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Thoughts on the Beetle? (i.imgur.com)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

They're impressive for what they are: a vehicle engineered at a time of minimum resources and manufacturing/maintenance ability, for a specific goal.

I respect them for that. Otherwise don't care for them at all. Awful to drive (they have the same suspension as a Corvair that dumbass Nader called Dangerous at Any Speed), only with that god-awful front suspension design that has major bump-steer issues. Gutless air-cooled engine, no AC and practically no heat.

But I'm comparing it to anything built after it that didn't have the serious constraints it's designers had to contend with. I would've loved it in 1940 Europe.