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October - November 2013 Via West Page 1

1953 - 2013...Volkswagen commemorates 60 years in Australia

2013 DAY of the VOLKWAGEN 2013 DAY of the VOLKWAGEN

Sunday 1st DecemberSunday 1st December







PRESIDENT VICE-PRESIDENT SECRETARY (Incl. Memberships)

TREASURER

Jamie Barrett

0408 183 396 [email protected]

Graham Tibbs

0412 002 738

Ray Willis


Justin Bayley


EDITOR CONCESSION LICENCE

EVENT COORDINATOR

PROPERTY & MERCHANDISE

Ray Willis


Dave Moore


Jamie Barrett


Graham Tibbs


COUNCIL OF MOTORING CLUBS

WEB ADMINISTRATOR

MEMBERSHIPS (Assistant)

SOUTH WEST

Paul Kuah 0431 621 561

[email protected]

Jamie Barrett


Andy Macey

(08) 9332 6919 [email protected]

Kim Muste


GENERAL COMMITTEE...

Patrick Spiteri

Gary Bull

Harry Hay

Bruce Cooper



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Publication Deadline: The deadline 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.

Volkswagen Club of WA (Inc)

Mail: PO Box 175

Victoria Park

Western Australia 6979

ABN: 31 610 140 537

Telephone: (08) 9342 8703

E-mail: [email protected]

Website: www.vwclubwa.com

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.

IN THIS ISSUE page NEW MEMBERSHIPS AND BIRTHDAYS

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.

Ashley Rogers

James Moore

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

December 13

Welcome to our new Welcome to our new Welcome to our new members...members...members...

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 forgot-

ten to renew, please give them a reminder.



Formula Vee Assoc. of Western Australia

T o contact us on Race Days you can find

us in the Formula Vee Car Ports at Barbagal-

lo 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 orrespondence can be addressed to the

Vice President (Rod Lisson) 16 McGregor St

Embleton WA 6062

P hone enquiries can be made to Rod on

Mobile 0419 479 257 or the President

(David Campbell) Mobile 0408 942 437

O nline enquiries can be made via the form

on our website www.fvawa.org.au

K eep an eye on the Via West for more news

and stories from the Formula Vees...

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

Happy Birthday for October and November...



This month... November 2013

# indicates a club run

Friday 1st to 2nd VEE DUBS @ BUSSELTON DRIVE IN Contact: Kim 0408 914 400

Sunday 3rd Contact: Mark 0449 947 782

Wednesday 6th ALFRED’S of GUILDFORD

7pm cnr of Meadow & James St Guildford

Sunday 10th SOUTH WEST MONTHLY GATHERING BUSSELTON Contact: Kim 0408 914 400

See page 18 for information

Wednesday 13th MONTHLY COMMITTEE MEETING Contact: Ray Willis 0407 347 340

6:30pm @ John Hughes Volkswagen, Victoria Park

Wednesday 27th EVENTS COORDINATION MEETING Contact: Jamie Barrett 0408 183 396


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



See page 18 for information Contact: Mark 0449 947 782



Wednesday 25th Christmas Day

Thursday 26th Boxing Day

January 2014 Wednesday 1st ALFRED’S of GUILDFORD





See page 18 for information Contact: Mark 0449 947 782

Saturday 18th COASTAL CRUISE AND CAMPOVER Contact:

Details to follow

Wednesday 22nd EVENTS COORDINATION MEETING Contact: Jamie Barrett 0408 183 396


COMING in 2014... FEBRUARY Old Coast Rd Brewery combined with South West Monthly Gathering @ Busso - 8th & 9th

MARCH Munster Cruise - Date TBA

APRIL National Bug-in (Easter 18-21)...Classic Car Show (27)...Fairbridge 2014 (25-27)...ANZAC Day 25th

The Council of Motoring Clubs ‘2013 CALENDAR OF EVENTS’ has been included inside the back cover.



