# Street legal, jet powered, afterburning VW Beetle

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/street-legal-jet-powered-afterburning-vw-beetle/432323>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [January 4, 2008, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/street-legal-jet-powered-afterburning-vw-beetle/432323 "2008-01-04T22:13:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2008, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/street-legal-jet-powered-afterburning-vw-beetle/432323/1 "2008-01-04T22:13:09Z")

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[A friend sent me a link.](http://www.ronpatrickstuff.com/) I want one.

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**Author:** ![postcards](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8e8cbc/32.png) [@postcards](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/postcards)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2008, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/street-legal-jet-powered-afterburning-vw-beetle/432323/2 "2008-01-05T03:31:12Z")

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That’s a great thing to have for anyone who tailgates you…

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**Author:** ![Jodi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7feea3/32.png) [@Jodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jodi)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2008, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/street-legal-jet-powered-afterburning-vw-beetle/432323/3 "2008-01-05T03:42:42Z")

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Look! It’s the VW Compensator! I guess it’s okay if the look you’re going for is “big penis sticking out the back of my car.” Otherwise, not so much.