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Hello from the great state of North Carolina. Obviously I am new to this site and just want to introduce myself and ask for a little help.
As my handle says I am an old air breather looking to get my feet wet. I purchased my first Bug in February of 1970 after I turned 16. I literally was able to drive it off the show room floor. She is “Ol’Yeller. And over the years I have been blessed and have had the opportunity to own and play with an assortment of neat “toys”.
Here is were I need your help - I am looking at the New Beetle and do not know which Year/engine/sub model would be a good one to start with. I am leaning toward the 2005 to 2007. I have been reading posts on this site as well as others and trying to do my homework. I would truly like to hear the pros and cons form you. Nobody knows the ins and outs of these automobiles better than ya’ll. My plans for the car are simple – more show than go. Do not get me wrong, there will be some mods to “help” with the go just not the all out. I want to keep it reliable so if I want to jump in it and cruse to the beach I can.
I am going to ask one more thing, just because I am an Air Cooled relic, please don’t treat me as an outcast. I made the mistake on a different site of mentioning that I was looking at the New Beetle – The out pouring of hate was over whelming. You would have thought that I shot JR. I do not understand nor was I expecting that reaction.
As my handle says I am an old air breather looking to get my feet wet. I purchased my first Bug in February of 1970 after I turned 16. I literally was able to drive it off the show room floor. She is “Ol’Yeller. And over the years I have been blessed and have had the opportunity to own and play with an assortment of neat “toys”.
Here is were I need your help - I am looking at the New Beetle and do not know which Year/engine/sub model would be a good one to start with. I am leaning toward the 2005 to 2007. I have been reading posts on this site as well as others and trying to do my homework. I would truly like to hear the pros and cons form you. Nobody knows the ins and outs of these automobiles better than ya’ll. My plans for the car are simple – more show than go. Do not get me wrong, there will be some mods to “help” with the go just not the all out. I want to keep it reliable so if I want to jump in it and cruse to the beach I can.
I am going to ask one more thing, just because I am an Air Cooled relic, please don’t treat me as an outcast. I made the mistake on a different site of mentioning that I was looking at the New Beetle – The out pouring of hate was over whelming. You would have thought that I shot JR. I do not understand nor was I expecting that reaction.
