"LJ909" (lj909)
05/21/2016 at 20:21 • Filed to: None
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"LJ909" (lj909)
05/21/2016 at 20:21 • Filed to: None | 2
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The wife got me to go look at some more cars today and so far we’ve looked at 3 of these and they are surprisingly a looker in person. And a steal. Such as this one. And quick. I’ve added this to my list. Anyone else like these?
Chasaboo
> LJ909
05/21/2016 at 20:23 |
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2 funny, you were at Monza Car in the valley. They get some nice vehicles through there. Sometimes older ones.
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LJ909
> Chasaboo
05/21/2016 at 20:27 |
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Yea they do. Walking up though I thought I was going to see some beaters.
Funktheduck
> LJ909
05/21/2016 at 20:31 |
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They’re better looking than the last gen.
I knew two people with them (one turbo one not). Neither one kept them longer than a year. Never asked why
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LJ909
> Funktheduck
05/21/2016 at 20:32 |
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You should have asked because I would like to know why too.
Racin'Jason001
> LJ909
05/21/2016 at 20:33 |
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I do! ... and so does Subaruwrxfan:
Cash Rewards
> LJ909
05/21/2016 at 20:34 |
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I do like them, actually just not enough to buy one myself. I do love my GTI though, which I imagine shares a literal ton of parts. The first gen new beetle was all about the flower power, but this one I can see as a Baja (which someone on here is doing), or as a hot rod with flames on the side. It’s a more masculine looking car.
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LJ909
> Cash Rewards
05/21/2016 at 20:39 |
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Yea it is. It even has some Porsche like cues to it ( though that could just be me.) I have been looking at a GTi though. A 4 door 2013.
HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
> LJ909
05/21/2016 at 20:40 |
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My guess is because they realized they were driving a less practical Golf.
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Racin'Jason001
> Funktheduck
05/21/2016 at 20:41 |
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About 2 months ago, my friend, Jerome , bought one as his first car. He has since replaced a catalytic converter, oil, and a window regulator as well as failing inspection, and to top it all off, the transmission stopped working two days ago. Talk about unreliability!
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Cash Rewards
> LJ909
05/21/2016 at 20:46 |
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I have a 4door 2011 (mkvi) and love it. Hit 69k today , and the only problem I have with it is known to be and they’ve extended the warranty on it. Only thing I’d that they really mean premium gas, with a detergent. carbon buildup is real. Is the 2013 the current generation mkvii) or the previous?
sm70- why not Duesenberg?
> LJ909
05/21/2016 at 20:49 |
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Not wrong
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LJ909
> Cash Rewards
05/21/2016 at 20:50 |
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My bad it’s a 2010.
It’s at Carmax for 15 grand and of course I would get the extended warranty just in case I run into any of those VW problems.
Steve in Manhattan
> LJ909
05/21/2016 at 20:51 |
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Who am I to judge? If you drive it and you like it, then buy it. I rent cars all the time, and if I had access to a Turbo, I’d take it. I’d even look like a girl and rent a Beetle Convertible - those are available, if I remember correctly. A Mini Convertible? No, but that’s based on a lack of mass. My rental of choice when I lived in DC was a Taurus. Went to rent a car to take the MD bar exam, and they were out of Taurii, so I wound up in a Cadillac Fleetwood. I was Morrie Seinfeld. After that, Enterprise had Volvo 850s and V70s, so that was my go to.
And sure, I’ll have the car for a week, and you’ll have it for years. But fuck ‘em if they have an issue ... it’s your car. It is yours to love.
Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom
> LJ909
05/21/2016 at 20:54 |
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Not at all; the current Beetle is a big improvement on the old bubble-mobile. It’s a lot closer to the classic profile of the air-cooled car unlike that abomination before it. The turbo just ups the fun factor.
The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
> HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
05/21/2016 at 21:29 |
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I beg to differ, the trunk is huge in them. You just lose some height closer to the back of it.
vicali
> LJ909
05/21/2016 at 22:03 |
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I never considered them beetles until I saw that Chris Vallone has one as a daily.. I figure if he drives one when he could basically pick any year of beetle then it must have some merit.
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HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
> The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
05/21/2016 at 22:06 |
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That's exactly what I was talking about
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Cash Rewards
> LJ909
05/21/2016 at 22:33 |
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I have no reason not to recommend it. Like I said, love mine.
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Funktheduck
> LJ909
05/21/2016 at 22:54 |
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One of the great mysteries of life.
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Funktheduck
> Racin'Jason001
05/21/2016 at 22:56 |
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That sucks. That's worse than most VWs I know
Nisman
> LJ909
05/21/2016 at 23:44 |
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Yeah. My favorite is the ones with the retro dish wheels. Especially on black pain. Just looks right.
shop-teacher
> LJ909
05/22/2016 at 00:25 |
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I think they look great, especially with the heritage wheels. I wouldn’t touch one with a 10' pole, but they look great.
IanZ - limited-slip indifferential
> LJ909
05/22/2016 at 13:08 |
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If liking the Bettle is wrong... I don't want to be right!