Do you recond new beetle still considerd as classic..
just for survey..
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jay66 Learner Dubber
13 posts · joined Oct 2005 ·
Do you recond new beetle still considerd as classic..
frenzix Son of Jim - Creator of Good
2,742 posts · joined Dec 2003 ·
no
blutopless2 DAMSLO
2,457 posts · joined Jan 2004 ·
why would it be considered as classic?? didn't think it was ever touted as a "classic".
its a new car so it sort of defeats the "classic" label....
its a new car so it sort of defeats the "classic" label....
see.... air and water do mix 😉
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1974 1300
1997 MK3 Golf GL
2003 NB Cabrio
2012 Golf VI GTI
2014 Audi A4 Quattro
pete wood 23 Windows of Awesome
6,828 posts · joined Jan 2004 ·
no
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pyr0 flame-on
4,457 posts · joined Mar 2003 ·
its becomes a reco'd or resto'd not a classic 😉
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Dannyboy half man , half horse
2,306 posts · joined Jan 2004 ·
no way!
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MISS VDUB Administrator Mrs KOMBIBOB
2,565 posts · joined Sep 2005 ·
Definitely not!
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1962 Baja Beetle: "Peanut"
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2012 Skoda Octavia Scout: "Scout"
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byronbus dsk
4,204 posts · joined Jul 2003 ·
nah
kirk Seriously Crusin Dubber
167 posts · joined Oct 2005 ·
nope, it can't be. it looks good though
theverybigtallman Wolfsburg Wizard
405 posts · joined Aug 2004 ·
nup
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twoguns simply aircooled
4,275 posts · joined Nov 2002 ·
dont think it will happen.
unless it grabs the appeal of the aircooled in 20yrs. but then us die hards will still have our aircooled's anyway.👍
unless it grabs the appeal of the aircooled in 20yrs. but then us die hards will still have our aircooled's anyway.👍
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PrettyBlueBug Almost over it...
2,032 posts · joined May 2005 ·
Ask us again in 30 years time.... 🙂
Oasis Going alone...
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Maybe if it was made of Steel instead of plastic. I don't think in 30 years that all the bits will still be attached... You can' really "rat" plastic. my 2c worth
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Starbug rustbag
2,408 posts · joined Feb 2003 ·
the whole concept of a 'new' beetle basically excludes it from being a classic.
if they are still around in 30 years time, then they will be.
of course by that time classic bugs will be vintage 😀
if they are still around in 30 years time, then they will be.
of course by that time classic bugs will be vintage 😀
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this made alot of people very angry and is widely regarded as a bad move.
YIOughta Seriously Crusin Dubber
190 posts · joined Sep 2005 ·
Yes!!
Car
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Age
Steel
Style
Intrigue &
Cool
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Car
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Age
Steel
Style
Intrigue &
Cool
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frenzix Son of Jim - Creator of Good
2,742 posts · joined Dec 2003 ·
NASTY SISTA, i meant no cause like some said 30 years is where a car is considered a classic, 50 vintage etc etc
BenettonVW Administrator AVD Forum Founder
3,125 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
How can it be a classic? It is NEW!?!?
Are the new GT's classics? Are the new Mustangs the same as the old? What about the new Mini Cooper? Nope.. not even close.
They are styled on modern times, with modern safety and modern looks. Full stop.
Are the new GT's classics? Are the new Mustangs the same as the old? What about the new Mini Cooper? Nope.. not even close.
They are styled on modern times, with modern safety and modern looks. Full stop.
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frank2112 Officially Full-On Dubber
215 posts · joined Jan 2005 ·
Maybe when they are about 25 years old. it will be interesting to see if people still want to keep them and if parts will be available..
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vanderaj Administrator a suffusion of yellow
3,130 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
There's an active NB scene in the US, but they have active Saturn and Scion scenes as well.
I personally think that the NB will attain the classic status given time. Sort of like the first GTI and the Sirocco have become. Certainly, I don't think any other Golf IV based car besides the Audi TT will come close.
thanks,
Andrew
I personally think that the NB will attain the classic status given time. Sort of like the first GTI and the Sirocco have become. Certainly, I don't think any other Golf IV based car besides the Audi TT will come close.
thanks,
Andrew
blutopless2 DAMSLO
2,457 posts · joined Jan 2004 ·
ahh... but not an ounce of rust... lolOasis wrote:Maybe if it was made of Steel instead of plastic.
see.... air and water do mix 😉
1974 1300
1997 MK3 Golf GL
2003 NB Cabrio
2012 Golf VI GTI
2014 Audi A4 Quattro
1974 1300
1997 MK3 Golf GL
2003 NB Cabrio
2012 Golf VI GTI
2014 Audi A4 Quattro
mscabrio Cabriolet Queen
2,308 posts · joined Jan 2004 ·
You have to be kidding me !!! Of course the new beetle can't be a classic, it's NEW.
