Volkswagen - The Last Mile video

[rexcramer]

And depending on how big of an oil leak you had, the cabin smelled like burning oil and you had to keep the window cracked a bit to breathe thus defeating the purpose of the heater.

Originally Posted by husker boxster

That's the truth. Your ankle would burn off depending on which front seat you were in. But that was the only warm body part. And VW was the only car you had to scrape the frost off the INSIDE of the windshield as you drove.

[Frodo]

Drove a '74 metallic blue 'Super Beetle' back in the late '70s, my second car—loved it!

It was my street legal go cart

[Qingdao]

Never was big on the German cars. About 5 or so years ago I got my Ghia, just cause I wanted a rear engine vehicle (I entertained the idea of a diesel pusher bus, but the Ghia looked better). After I got it I loved it.

The little design things are fun. Like the fuel pump's gearing off the distributer shaft. I don't know why I like that, but there are things like that throughout the engine/car.

I love the 911, like a fast bug and good looking. But its just not really possible to daily drive a 911 (air cooled) on a 5 figure salary. I don't want a car I can't beat on.

My wife said she like the boxster, and after I started looking figured it is cheap enough for most to have. So I bought her a "badge". I didn't realize that they handle pretty damn well. After that it was a no brainer to get another and make it fast.


So I guess it started with VW.

[MrBen]

I remember as a young lad riding in the rumble seat of mother's big. Once we riding down a country road and the front hood flew open. 4 kids in that thing no seat belt no air bag. You wonder how we ever survived. Later in high school several buddies had the super beetle. We could cruise for hours on a couple bucks for gas eight track tape playing smoke on the water. Those were cool cars for sure

[Boxstard]

Originally Posted by rexcramer

And depending on how big of an oil leak you had, the cabin smelled like burning oil and you had to keep the window cracked a bit to breathe thus defeating the purpose of the heater.

Burning oil is okay, carbon monoxide not so much.... I kept that triangle wing glass open to stay awake so never really had heat, and yes windshield frosted inside with my breath.

[Steelepuls]

I still have my fathers 1973 SuperBeetle sitting in my garage, I’ve kept it up and it still runs like it did when I learned how to drive manual when I was 16. Every year our neighborhood has a garage sale and I get more questions about the superbeetle than I get on the boxster.

This was the only car my parents had for a couple years until we got the Plymouth Volare Station wagon. It fit 4 kids and two adults, I still remember the family outings with all of the kids in the backseat. lol. Gotta love the 70’s. And this is where I learned how to work on cars, changing oil, adjusting valves and replacing brake shoes. This was my father’s precious, much like I treat the boxster now.