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 be-

hind 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" ele-

ment to it with trophies, but this event is for everyone whatever condi-

tion 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.

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.

In the past, the Club has support-

ed the Kids Cancer Support

Group, from ward 3b at Princess

Margaret Hospital and also the

Toodyay Bushfire Appeal.

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 qual-

ity and quantity of life for those

living with Duchenne and Becker

muscular dystrophy and their

families, through research, edu-

cation and advocacy.

Visit their website for more infor-

mation.

How you can help:

Organise a DuchenneFounda-

tion fundraiser

Make a donation

Buy DuchenneFoundation mer-

chandise

Support DuchenneFoundation

events

Contribute to the VW Club’s

fundraising efforts

So if you see a club member rat-

tling 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.

The Committee

VW Club of WA VW Club of WA -- Annual Charity for 2013/14Annual Charity for 2013/14 DuchenneDuchenneFoundationFoundation AustraliaAustralia

Website: www.duchennefoundation.org.au



...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.

The last date the VW

Club will accept payment and application is Friday

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 Depart-

ment of Transport until you have

a vehicle to attach them to.

The plates are white polycar-

bonate ‘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.

Rules:

Alpha & numeric characters

available.

The first character after the VW

must be alpha.

Minimum of one numeric

character required.

Known car models will be re-

fused.

There is room for 6 characters

after the ’VW’

There are no gaps, with the

first character after the ‘VW’

and filling to the right - blanks

can be left at the end.

These cannot be affixed to mo-

torcycles, but single plates are

available for trailers and cara-

vans.

Once ordered, the plates re-

main with DoT until affixed to a

WA licensed vehicle.

Compare:

To compare VW Club plates to

those available from the Depart-

ment of Transport including the

cost $ go to...

www.transport.wa.gov.au/

licensing/20474.asp

More information or to order:

Please direct all enquiries to the

VW Club Plate Registrar -

Dave Moore

Mobile: 0403 259 719

Email: [email protected]

Disclaimer:

The ideas are only that, the final ap-proval for your design lies with the Department OF Transport.

The VW Club of Western Australia (Inc) takes no responsibility if the

combination you choose does not end up looking like you wanted/expected.

Personal CLUB Plates PersonalPersonalPersonal CLUB CLUB CLUB PlatesPlatesPlates

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

VWS1971

VWSIK1

VWSIXTY9

VWSPLIT1

VWSRGR8

VWSRGR82

VWSYNKRØ

VWT3

VWTURBØ

VWTYPE1

VWTYPE2

IDEAS - Blue are already club plates - black are ideas to build on!



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

by the Department of Transport to provide Conces-

sional Club Licence facilities to its members.

This provides a significant savings on vehicle li-

cence costs, especially if you have a number of

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 affili-

ated 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 au-

thorised 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 com-

mute to work or for general transport.

To get a Concessional Licence for your vehicle,

please direct all enquiries to the VW Club Conces-

sional Licencing Registrar - Dave Moore on

Mobile: 0402 607 552, send an email to…

[email protected]

or post a letter to the Concessional Licencing Reg-

istrar 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 gar-

age 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 let-

ter 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.

Then you will need to take all paperwork down to a

licensing centre and get it swapped over.

The cost of licensing Smurf was reduced from

$416 to $38 per year.

Rod McSwain

Concessional LicenceConcessional LicenceConcessional Licence



Name: Andy Macey 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 fol-

low 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 in-

volved 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



September Club RunSeptember Club Run

Waroona Waroona

Vintage Vintage

Machinery Machinery

Rally 8Rally 8thth

September September

20132013 By Tina Moore

So our first camping trip with our

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 start-

ed Friday evening!

