[Beowulf9]

Very nice, but just give us the old Beetle. There was nothing wrong with it at all.

[Gena Bukin]

Very nice, but just give us the old Beetle. There was nothing wrong with it at all.

There really wasn't. Amazing how many of those old, air-cooled Bugs (many a 16-year old's first car) are still puttering away in the slow lane.

[dblshot]

Looks like Herbie got it on with Porche.

[reed13]

Except the timing chain was a &*#&^@ to change.

[43north]

Yes there was.
Cons:
1.) No heat in the cold.
2.) Valves a pain in the @ss to adjust.
3.) No structural protection for frontal impacts.
4.) Fuel tank perfectly positioned for a fiery demise in a front-end collision.
5.) Oil “strainer” instead of oil filter.
6.) Not exactly a “chick magnet” (unless you were around a rock concert in the 1960’s).

Pros:
1.) Reasonable gas mileage.
2.) Floats (for a while at least).
3.) EXCELLENT traction
4.) High Fun Factor.
5.) Ran forever if properly maintained (aside from those valve adjustment challenges).
5.) Easy to pickup and carry while intoxicated at college parties.

[popdonnelly]

Except that the heater was useless, it was about as noisy as the inside of a cement mixer, and it handled bumps like a bicycle.

[Daffynition]

>>...There was nothing wrong with it at all.<<

In a New England winter... the heater was never sufficient...think *old lady breathing on the calf of your leg*. I had a factory installed gas heater ...It saved me from many c-c-cold winter day...killed the gas mileage though. ;D