Buy a Volkswagen

and we couldn’t be prouder parents.

...early in life with 1970 convertible Beetle, which nearly killed me. Then came the hardtop 1968 Beetle, named Suzette, which was a swell little car that kept on going, against all odds except one: she perished at the hands of a clueless roommate, too young. After that I drove a 1965 microbus for many years (fond memories of black grease up to the elbows in sweltering parking lots around the northwest notwithstanding). Was carless for many years, then broke the fast with a 1990 Westy, which I still have, but my daily driver is a 2007 GTI, Reflex Silver. I have an affinity for VWs that defies reason.

I want a Beetle so bad! I’ve wanted one since I was a little kid. I’ve been pounding it into my parents’ heads that I want a used one for my birthday. I don’t think I could really afford one on my own and this is my last real birthday present. I hope I get it! I want a green one.

This one would be amazing! Especially if it was a convertible! I would jizz my pants if I got one, and I’m a girl.

I had a ‘73 Beetle for about 3 years and now I have a Golf which I love.

“So we took the half a ton of garbage, put it in the back of a red VW microbus, took shovels and rakes and implements of destruction and headed on toward the city dump.” – Arlo Guthrie (Alice’s Restaraunt)

Horse Power – 150 H.P.
engine – V5
displacement – 2299 Cc
First year – 2000
ABS
Engine cubic capacity 1390
Fuel Consumption
Urban 30.1mpg – 9.4l/100km
Extra-urban 48.7mpg – 5.8l/100km
Combined 39.8mpg – 7.1l/100km
Engine maximum Speed** 100mph – 161km/h
Engine acceleration 0-62mph 14.6secs
Maximum output PS 75
at RPM 5000
Maximum torque 93 lbs.ft / 126 Nm at RPM 3300

When they say seats 7, it really does comfortably (Eurovan).

Bloody right tire of the model I ordered has jammed and the rear-view mirror came broken in the package, but what the hell. But on a happier note, the colour had to be, of course … lemon!

“You got a fast car
And I got a plan to get us out of here
I been working at the convenience store
Managed to save just a little bit of money
We won’t have to drive too far
Just ‘cross the border and into the city
You and I can both get jobs
And finally see what it means to be living” – Tracy Chapman

I have 2 and they are the best cars ever…totally worth doing!

“Silver and Americard
She’ll drive a beetle car
And beat you down at cool Canasta”
– Lady Grinning (David Bowie)

“And we’re always slipping through the the cracks
Then the movie’s over-fade to black
Life is a lemon and I want my money back!”
– Life is a lemon (Meat Loaf)

“I told a girl I can start right away
And she said listen babe I got something to say
I got no car and it’s breaking my heart
But I’ve found a driver and that’s a start

Baby you can drive my car
Yes I’m gonna be a star
Baby you can drive my car
And baby I love you

Beep beep’m beep beep yeah”
– Drive My Car (Lennon/McCartney)