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[–] 7 points 4 hours ago

Beetles look iconic but as cars they were complete shit. Heating and blowing the windows dry was nonexistent, the car had no acceleration at all, the back seats were only meant for dwarves and kindergarteners, driving it was loud and unsafe and shaky...

We loved that car.

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  • [–] 3 points 4 hours ago (1 child)

    Oof, don't show their license plate...

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  • [–] 5 points 5 hours ago

    I can smell this car

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  • [–] 9 points 8 hours ago

    It’s beautiful!

    It’s in such great shape too. They must really be caring for it.

    My sister and I each had one in HS. She took the purple one and I got the black. My favorite part was something went wrong with the horn and it sounded like an old man screaming. Refused to fix it bc it was hilarious.

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  • [–] 3 points 6 hours ago (1 child)

    Yep, love the classic Beetle’s. Back when Volkswagen was run by people with souls.

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  • [–] 12 points 9 hours ago

    Of course you did. You got eyes and a heart, don't you!? It's absolutely beautiful...

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  • [–] 7 points 8 hours ago

    I had a 1991 Mexican import to the UK. Was great, apart from the heating, mild carbon monoxide poisoning with every commute.

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  • [–] 10 points 10 hours ago* (4 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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  • [–] 2 points 8 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] 2 points 9 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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  • [–] 2 points 7 hours ago

    What did it play?

    Beep beep?

    Or maybe beep beep beep?

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