About 11.30 the rain finally decid-

ed to stop so I started getting

everything else loaded up, Kar-

mann 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

We met up with Graham & Baxter

at Mundaring and started the

cruise down, we picked up Jamie,

GMac and Justin on route so we

had a nice little convoy of 3 splits

& 2 bays. As usual the convoy got

plenty of attention lots of smiles,

waves, thumbs up and several

cameras hanging out of car win-

dows. It’s always so nice to see

the reactions from everyone when

we travel together just about eve-

rybody has a VW story to tell

We cruise into Waroona shortly

after 3pm and are greeted but a

group of kids all smiling and wav-

ing as we drive through town, we

find our way to the oval and are

met by a friendly bunch that fill

us in on what is happening &

where we can camp. So we set off

round the oval and park up the

(Continued on page 13)



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 set-

up 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 cook-

ing 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

keep warm. Jamie decided to get

comfy and lay on his bed so we

all knew what was coming next

and sure enough not long after he

was fast asleep with GMac trying

to work out how he was still

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 insula-

tion 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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As normal the 2 Grahams were up

at the crack of dawn, I got up and

joined them for cuppa then eve-

ryone else roused themselves. We

packed up and moved the

Kombi’s over to the line-up and

got front row position

We had a wander round watching

people starting to set up and got

first look in all the stalls, Dave &

Jamie both bought some very

nice junk art.

We had prime position back at

the Kombi’s watching all the other

vehicles arrive whilst we sat &

relaxed.

It turned out to be a beautiful day

with the sun shining perfect for

strolling around the show. We

were surprised to hear the show

was only in its second year, the

organisers & volunteers did a fan-

tastic job, the day ran smoothly.

There was a steady stream of

people around all day and alt-

hough it wasn’t a huge show

there was a nice mix with the Vin-

tage Machinery, motorbikes, cars,

hand tools, wood turning, an-

tiques, gift stalls and of course

not forgetting the food & drink

vans.

The prices were very reasonable

which meant Dave found plenty

to buy, the atmosphere was re-

laxed and the people were friend-

ly which made for a very enjoya-

ble weekend.

We will be putting this in our cal-

endar for next year

Although there are still some fin-

ishing touches to do on our interi-

or the setup worked really well,

just how we wanted it. Thanks

Dave for all your hard work I’m

lucky to have you





German Car Day German Car Day -- 2222ndnd SeptemberSeptember



German Car Day German Car Day -- 2222ndnd SeptemberSeptember

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 weath-

er and participated in the day out, from the youngest Nicolas Heyne and the oldest, probably me!

The Editor...



Hi Folks,

Summer is just around the corner

and hopefully so has the prospect

of lots of clear days for some vee

dub fun!

Some information on the VW

events in the South West in both

the past and the future follows...

South West

VW Monthly

Gatherings in

Busselton Busselton VW meet is on every

second Sunday of the month, the

next few SW meets are on the

following dates:

December 8th; January 12th;

February 9th

Its time to clean off the cobwebs

and get to enjoy your VW around

the colourful South West and all

that it has to offer.

See attached advert below for

details and contacts.

The February weekend will be a

combined Old Coast Rd Brew-

ery run on the Saturday 8th with

South West Monthly Gather-

ing @ Busso on Sunday 9th.

It will again feature a camp over

on the Saturday night.

This weekend has grown in the

last couple of years and now

looks to become part of the per-

manent calendar for the VW Club.

Look forward to seeing you all

there on the December run, the

last one for 2014 and well before

Christmas.

Kim Muste

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 back-

ing of the VW Club of WA put to-

gether the same event for 2013.

This was a great event with Sat-

urday’s cruise followed by the

night at Busso Drive-In and then

the car show at the markets on

the Sunday. A full article will be

in the December ViaWest.

Kim Muste


Location: Meet adjacent to the Busselton Beach…end of Queen St at the Signal Park car park at 11:00am...then a cruise to a popular location!

When: Next Gathering is on Sunday - 8th December

Contacts: Kim 0408 914 400 Mark 0449 947 782



The South

West Car Club

...held their Annual "Meet 'n'

Greet" on Sunday the 15th Sep-

tember.

