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I loved this beetle owned by a musician that played at my local farmer’s market yesterday (thelemmy.club)
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[–] 18 points 23 hours ago* (5 children)

I'm 6'4", the one time I rode in one, I felt like the windshield was two inches from my face.

The fifteen-minute engine change was a nice selling feature, though.

World record engine change, one minute, four seconds:

https://youtu.be/gKF6dcKjLJo?t=117

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  • [–] 3 points 7 hours ago

    I’m 6’3” and fit no problem. Lots of headroom too, but yeah the windshield and dash are closer than modern cars in these things.

    The plus side is that it’s easier to scrape the inside of the windshield in the winter, since the defroster doesn’t start working until you’re moving pretty fast.

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  • [–] 4 points 21 hours ago

    Took me a little more than fifteen minutes when I had to do one years ago after an engine seize. But I did it myself slowly with a few jacks.

    I developed a love/hate relationship with them after four different ones. Three of them were auto stick shift. Such a fascinating concept, if you could keep it maintained.

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 22 hours ago (1 child)

    Yeah that’s one of the things I love about the old beetles, is the ease of repairs. I love a simple design.

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