New vs Old

[bsvwoc@msn.com]

Well what can I say, I drive the NB for my daily driver then jump in the 58 for a spin around the block every night!

[JuggBug]

Originally Posted by bsvwoc@msn.com

Well what can I say, I drive the NB for my daily driver then jump in the 58 for a spin around the block every night!

Exactly! It's the best of both worlds!

[D2Beetle]

My dad had a black '69 and I loved it; however my mom did not, so we sold it before I got my drivers license.

I have run into a few hardcore Bug enthusiasts and they all say the same thing, it’s not a bug for the following two reasons; it’s not air cooled and the engine is in the front.

I approach this issue from this perspective; do I really want my children to be exactly like me? No, that would be boring...

Also, the wife and I call ours "Bugs" as often as we call them "Beetles"...

[veedub00]

here's my '00 and my '60.

[SilverSportNOLA]

Originally Posted by D2Beetle

I have run into a few hardcore Bug enthusiasts and they all say the same thing, it’s not a bug for the following two reasons; it’s not air cooled and the engine is in the front.

I have gotten that it doesn't have a fan attached to the engine .... I point to the 35000+ RPM fan at the back of my engine. And for those non dubbers ... they always ask if the engine is in the back when I stop somewhere, esp gas stations.

[missruby]

My father bought a red Beetle around 1968 or 1969. I loved that car and have many fond memories of it.

I did a bunch of mods to it when I had any spare time (interior, sound, racing stripes, air socks, fat rear tires, a schlitz beer tap handle on the shifter) and then I couldn't understand why my father (the vp of a bank) stopped driving the car to work!!!

The two things that I really loved about the car was that it was so easy to work on and with the engine in the back I could drive over Loveland Pass (in Colorado), in a blizzard, without tire chains, and was able to pass a snowplow!

If I could, I would have another old beetle - for fun and to tinker with - but I would NEVER give up Miss Ruby - she's just too special.

I love both versions of the Beetle, for completely different reasons - they just can't be compared.

[Fowvay]

I have one of each. A 2000 GLX and a 1970 sedan