Ahhhh!
There are some aspects of myself that would be considered Ludditish, I gues...like my dislike for a car that when a domelight fuse blows, it won't shift out of first gear. Remember when that happened with my van? I was stuck at home for what? Two months? Because I thought it was my transmission.
I wanted to meet the rocket surgeon engineer that designed that aspect of my car and yank a good knot in his tail.
I believe that's what got me really seriously thinking about getting a old Beetle. I figured we could work on it ourselves at least and at least have a way to get around even if not too deluxe.