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VW is going to discontinue the "BUG" after about 70 years of
production

"Tim" wrote in message
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VW is going to discontinue the "BUG" after about 70 years of
production

Too bad, but for the same money a Honda Civic or Toyota Corolla is probably
a better value overall.
Heck...a RAV4 is cheaper than that top of the line 2010 New Beetle.
My first brand new car was a 1972 dark blue 'Super Beetle'.
Back in those days the VW was the best of a questionable choice of small
cars......... nowadays, not so much.

Don White wrote:

Heck...a RAV4 is cheaper than that top of the line 2010 New Beetle.

Yes, but they are both driven by woman and effeminate men.


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On Sat, 5 Dec 2009 03:24:08 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:

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VW is going to discontinue the "BUG" after about 70 years of
production

Adolph will be sad. A lot of shoulders will be relieved that
"Punchbuggy Blue.....WHAM!" is no longer played.
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John H

Gene wrote:
On Sat, 5 Dec 2009 08:20:40 -0400, "Don White"
wrote:

"Tim" wrote in message
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VW is going to discontinue the "BUG" after about 70 years of
production
Too bad, but for the same money a Honda Civic or Toyota Corolla is probably
a better value overall.
Heck...a RAV4 is cheaper than that top of the line 2010 New Beetle.
My first brand new car was a 1972 dark blue 'Super Beetle'.
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.


I had a new Beetle way back when...bought it when I was working at the
KC Star. Fine car for getting around town, but...sheeesh...out on those
Missouri two lane "highways," if a big semi-truck was coming from the
opposite direction, the winds it created would damn near blow the Beetle
right off the road.

I love the car, though. Really reliable (ok...so I owned an MG-A so my
point of reference isn't that high!)

On Dec 5, 9:27*am, "H the K (I post with a Mac)"
wrote:
Gene wrote:
On Sat, 5 Dec 2009 08:20:40 -0400, "Don White"
wrote:

"Tim" wrote in message
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VW is going to discontinue the "BUG" after *about *70 years of
production
Too bad, but for the same money a Honda Civic or Toyota Corolla is probably
a better value overall.
Heck...a RAV4 is cheaper than that top of the line 2010 New Beetle.
My first brand new car was a 1972 dark blue 'Super Beetle'.
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.

I had a new Beetle way back when...bought it when I was working at the
KC Star. Fine car for getting around town, but...sheeesh...out on those
Missouri two lane "highways," if a big semi-truck was coming from the
opposite direction, the winds it created would damn near blow the Beetle
right off the road.

I love the car, though. Really reliable (ok...so I owned an MG-A so my
point of reference isn't that high!)- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Yeah, of course......
Everyone here believes you.

On Dec 5, 7:00*am, John H wrote:
On Sat, 5 Dec 2009 03:24:08 -0800 (PST), Tim
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VW is going to discontinue the "BUG" after *about *70 years of
production

Adolph will be sad. A lot of shoulders will be relieved that
"Punchbuggy Blue.....WHAM!" is no longer played.
--

John H

A kid I knew from high school got on that kick "slug-bug... POW" he'd
hit you right in the arm. It was funny for while, then people told
him to knock it off. He wouldnt' do it. It was funny only to him. So,
one giant kid got tired of it, and when this kid started his "slug--
bug" crap, he turned and punched the jerk right in the gut. About
knocked the wind out of him.

Took care of that!

On Sat, 05 Dec 2009 12:01:36 -0500, gfretwell wrote:


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).

It's interesting to note, only one chapter in Nader's book was about the
Corvair. Nader was trashing the entire automotive industry, and
rightfully so.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unsafe_at_Any_Speed

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On Sat, 05 Dec 2009 11:37:56 -0600, thunder
wrote:

On Sat, 05 Dec 2009 12:01:36 -0500, gfretwell wrote:


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).

It's interesting to note, only one chapter in Nader's book was about the
Corvair. Nader was trashing the entire automotive industry, and
rightfully so.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unsafe_at_Any_Speed

That still doesn't address the question about why Nader singled out
the Corvair when he talked about the dangers of swing axle suspension.
The VW was famous for flipping

Yeah but...with the rounded roof it could keep on rolling instead of
pancaking.

On Sat, 5 Dec 2009 09:36:49 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:

On Dec 5, 7:00*am, John H wrote:
On Sat, 5 Dec 2009 03:24:08 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:

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VW is going to discontinue the "BUG" after *about *70 years of
production

Adolph will be sad. A lot of shoulders will be relieved that
"Punchbuggy Blue.....WHAM!" is no longer played.
--

John H

A kid I knew from high school got on that kick "slug-bug... POW" he'd
hit you right in the arm. It was funny for while, then people told
him to knock it off. He wouldnt' do it. It was funny only to him. So,
one giant kid got tired of it, and when this kid started his "slug--
bug" crap, he turned and punched the jerk right in the gut. About
knocked the wind out of him.

Took care of that!

Actually, if the big kid had just sat down across the table from the
little, mean kid, negotiated a bit, and offered some nice concessions,
I'll bet the little, mean kid would have grown a halo. The big kid
could have asked all the other kids for money to help pay for the
concessions granted the mean, little kid.

Pretty good idea, huh?
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John H