{"id":16550,"date":"2012-04-07T05:07:24","date_gmt":"2012-04-06T20:07:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=16550"},"modified":"2012-04-07T05:07:24","modified_gmt":"2012-04-06T20:07:24","slug":"vw-squareback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=16550","title":{"rendered":"VW Squareback"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>my first car was a VW squareback.  i was 15 years old and a very happy kid when i bought it with my own hard earned money.  it was a surf\/party car that had thousands of memories.  i ended up selling it and now, i regret it.  recently, i&#8217;ve been looking around for another one.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/photo-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/photo-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16553\" \/><\/a><br \/>\na guy down my street is selling this squareback for $4,500.  i had to go check it out.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/photo-21.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/photo-21.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16554\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nwhen i sat in it and started it up, lot&#8217;s of memories came back.  i drove it around my valley and felt like a 15 year old kid again.  someday, i will find a good one and when that day comes, i will buy it, and relive my childhood life.  haha.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/4201154.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/4201154.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16552\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nif you buy an old VW in hawaii, you&#8217;re most likely to find rust on it.  the salt water in the air eats away the frame after 40 plus years.  if you want a good one, you have to look on the mainland.  not too much rust, more selection, and a lot cheaper.  this one was going for $5,500.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/3970619.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/3970619.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"497\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16551\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nso far, this is my favorite one.  how is this for a surf car?  the good thing about this is it&#8217;s cheap and original.  the bad thing is that somebody will steal this in less than a week.<br \/>\never since i sold mine 25 years ago, i&#8217;ve always wanted to get another one.  and just by looking for a good used one makes me excited.  it might not be tomorrow, but i will get one of these someday.  and when i do, i&#8217;m going to pick up all my high school friends, put a cooler in the back, play kalapana, and party like how we use to do it in the 80&#8217;s.  can&#8217;t wait!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>my first car was a VW squareback. i was 15 years old and a very happy kid when i bought it with my own hard earned money. it was a surf\/party car that had thousands of memories. i ended up selling it and now, i regret it. recently, i&#8217;ve been looking around for another one. 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