• alexc@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    The original? An absolute classic to look at and horrible to drive. The new one? Looks like the original was stung by bees and forgot it’s EpiPen

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      3 months ago

      The new one (first generation)is essentially a Golf IV, so it’s at least a functional vehicle. Those are almost old enough to have a historic license plate in Germany.

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        3 months ago

        Maybe it was the one I drove - I found myself pushing the steering wheel in a bid to get up a relatively modest incline. I was also quite alarmed by how quickly things were passing me.

        Then again, my daily at the time was an RX-8.

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          3 months ago

          thats quite a point of comparison

          beetles are fun but arent that powerful, and its an old car so you need to be on top of maintenance.