**A Beetle Cabrio?**
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Race Idiot
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its an Audi TT thats ate all the pies!No you are correct that looks awfull, same goes for the engine options
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yes indeed it is
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i think that car already on the street.
i saw it in a mag , a company in miami made them for sale. ( you have to order )
but :vw: hold the production of the :vw: model until 2003/or 04
another company made the :ferrari: 456 spyder before :ferrari: made it. ( that was a few years ago)
sorry i don't find the expecific mag for refference,+ i don't have scanner to show it.
i saw it in a mag , a company in miami made them for sale. ( you have to order )
but :vw: hold the production of the :vw: model until 2003/or 04
another company made the :ferrari: 456 spyder before :ferrari: made it. ( that was a few years ago)
sorry i don't find the expecific mag for refference,+ i don't have scanner to show it.
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i have never really been a fan of beetles, or ever have i liked VW itself, they have gone over the top and made a bad car, worse......... much much worse!!
I've seen one on the road - I think they made twelve in all. One for the last Austin Powers movie, one for Rocky and Bullwinkle, one for some Coca-Cola games or something, and the rest sold at auction by VW. Good to see they're FINALLY going to build it; I was wondering what they'd do when Beetle sales dried up.
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I didnt like the normal new Beetle, but this is even worse
Sad to see that this will actually see production. The only VAG car with more cowl shake than a Mustang.
Ever since the Beetle went front-engined, it has been nothing but a girl's car. Not a woman's car, not a effeminate man's car, but a 16-year-old girl's first car. Period. Nice, sedate, semi-safe, cute as a ladybug. Totally not what I -- or any other person with more than a few milligrams of testosterone in them -- wants for a car.
Ever since the Beetle went front-engined, it has been nothing but a girl's car. Not a woman's car, not a effeminate man's car, but a 16-year-old girl's first car. Period. Nice, sedate, semi-safe, cute as a ladybug. Totally not what I -- or any other person with more than a few milligrams of testosterone in them -- wants for a car.
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WHY WHY DOES EVERONE HAVE TO MAKE CARS WITH LITTLE ENGINES, BEETLES MAKE ME VOMIT BEYOND BELIEF ( meglo cries) 
its not fair, why cannot Ferraris be a standard car, that don't cost more than £100,000, or even listers, NSX's.
it not fair it tell ya.
its not fair, why cannot Ferraris be a standard car, that don't cost more than £100,000, or even listers, NSX's.
it not fair it tell ya.
Originally posted by Hooligan
Sad to see that this will actually see production. The only VAG car with more cowl shake than a Mustang.
Ever since the Beetle went front-engined, it has been nothing but a girl's car. Not a woman's car, not a effeminate man's car, but a 16-year-old girl's first car. Period. Nice, sedate, semi-safe, cute as a ladybug. Totally not what I -- or any other person with more than a few milligrams of testosterone in them -- wants for a car.
I might toss 'rich' in there - the cars are none too practical and they're purchased by these girls for one reason - cuteness!
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- WFG9
The car would be praised by Osama, it sucks so much!
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I'm not a beetle fan, but I don't think it looks any worse than a non-drop-top. anybody got a pic with the top up?
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Hopefully this and the PT convertable will sway the mass of women off of the Miata and onto these crappy cars...
BTW, 8 out of 10 times I see a Miata, a guy is driving. Now, before the Beetle and PT came out, the number was more around 4 out of 10, so this is getting better.
I'd like to thank VW for the Beetle, Chrysler for the PT, Toyota for the Echo, and the other companies who release POS cars for un knowlagable women to buy instead of buying up the good cars.
BTW, 8 out of 10 times I see a Miata, a guy is driving. Now, before the Beetle and PT came out, the number was more around 4 out of 10, so this is getting better.
I'd like to thank VW for the Beetle, Chrysler for the PT, Toyota for the Echo, and the other companies who release POS cars for un knowlagable women to buy instead of buying up the good cars.
I consider the New Beetle one of the most cynical marketing exercises in automotive history (let me get this straight - you put a useless body on an otherwise perfectly serviceable Golf chassis, and you want to charge MORE for it?!?), and the convertible only furthers this line of thought.
On the plus side, there's an increased chance of pretty young things getting caught in the rain.
On the plus side, there's an increased chance of pretty young things getting caught in the rain.
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HAHAHAHA, good points and thoughts you two 
As for the pole, I think there should have been an intermediate category-guess I'll go with "no comment". Hmm, I just read the available engines, at least I won't have to worry about one of them buggers beating my ride, even if I don't get any of my sensors fixed 
As for the pole, I think there should have been an intermediate category-guess I'll go with "no comment". Hmm, I just read the available engines, at least I won't have to worry about one of them buggers beating my ride, even if I don't get any of my sensors fixed
Race Idiot
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What european cars arent built on that chassis these days
I didnt know that seat were using it as well untill recently.
Fair comment - for what is pushed as a 'fun' car, they sure picked a formal colour for the photos - I'd expect to see a 7 series, and S-Class or an A8 in that colour for publicity photos, not a convertible Beetle - they should have picked a nice silver or something.
Originally posted by M5Power
Hey man - women driving Boxsters might be bad, but come to Chicagoland some time. We've got people (and I'm not talking about SOME people, but a very high majority) who, when given the decision, would rather have the Prizm than the Corolla.
Whaaaat?
:hypno: 
I can understand getting a RS over the WRX, a base RSX for the Type-S, and especially a A4 2.8 instead of the S4, but a PRIZM instead of even a COROLLA!?! Do people really care that little about the vehicle they drive? Oh, wait -- I just answered my own question. This is, after all, the nation that made the Civic a 20-year bestseller.
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Guess what my brothers car is.
Originally posted by Hooligan
Whaaaat?
I can understand getting a RS over the WRX, a base RSX for the Type-S, and especially a A4 2.8 instead of the S4, but a PRIZM instead of even a COROLLA!?! Do people really care that little about the vehicle they drive? Oh, wait -- I just answered my own question. This is, after all, the nation that made the Civic a 20-year bestseller.
Heh - well, it's not much of a question of caring. Here in Illinois, people are nearly blind in their patriotism, and would much, much rather support their country than show sensibility.
That said, the Prizm is a decent used buy. It may not be as reliable (obviously), but it costs much less than its Toyota-twin of the same year, since the Toyota holds its value much better.
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Prizm.
