Maybe it’s just me..,

[8ntruck 7,007]

3 hours ago, Lane Ranger said:

I want one!  I'll have to add a cigar lighter to the Wheel Horses, though.

 

@Lane Ranger what kind of coffee grinder are you using?

[rmaynard 15,483]

Here's a link:

 

https://www.easternautomotive.co/product/beetle-coffee-maker/

 

[Ed Kennell 38,181]

4 hours ago, Lane Ranger said:

 

 

Maybe it could also be used as heater.   I froze in my 1964 bug.

[ebinmaine 67,535]

3 minutes ago, Ed Kennell said:

 

 

Maybe it could also be used as heater.   I froze in my 1964 bug.

 

My father had a VW Squareback back in the 70s. No heat. 

In the winter he'd keep a propane camping stove on the passenger side floor pan. 

Lite it up half hour before he left. 

 

 

[953 nut 55,261]

@rmaynard, Bob,            bad enough the coffee  is being spilled on counter tops, now you can christen the car with hot coffee too.          

[Horsin'round 79]

22 hours ago, rmaynard said:

As I have aged, I've gotten picky about my coffee.

 

 

My favorite roaster. Orders over $75 ship free;

 

https://prestogeorge.com/

[Handy Don 12,232]

8 hours ago, Lane Ranger said:

I've seen one of these. It’s a miniature French Press-style maker. VW Bugs had a slide out ashtray in the middle of the dash through ’67 (if memory serves) that you removed and the base of this thing slid in there in its place. The lighter socket was just to the left. So you could smoke or have coffee!

Through ’66 or ’67 the Beetles were 6v so this thing really drew a lot of amps.

[Lane Ranger 10,968]

5 minutes ago, Handy Don said:

I've seen one of these. It’s a miniature French Press-style maker. VW Bugs had a slide out ashtray in the middle of the dash through ’67 (if memory serves) that you removed and the base of this thing slid in there in its place. The lighter socket was just to the left. So you could smoke or have coffee!

Through ’66 or ’67 the Beetles were 6v so this thing really drew a lot of amps.

 

I am sure even on the 6 v the coffee pot was better than the damn Heater in those!  
 

 

I was really happy we had a Stewart Warner gas heater in one of ours and you didn't freeze going to school of work!  

Edited October 27 by Lane Ranger

[Handy Don 12,232]

21 minutes ago, Lane Ranger said:

I am sure even on the 6 v the coffee pot was better than the damn Heater in those!  

Heat and defrost, as you know, used bypass air from the air-cooled engine through ridiculously small, uninsulated ducts that were among the first things to rust out. 

[WNYPCRepair 1,918]

On 10/26/2024 at 7:11 AM, Pullstart said:

Has anyone ever been too tired to make the coffee right?  We have two coffee makers.  
 

Mine’s from Germany and it grinds, presses the beans and shoots the water through with 240V of amazingness.  Perfect coffee.  Delish.  

 

Mrs. P. prefers the k-cup type, with her own grounds in a little refillable bucket.  Yesterday making her coffee, I put the water in, filled her cup, put it in the machine, turned it on and walked away.  While I was in the living room, she asked me what I did.  More like “What did you do!!?”  “What do you mean?  I don’t know.”  I walk into the kitchen and see a counter full of coffee and her cup next to the coffee maker!  

I’ve done that. More than once. 

[CCW 1,295]

23 hours ago, rmaynard said:

As I have aged, I've gotten picky about my coffee. If it's weak, I won't drink it. Restaurants hate me. If it's weak I'll send it back. I don't use sugar, but I do use cream or 1/2 & 1/2. Don't put milk in it or offer me milk to put in it. I'm not British. Having said that, I too have had some brain-dead experiences making coffee. So don't feel like the Lone Ranger.

 

Weak coffee is like 1% milk.  Semi flavored water.

 

[Lane Ranger 10,968]

We use a Cuisinart Coffee Grinder.  We are on our third one.  Same model lasts about ten years ! 
 

I like the cup which you can dump the ground coffee I to the maker easily! 

[Ed Kennell 38,181]

1 hour ago, Handy Don said:

among the first things to rust out.

Yep, right after the clutch disc burned up and the king pins froze.  

 

My best an worst decisions.

 

Best... Married Mrs K in 1963

Worst.....   Traded my '59 Ford Rag Top for a new '64 VW piece o c#$p Bug.

 

 

Edited October 27 by Ed Kennell

[D_Mac 8,619]

I use a Corning Ware percolator every morning. I like HOT coffee and the K cups and other coffee makers  just don't get hot enough.

[Pullstart 62,902]

2 hours ago, D_Mac said:

 

I use a Corning Ware percolator every morning. I like HOT coffee and the K cups and other coffee makers  just don't get hot enough.

 

It’s funny how temperature makes or breaks a cup a joe.  My Krups machine pours it perfect for me.  My tongue is not a lobster and I don’t need to boil it.  I want to be able to enjoy my day without burnt body parts.  Until I start welding or running the torch that is   K-cup machines are too hot for me.  Three pieces of ice with one of those is my perfect temp.

[Horsin'round 79]

32 minutes ago, Pullstart said:

2 hours ago, D_Mac said:

 

I use a Corning Ware percolator every morning. I like HOT coffee and the K cups and other coffee makers  just don't get hot enough.

 

It’s funny how temperature makes or breaks a cup a joe

Temperature and water quality. Ideally brew between 195° to 205°. Metals in your water will make it bitter.

[WHX?? 48,821]

4 hours ago, Handy Don said:

bypass air from the air-cooled engine 

Throw in a little exhaust from a leaky manifold & the coffee and you got yourself a cocktail... 

[D_Mac 8,619]

A donut or slice of pie will always improve whatever is in your coffee mug.

[Handy Don 12,232]

19 hours ago, Ed Kennell said:

Yep, right after the clutch disc burned up and the king pins froze.  

Yep, I could get very long-winded about the saga of our ’66 Beetle.

The beginning is that it was my first car and the independence was exhilarating.

The middle is that it served me well, overall.

The ending is that after the body failed NYS inspection, a local trade school swapped its mechanicals into a successful Formula Vee race car!

 

15 hours ago, WHX?? said:

Throw in a little exhaust from a leaky manifold 

Thankfully, never experienced this!

[953 nut 55,261]

Over the years my 1965 Bug had two memorable malfunctions. 

First was the throttle cable breaking, I punched a small hole in the firewall, tied a string to the throttle linkage and just gave it a pull to accelerate, tied off to the rear view mirror made for a great cruise control.

The second was the clutch cable breaking the last day of a vacation 1,200 miles from home. On flat ground I could start the engine in first gear and jam gears as needed by matching engine RPMs. If it appeared that I was going to have to stop I would always look for a  bit of a down hill slope.