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[MIRVINE11]

Bored of all the same looking small modern cars.

Would a VW Beetle stand up well as a daily driver? (35-40miles a day) Reliability etc? Tempted to have it sitting alongside the mini on my drive!!!

But i need to research alot more, i know nothing about them. Do they suffer the same rust problems? whats their MPG like? and are they reliable.

Bear in mind i'd be spending £4-5k on one.

Cheers guys

[Bungle]

they didn't build beetles as weekend show cars, they were build to get people from A to B how ever far it was and at any time

as the advert used to say the man the drives the snow plough drives a beetle to work

the only difference between a modern car and a classic is the maintenance needed, the service intervals on a classic are more often and there is more to do

but you can service a classic for about a 1/3 of the cost of a modern car, for example a oil change on a beetle you need about a litre of cheap oil and a 99p gasket set there is no oil filter just a strainer to wash out

[davidv]

With your budget you should get a mint one.Always check every where for quality of any welding and rot.The 1600cc ones are best in my view.They are slow.They make a very good daily car.I have seen some with 250g miles plus on the same engine.They sound nice to.They were called the peoples car.

[Bungle]

you can get a great one for that money clicky

[davidv]

That is a nice classic Bungle and cheap.A VW Camper is also an option.You would have some fun in one and they hold there value.They do like fuel.

[Guess-Works.com]

You're about a week too late, Slyoldfox was selling his recently restored one, but now sold I believe...

[wolfie]

all the campers ive owned bar one have been used as daily drivers, i would have another in a heartbeat if i had the space

[Bungle]

only problem with a camper is they do drink fuel around town

but most of the VW shows are very camper based