndL es ot ho. " Wet r a v el upt o800k m ada yf r om ourhomea ndba c k , of t ens pendi ngmor et ha n10hour sont her oa da nds eei ng c l i ent s ,ma i nl yi ns ma l lt ownsi nours a l est er r i t or y , "Ger r i es a i d." T hes eda y swea v er a gebet ween8000k ma nd10 000k m amont h. I npr ev i ousy ea r s , wedr ov emor et ha n12000k m amont h. " Ger r i ea ndMa gr i et ,whoha v et hr eec hi l dr ena nd v egr a ndc hi l dr en,ha v ek eptamet i c ul ousr ec or doft hei r mi l l i onk i l omet r eody s s ey . " Wer ec k ont hePol ous ed66666l i t r esof f uelt ogett ot hemi l l i onma r k . T ha t ' sa n ex c el l ent gur e ofa bout700k m per 50l i t r et a nk , or15k m al i t r e( 6. 6l / 100k m) . Wor k i ngoutt hec os tov ert hey ea r sa ta n a v er a geofR8( 92cAUD)perl i t r e,t ha t ' s a boutR533000( $61, 802AUD)i nf uel c os t s . " " Butt hec os tofma i nt a i ni ngt hec a rha s beens ol ow wec a n' tc a l c ul a t et ha t .We ha v eha dt wonewf uel pumps t t edone a t200000k ma ndt heot hera t800000k m -butt heengi neha snev erbeenopened s i nc eweboughtt hec a ra tAl a nHuds on Mot or si nNel s pr ui t .I t sc l ut c h, s t a r t er , a l t er na t or , ex ha us ts y s t em, r a di a t ora ndoi l pumpa r ea l l or i gi na l . Wea l wa y sens ur et ha tgenui neVW pa r t sa r eus ed whent hev ehi c l egoesf ors er v i c e. " Ger r i e, whoha sbeendr i v i ngVol k s wa gensf ort hepa s t20y ea r s , a dded: " I ha v enev erex per i enc eds uc hout s t a ndi ng r el i a bi l i t yi na nyot herv ehi c l eI ha v edr i v en. " T heE s t er hui z enswer epr es ent edwi t hanewda s hboa r dc l us t erbyMa na gi ngDi r ec t orofVol k s wa genGr oupS out h Af r i c a ,Da v i dPowel sa ndt hei rv ehi c l ewa sgi v enas pec i a lov er ni ghtpa i nt ,dentr emov a l ,a ndgener a lbr us hup pa c k a geundert hewa t c hf ul ey eofVWS A' sPr oduc t i onDi r ec t orT om duPl es s i s . Ac ompa nys pok es per s ons a i di twa sunus ua lbutnotunhea r doff orVol k s wa genpr oduc t st oa c hi ev es uc hhi gh mi l ea gei nv a r i ouspa r t soft hewor l d. When a s k ed wha tt hei rs ec r eti st or ea c hi ng ov era mi l l i on k i l omet r es ,t he E s t er hui z ensr epl i ed:" Dr i v ea wel l ma i nt a i neda ndr el i a bl ec a rl i k eourmi l l i onk i l omet r ePol o. "
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T hi si st he r s tofwha tI hopewi l l bema nya r t i c l e sf ort hos ei nt e r e s t e di nc a mpi ngwi t ht he i rVol k s wa ge ns . Ca mpi ngi naKombi i sf una ndi tha si t sa dv a nt a ge sov e rat e nt , e s pe c i a l l ywhe ni tr a i ns , a sKombi sdon’ tnor ma l l y l e a k . Howe v e rt he ya r eabi tc r owde donc ey oul oa dupa l l y ourc a mpi ngk i t , e v e nmor es of ors omet ha not he r s . As f a ra sKombi c a mpi nggoe s , mi ni ma l i sbe s t . Ca mpi ngwi t haBe e t l ei se v e nwor s eunl e s sy ouha v eat r a i l e r . Ones ol ut i ont ha ti sbe c omi ngpopul a ra ga i ni st het e a rdr opc a r a v a n. T he s ec a nbebui l tbya nyr e a s ona bl yha ndy pe r s onhowe v e rt he ya r enotmuc hmor et ha napl a c et os l e e p, a ndy ouwoul ds oongoma di f y ouha dt os t a yi none a l l da y . S owhe nwewe r ei nGe r ma nyl a s ty e a ra nds a wt he s et i nyc a r a v a nsbe i ngpul l e dbyBe e t l e sa ndKombi swe k ne wweha df oundt hes ol ut i on; t hena meofwhi c hwa st heE r i baPuc k . Wha tma k e st hePuc ks os pe c i a l ?We l li fy ou’ r ea l r e a dyaf a n,y ou’ l lk now how di ffe r e ntt he ya r e ,butf ort he uni ni t i a t e d,r s tt a k eal ooka tt hepi c t ur e sa ndc ompa r et he m wi t ha l l t heot he rv a nsy ouwi l l s e eont her oa d.