It was a great day!

They had a "Show & Shine " gen-

eral car display, sausage sizzle ,

face painting etc just a general

fun get together.

Kim Muste (65Birch) from the VW

Club SW division took home a

trophy.

The South West Car Club wel-

comed us dubbers helping it

achieve one of its biggest meet

and greets yet. It was pretty cool

for 2 dubs to win awards out of 4

categories at an event with a

broad mix of metal Jason Lillee's

Choppa bay was a great and well

deserved runner up in the peo-

ples choice award and a credit to

his skills

A big thanks needs to go to

Spriggo for contacting the club,

putting the word out and organis-

ing us to meet up to cruise to

the...Annual "Meet 'n' Greet"

Kim Muste

(a selection of photos by Mark Spriggs)






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 Re-

serve 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 ac-

quired Club Car badges, Pin

badges, and Key rings all un-

der 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 manage-

ment.

Judging will be conducted by a

team of 5 volunteers before

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 replen-

ished including the Lions Club

sausage sizzle and the Bay

window ice-cream van will be

serving those soft serves!

MMMMmmmmm

Kim Shermann is kindly keep-

ing the tradition of the face

painting going in the “kids ar-

ea”, and it should go without

mentioning the inarguable

“colouring in competition”

which is always a hit, will be

on again. A free Bouncy Cas-

tle will be present for the en-

ergetic 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 wal-

let or purse along.

Don’t let the words “Show and

Shine” put you off parking on

the field if you feel your vehi-

cle isn’t to show condition, this

is a gathering of Volkswagen

enthusiasts and their cars. Let

people see your work in pro-

gress 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 de-

parture 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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SUPPORTERS OF THE 2013 DAY OF THE VOLKSWAGEN



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 Bug-

In at Easter this year.

But nothing could prepare me for

when I picked up the car from

Nick at Volkswagen...the Beetle

was YELLOW!

Not just any yellow but a near

perfect match to my New Beetle

of 13 Years.

So my road test report has

turned into a comparison of the

two cars...13 years and

330,000kms apart.

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 compari-

son…the 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 elliptical…now 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.

By Ray Willis



The rear of the 21st century

Beetle is a lot rounder with more

of a fast back look to it, some-

thing similar to a Porsche. Neither

car really captures the retro look

to match the Beetles of the 1950-

1970s, 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 reminis-

cent 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 new-

est 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.



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 li-

tre 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 hap-

pened 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 binna-

cle 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.



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, re-

placed 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 Bee-

tles 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 dis-

cussed 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 de-

sign?



Monthly meet at...









Volkswagen Amarok

Crosses the

Simpson on One Tank of

Fuel The multi-award-winning

Volkswagen Amarok has complet-

ed one of Australia’s toughest

driving challenges, a point-to-

point drive across the Simpson

Desert on one tank of fuel.

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; trav-

elling from Mount Dare in South

Australia to Birdsville in Queens-

land.

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 Birds-

ville, 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

Amarok Trendlines featuring per-

manent 4MOTION and an eight-

speed automatic transmission.

All vehicles were equipped with

jerry cans carrying spare diesel

and water as a precaution.

Arriving at the famous Birdsville

Hotel and marking the end of the

Simpson Desert challenge, the

Amaroks covered the distance

with fuel to spare.

The Amarok with the best result

used 67.3 litres and covered

513km in total.

Director of Volkswagen Commer-

cial Vehicles, Philip Clark, com-

mented on the expedition.

“The Simpson Desert can make

or break a vehicle, and the Ama-

rok has shown it is well-equipped

to handle these conditions,” Mr

Clark said.

“While every measure was taken

to ensure the safety of our driv-

ers on the challenge should the

unforeseen occur, it’s fantastic

the Amaroks can not only com-

plete the drive comfortably, but

were so efficient they could have

kept going beyond Birdsville.”

Feature-

packed

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 6-

speed DSG transmission.

