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Originally Posted by basjoos
When you consider that a 68 VW Beetle got 34mpg on the highway 40 years ago, it makes you wonder at how much progress has actually been made over the past 40 years. Replacing the high maintenance points with an electronic ignition, eliminating grease fittings, and cleaning up the exhaust appears to be about it. They certainly haven't made much improvement in the fuel economy.
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I drove a 74 super beetle 2 weeks ago. It sucked. It was very well cared for and maintained. But it still sucked. It was slow, loud, handled horrible, hot, stopped lousy, hard to start, smelled like gas, and I found myself sitting in a crumple zone. All of it. Any bad new car is better than an old beetle. There fun for nostalgia though.