"fhrblig" (fhrblig)
04/06/2015 at 20:40 • Filed to: None
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"fhrblig" (fhrblig)
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my verdict is... I guess it's pretty good if that's what you're into, but I'll stick with what I like.
All joking aside, the Beetle is better than I expected. I didn't know it was a turbo, as I still had it in my head that it had a 5-pot. Pretty fun, though. It does have more body roll than you'd expect for a car that looks so hunkered down, but not enough to be a problem. I didn't get along with the automatic at low speeds either, but once you're going faster it does better.
macanamera
> fhrblig
04/06/2015 at 20:46 |
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Honestly if I go more than a few months without exposure to VAG, I start to go crazy.
Denver Is Stuck In The 90s
> fhrblig
04/06/2015 at 20:49 |
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Hehe, people that dont know you wont get that joke. But I found it funny
Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy
> fhrblig
04/07/2015 at 01:16 |
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Is the auto a DSG, or a regular slushbox?
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fhrblig
> Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy
04/07/2015 at 01:20 |
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Looks like it's a regular 6-speed auto, with Tiptronic. I didn't bother much with the shift-it-yourself part, just left it alone. Seems like 1st and second gears are confused on how to interact with each other. Once you hit 3rd it's fine.
phenotyp
> fhrblig
04/07/2015 at 11:24 |
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The gearing seems (in my experience) to be a pretty typical German thing— first three gears are all "lol i don't know what i'm doing," but then you hit 40 or so MPH and everything's right with the world.
Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
> fhrblig
04/07/2015 at 12:30 |
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I've driven the beetle and the Jetta, I liked the beetle more because it didn't look like a corolla. That gear box was hunting like mad around 20-30 mph though, rather annoying. Otherwise a tolerable car.