With BlueMotion Technologies

such as the Start/Stop System

and Brake energy recuperation as

standard, the Tiguan 118TSI DSG

returns excellent combined fuel

consumption figures of

7.3l/100km when paired with the

6-speed DSG. It is powered by a

TSI twin-charged petrol engine

which develops 118kW at

5,800rpm and 240Nm of torque

from 1,500rpm to 4,000rpm.




The Tiguan 118TSI DSG is pro-

duced in Wolfsburg, Germany. It

is equipped with a long list of

safety features, such as Electron-

ic 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 mu-

sic streaming and a multi-

function leather steering wheel.

Customers can also option their

Tiguan 118TSI with the innova-

tive Park Assist 2 – parking bay

and parallel parking assis-

tance system.

Pricing for the Tiguan 118TSI

DSG starts at $30,990 and vehi-

cles are available for order in the

Volkswagen dealer network now.

* Prices are manufacturer list prices only, for the drive away price please contact your local authorised Volkswagen dealer.

Volkswagen Still Top of

motoring.com.au’s

Recommended Car List

carsales.com Ltd editorial brand

motoring.com.au has named its

'motoring.com.au Recommends'

cars for 2013 and Volkswagen is

once again amongst the brands

topping the most recommended

car list with four recommenda-

tions from its passenger and

commercial vehicles range.

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 cat-

egories, while the all-new

Volkswagen Golf 7 was recom-

mended in the hotly-contested

Family Car Under $30k category.

Volkswagen’s award-winning

Amarok also topped the list in the

Tradie category, following on

from its recommendation in the

same category in 2012.

motoring.com.au has chosen its

'Recommended Cars' in 13 life-

style categories and sub-

categories. The award categories

correspond with search options

across carsales' network of web-

sites including carsales.com.au,

CarPoint.com.au,

Redbook.com.au and motor-

ing.com.au. They are defined by

Redbook data including such fac-

tors as price, size, passenger ca-

pacity and other category-specific

factors.

motoring.com.au and

carsales.com Ltd Editor in Chief,

Mike Sinclair, said:

"Volkswagen is one of the world’s

iconic auto brands. It’s a meas-

ure of its models’ competence

and competitiveness that four of

them have again been selected in

motoring.com.au’s Recommend-

ed Cars – and all in key market

segments.”

“The cars named as motor-

ing.com.au ‘Recommends’ are

the best of breed in their respec-

tive segments and represent can-

ny choices for new car shoppers,"

Mr Sinclair said.

motoring.com.au 'Recommended

Volkswagen Cars' for 2013:

City Car:

Volkswagen Polo

Family Car Under $30K:

Volkswagen Golf 7

SUV Over $50K:

Volkswagen Touareg

Tradie:

Volkswagen Amarok




Wins for Touareg and

New Golf

GTI at Aus-tralia’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 un-

der $50,000’ category while the

Touareg was once again named

‘Best Luxury SUV’.

Volkswagen Group Australia’s

Managing Director, John White,

was delighted to receive these

two accolades: “With the Golf GTI

topping the sports car category

and the Touareg winning the lux-

ury SUV segment, it really does

go to show the wide range of ex-

ceptional vehicles Volkswagen

has on offer today”.

“The Golf GTI continues to lead in

the segment it created, proving

the model is the right blend of

thrills, driveability and practicali-

ty” comments Mr White.

The judges agree, praising the

GTI for its fuel efficiency, perfor-

mance, build quality and style.

According to the judges “on the

open road, the engine delivers its

best in effortless fashion, power-

ing the hatch along at highway

speeds without ever raising a

sweat. Around town at city

speeds, the Golf is equally at

home”.

Volkswagen’s largest SUV, the

Touareg, emerges as Best Luxury

SUV against some expensive

competition.

“The Touareg is the right blend of

quality, value and class-leading

style. It’s an exceptionally capa-

ble vehicle which will carry you in

comfort and style on and off the

road” said Mr White.