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I nt er es t i ngl yi ti st ha nk st oVol k s wa gent ha tt hePuc kex i s t sf ori twa sVol k s wa genwhoc ommi s s i onedt hedes i gnof t he r s tE r i ba s . T hebr i efwa st obui l dac a r a v a nwi t ht hebui l dqua l i t y , l ook sa ndr el i a bi l i t yoft heea r l yBeet l es . Att he s a met i met hec a r a v a nneededt obel i ghtenought obet owedbehi ndaBeet l e, whi c hdur i ngt he f t i esha dqui t ea s ma l l powerout put . T hec a r a v a na l s oneededt obec ompa c tenought o tt wos k i er sa nda l l t hei rgea rwhi l eena bl i ng t hem t os pendaweek endi nt heAl pswi t houtf r eez i ngt odea t h! Asy ouc a ns eea ta bout700k gt heya r eper f ec tt ot ow behi ndaVol k s wa gena ndy oudon’ tha v et opa c kupy our c a mps i t ei f y ouwa ntt ogoa ny wher ei nt heKombi . Ha v i ngdec i dedt ogetonewes t a r t edt hehunta ss oona swewer e ba c ki nAus t r a l i a . Unf or t una t el yt her edoesnots eemt obea nyov erher ea l t hought her ea r er umour sof t wobei nga r ound, buti twoul d beunl i k el yt ha tt heowner swoul dwa ntt os el l ev eni fwec oul d ndt hem. Wi t ht heea s yopt i onf a i l i ngt hepl a nni ng ha ss t a r t edt ogot ot heUKt opi c kupaf ewa nds hi pt hem ba c kher e, s ok eepy ourey esopena tnex ty ea r ’ sDOVW; wi t hl uc kt her ewi l l bea tl ea s toneons how. T hePuc k , t hes ma l l es tof t heE r i bav a nsunf or t una t el yi snol onger ma dewi t hma nuf a c t ur i ngc ea s i ngac oupl eof y ea r s a go, s oi tl a s t ednea r l ya sl onga st hebeet l eha v i ngbeen r s tma dei nt he f t i es . Mi c ha el Cr oni n
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Notice of Annual General Meeting 2012 Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of the Volkswagen Club of Victoria Incorporated will be held at 8pm on Thursday 20th September 2012, at the Royal Standard Hotel, 333 William Street, West Melbourne. All members are welcome and encouraged to attend. Please note only current financial members are eligible to vote. Agenda: To confirm the minutes of the Annual General Meeting held on Thursday 15th September 2011. To receive from the president and committee, reports upon the activities of the VWCV during 2011/2012. To receive and consider: Income and expenditure of the VWCV during the 2011/2012 financial year. The assets and liabilities of the VWCV for the year ending June 2012. Recommendations from the treasurer for membership fees during the ensuing year. Amendments to the Club constitution and rules. To conduct elections for the following officer bearers to the VWCV Committee: President* Vice President* Treasurer* Secretary* To conduct elections for the following ex officio members to the VWCV Committee: Event Co-Ordinator* Newsletter Editor* Web Master* Membership Secretary* To consider a proposal for the 2012/2013 membership fees as provided for in the VWCV constitution. To consider any special business of which due notice has been given in accordance with the Rules of the Association. By order of the VWCV President Michael Cronin 5th August, 2012 Note: *Nominations for the above positions must be sent to the Secretary, two weeks before the Annual General Meeting using the approved nomination form.
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Committee Nomination 2012 Volkswagen Club of Victoria Inc. GPO Box 1215 MELBOURNE VIC 3001 Re the position of I, (proposer write name and signature) Nominate (nominee) Seconded (seconder write name and signature) Nomination accepted (nominee signature)