Fridge Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 Well, it's the "peoples" car isn't it, so why should Rush fans be left out? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munk Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 Isn't 2018 the last year of the bug? I still miss my split windshield 62 microbus. I think it had 42 HP pal Dave says; "I hate, HATE those things. Every summer in Michigan everyone's on vacation, but there is no line longer than that of the vehicles following behind a VW bus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alph Seeker Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 Isn't 2018 the last year of the bug? I still miss my split windshield 62 microbus. I think it had 42 HP pal Dave says; "I hate, HATE those things. Every summer in Michigan everyone's on vacation, but there is no line longer than that of the vehicles following behind a VW bus. AKA "The Iron Twinkie" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1-0-0-1-0-0-1 Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 We know there's at least one out there. http://youtu.be/EGls1vVq0Dg 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That One Guy Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 My first car at 16 was a 1991 Volkswagen Jetta coupe. Red 1.8L, 5 speed manual. Looked good. Car was a complete and total mechanical piece of shit, though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fordgalaxy Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 I'd say, not many. VWs are not that reliable and expensive to fix and I like to believe most Rush fans are smarter than that and buy vehicles that are more durable and reliable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 My folks had a VW beetle. They yanked the back seat and threw down a blanket for the three kids. It took us everywhere, rain or shine. Here's Uncle Otto getting us out of the snow, circa 1972... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughedatbytime Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 I'd say, not many. VWs are not that reliable and expensive to fix and I like to believe most Rush fans are smarter than that and buy vehicles that are more durable and reliable.I had a Golf in the mid 90s for a few years. No mechanical problems but I had the feeling that if anyone would have hit me going over 10 mph i would have been dead. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 I also had one of these in high school/college...a '65 Karmann Ghia: http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTAwOVgxNjAw/z/VcoAAOSwzrxUy-Ib/$_1.JPG?set_id=880000500F 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 I'd say, not many. VWs are not that reliable and expensive to fix and I like to believe most Rush fans are smarter than that and buy vehicles that are more durable and reliable.I had a Golf in the mid 90s for a few years. No mechanical problems but I had the feeling that if anyone would have hit me going over 10 mph i would have been dead.On a rainy night in Olympia, WA, I got t-boned in my Ghia by a Chevy van, left front quarter panel, dead on. The wheel ended up parallel with the ground. Luckily, there was no fire (gas tank is in the front), and no one got hurt (I had three passengers. That was the end of the Ghia. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 I'd say, not many. VWs are not that reliable and expensive to fix and I like to believe most Rush fans are smarter than that and buy vehicles that are more durable and reliable.The classic VWs were cheap and easy to fix. Bugs, Combis, Ghias. They were great cars. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1-0-0-1-0-0-1 Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 I also had one of these in high school/college...a '65 Karmann Ghia: http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTAwOVgxNjAw/z/VcoAAOSwzrxUy-Ib/$_1.JPG?set_id=880000500F My friend had one too, a red one. My other friend had a Beetle. Lots of Rush was listened to in those cars. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fordgalaxy Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 I'd say, not many. VWs are not that reliable and expensive to fix and I like to believe most Rush fans are smarter than that and buy vehicles that are more durable and reliable.The classic VWs were cheap and easy to fix. Bugs, Combis, Ghias. They were great cars.Those older ones weren't bad. I had a 72 Bug for a while and with the exception of the generator, I didn't have problems with it other than the brakes and "heating" system, which all of them had issues with because of a poor design. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnRogers Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 Not a fan. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnRogers Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 We know there's at least one out there. http://youtu.be/EGls1vVq0DgDamn, now I know how stupid I look in my travels by car. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueschica Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 (edited) This actually was a really nice '78 Super Beetle with a sunroof before our wedding reception . . . . Worst part was that it took forever to find a car wash! Edited March 17, 2018 by blueschica 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HemiBeers Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 (edited) Diesel Rabbits ran forever. The old Sciroccos were kind of quirky cool back in the day. That pic below looks like a knockoff of the Accord hatchback at the time. The newVWs have too much weird shit going on with their engines like turbos and diesels. Just give me a plain old low maintenance gas engine. http://www.vwvortex.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/scirocco-16v.jpg Edited March 17, 2018 by HemiBeers 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HemiBeers Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 (edited) My folks had a VW beetle. They yanked the back seat and threw down a blanket for the three kids. It took us everywhere, rain or shine. Here's Uncle Otto getting us out of the snow, circa 1972... you don't push a bug out of the snow...you just bend over, pick it up by the bumper and move it. Edited March 17, 2018 by HemiBeers 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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