"CB" (jrcb)
12/02/2017 at 17:17 • Filed to: None
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"CB" (jrcb)
12/02/2017 at 17:17 • Filed to: None | 2
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Apparently the 2018 Beetle is unavailable with a manual in Canada. Which is a bummer, because the car I was really taught how to drive stick on was a diesel New Beetle. Granted, no one will care about this news, and clearly no one was buying Beetles with a manual, but still, it’s a bit sad.
RT
> CB
12/02/2017 at 17:30 |
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Meanwhile in England...
https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds?Category=used-cars&M=625&Transmission=MAN&YearFrom=2011
dogisbadob
> CB
12/02/2017 at 17:38 |
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That’s ok because you guys do get some cool cars that we don’t get.
For example, in Canada you can get an Elantra GT with a manual transmission and panoramic sunroof for $22k (Canadian). Down here, if you want the sunroof EGT, it’s 26k US, and automatic-only.
You also get the Micra, non-electric B-Class, Mazda5 (which is still available with a manual), and the Rondo (also available with one).
LOREM IPSUM
> CB
12/02/2017 at 18:26 |
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At the risk of losing oppo points, I have to confess that when the new beetle was first released I really liked it.
After a while, they became lame to me. Dismissed them completely. Disliked them, even.
Then I saw this post and started thinking about all of the dope-as-fuck modded classic beetles, and wondered what the hell happened? Why no slammed, chopped, widebody, slick, smooth, creative cool new beetles? Are sunflower hubcaps and/or large black vinyl dots the best new beetle owners can come up with? I wondered if the “new” beetle is truly a lame car, or does it just tend to be owned by lame people?
So I googled “slammed widebody new beetle”
...and found that I just might not hate the car so much after all.
JeepJeremy
> CB
12/02/2017 at 18:35 |
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I just wish they’d engineer them all over again and put the engine and drivetrain in the correct spots. I’d love a New Beetle if it were rear engine, rear wheel drive, manual transmission.
These are achievable things. Performance, safety, and efficiency can all be maintained
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dogisbadob
> JeepJeremy
12/02/2017 at 18:49 |
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Tata Nano, Misubishi i-Miev, and the not-so smart car :o)
Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy
> LOREM IPSUM
12/02/2017 at 19:10 |
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its a great design. shame it was marketed as a ‘girl car’ and carries the stigma as such.
winterlegacy, here 'till the end
> LOREM IPSUM
12/03/2017 at 00:33 |
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That orange Beetle is incredible.
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LOREM IPSUM
> JeepJeremy
12/03/2017 at 01:33 |
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Agreed.
...and I would also approve of an AWD turbo version of said car. AWD turbo 6 cylinder, even.