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Old 09-21-2021, 10:13 AM   #6 (permalink)
Ecky
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I'd argue that the spiritual successor to the Beetle, on the road today, is something like a Corolla. Relatively inexpensive, small, lightweight, easy to work on, tons of them on the road, parts are abundant.

The closest mechanical equivalent is definitely nowhere near the spiritual equivalent.
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