The judges once again lauded the

Touareg V6 TDI for its third

win. “While there’s no shortage

of Luxury SUVs taking the fight

to the Touareg

in this class,

few deliver as

solidly across

all Australia’s

Best Cars scor-

ing lines as the

big

Volkswagen.

Touareg V6

TDI is a bona

fide all-rounder

both on road

and off, it can

tow a heavy

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 vehi-

cles through rigorous testing and

analysis to determine the best

vehicles on offer for consumers.

It is the nation’s most compre-

hensive and independent custom-

er-focused vehicle testing and

awards program.

Other VWs

Small Car under $35,000 catego-

ry - 2nd Place: VW Golf 90 TSI

Comfortline

Medium Car under $50,000 cate-

gory - 3rd Place: VW Jetta

118TSI

4x4 Dual Cab Ute category - 3rd

Place: VW Amarok Highline

TDI420




VW Golf Awarded

the "Golden

Steering Wheel"

2013 Volkswagen’s Golf has once again

secured one of the year’s major

car industry accolades, the

"Golden Steering Wheel 2013".

The award was presented recent-

ly in Berlin to Dr. Heinz-Jakob

Neußer, Member of the Board of

Management Volkswagen Brand

for the Development Division.

Volkswagen also received the

Golden Steering Wheel for Adver-

tising, with the judges praising

the launch campaign surrounding

the new Golf 7. The marketing

award was accepted by Christian

Klinger, Board Member for Sales

and Marketing of Volkswagen

Group and the Volkswagen

Brand.

The internationally acclaimed

"Golden Steering Wheel" was

awarded by AUTO BILD and BILD

AM SONNTAG for the 38th time

as the prize for outstanding new

releases in the car industry.

Along with over 200,000 readers,

a jury comprising motoring jour-

nalists, technicians, racing driv-

ers, designers and celebrities

took part in the voting. The Golf

prevailed over its competitors in

the category Small/Compact

Cars.

"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

many drive and safety systems,

is well equipped for the future in

the coming years", said Dr.

Neußer at the presentation cere-

mony.

The award ceremony also includ-

ed the presentation of the

"Golden Steering Wheel for Ad-

vertising" to Volkswagen for its

campaign "Der Golf. Das Auto."

The choice of the best campaign

was made by means of a multi-

stage process involving public

internet voting, as well as evalu-

ation by a jury of eleven individu-

als including representatives from

the advertising sector, media

agencies and market research

institutions.

"The aim of advertising is to

touch people – through authen-

tic, human, appealing and clear

messages. I am delighted that

we succeeded so well in doing

that with this campaign and were

able to win over not only the ju-

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-

lades, such as "World car of the

Year 2013", "Auto Trophy", "Best

Cars 2013" and a Wheels Maga-

zine “Gold Star Value Award” for

the Golf 90TSI.

Volkswagen are World

Champions Following

One-two Victory in

Spain Volkswagen has won the manu-

facturers’ 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 impres-

sive win – their eighth this sea-

son – ahead of their team-mates

Jari-Matti Latvala/Miikka Anttila

(FIN/FIN) at the “Rally de Espa-

ña”. As a result, Volkswagen has

an unassailable lead in the Manu-

facturers’ Championship with one

round still to go this season. Win-

ning three titles in its debut year

with the Polo R WRC is

Volkswagen’s greatest motor-

sport achievement to date.




The club has been busy organising some more merchandise The club has been busy organising some more merchandise

for you the Club member. In addition to recent addition of the Hoodies for you the Club member. In addition to recent addition of the Hoodies

and the red/white tand the red/white t--shirts, we NOW have the following FORshirts, we NOW have the following FOR SALESALE!!

Car Badge Car Badge -- Club Logo (with tongue)Club Logo (with tongue) .................................................................................................... $25.00 ea$25.00 ea Blue and chrome 72mmBlue and chrome 72mm

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