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On Sat, 05 Dec 2009 09:09:02 -0500, Gene
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Back in those days the VW was the best of a questionable choice of small
cars......... nowadays, not so much.


Only true because the "new" beetle is not the original car or concept.
They OUGHT to bring that automobile back.
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I never understood how the VW escaped the wrath of Nader when he was
trashing the Corvair. They both had the same problem. (tucking the
real axle and flipping over).

BTW this is not the first time VW abandoned the beetle. I bet we see
beetle III (or is that IV?) some day.

That is an easy question to answer. The bug had a cult following, and the
Corvair was an easy target. Empi made the Camber Compensator that actually
made the car a lot safer. I think later VW stole the idea and added them at
the factory. By the time Nader attacked Corvair they had gone away from the
swing axles. I think the same year.