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Spook Driving the 64 wheeler
1,168 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
Classic??? It's not even a f#cking beetle
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h fractals - an ever changing lifestyle
7,671 posts · joined Feb 2005 ·
the convertibile one for sure
great lines that will never go outta style..
wish i had one covered in a shed for keeping..
next to a classic karman convert of course..
great lines that will never go outta style..
wish i had one covered in a shed for keeping..
next to a classic karman convert of course..
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Robo Compulsive Aussie Vee Dubber
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Who cares wether its a classic or not. Its still made by the factory that made our aircooleds and thats good enough for me. Id like to actually know how many of you so called aircooled diehards actuall drive them 100% of the time anyway. I bet there's quite a few with a jap or holden or ford bangers for certain occations. One of my daughter's likes NB,s Y2K's in particular. The others like my Oval and Kombi. If a certain car is not to your liking there is nothing wrong with that but someone else dose love it, and it suits their needs, surely thats worth respecting?
This attitude is whats wrong with the VW crowd. Im the president of an any make Vintage club, ranging from a early porsche 911 to a model A ford. When I turn up in the Beetle and have done something to it, all the others come over to have a look and ask questions, or give feedback, It's not always positive, but there is nothing wrong with "constructive criticisim" and I dont get from the Porsche owner "who cares its just a shitbox VW"
Another thing that makes me laugh is, you see someone turn up to a VW show in a heap of junk that they have never polished or laid a spanner on and then you see that same person criticising someones 3 year skinned knuckle resto cause it has the wrong wiper blades on it. I find this amazing!
I realise all this blurb I have been going on with dosent have much to do with the title of the thread, but I think there is too much negativity towards the NB. Its still a VW, and therefore I like it as much as any other VW and Im quite happy to talk to their owners about what they have done to them.
To those of us who ride motrcycles, I could use this as an example of the "whats a classic" thing. the "Vincent Black Shadow", 30 years ago you couldn't give one away! Jap fours had hit the scene (750 four, and Z900) and Vincent's were considered too unreliable and leaked oil all over your jeans (a heap of shit) what are they worth now!
Rob...
This attitude is whats wrong with the VW crowd. Im the president of an any make Vintage club, ranging from a early porsche 911 to a model A ford. When I turn up in the Beetle and have done something to it, all the others come over to have a look and ask questions, or give feedback, It's not always positive, but there is nothing wrong with "constructive criticisim" and I dont get from the Porsche owner "who cares its just a shitbox VW"
Another thing that makes me laugh is, you see someone turn up to a VW show in a heap of junk that they have never polished or laid a spanner on and then you see that same person criticising someones 3 year skinned knuckle resto cause it has the wrong wiper blades on it. I find this amazing!
I realise all this blurb I have been going on with dosent have much to do with the title of the thread, but I think there is too much negativity towards the NB. Its still a VW, and therefore I like it as much as any other VW and Im quite happy to talk to their owners about what they have done to them.
To those of us who ride motrcycles, I could use this as an example of the "whats a classic" thing. the "Vincent Black Shadow", 30 years ago you couldn't give one away! Jap fours had hit the scene (750 four, and Z900) and Vincent's were considered too unreliable and leaked oil all over your jeans (a heap of shit) what are they worth now!
Rob...
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byronbus dsk
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I do, a splitty, and had done up til a little while ago til when i acquired a golf, but still drive the splitty more than the golf...Robo wrote:Id like to actually know how many of you so called aircooled diehards actuall drive them 100% of the time anyway. Rob...
But i think its obvious, they wont be a classic, but neither will a t5 transporter, so if anyone has one that they want to sell cheap, im up...
Robo Compulsive Aussie Vee Dubber
4,491 posts · joined Feb 2003 ·
I think they will over time. They are different from the norm, and this sets them apart from the rest of the current modern designs. Buy a classic car magazine and have a look at what makes it into the page's. I think you all may be suprised. BMW K series bikes were ridiculed by the old aircooled mob it was a complete change of design (watercooled) when they were released 22 years ago, there were the same paralel critisiisms IE no style, bland, no character, ect ect. They now have a faithful following and are considered to be a "classic" bike. Time moves on, who would have thought that a Golf or Holden torana sunbird (1976) would be eligable for historic/Vintage rego!
Rob...
Rob...
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twoguns simply aircooled
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i do! a split screen kombi... considered a classic as it represented a piece of the world history. it is realated to as the 'original hippie van!' and it generates a lot of memories and emotions in a lot of people, whether they be hippies, wanna be hippies, or are jsut envious of hte happy go lucky lifestyle.Robo wrote:Id like to actually know how many of you so called aircooled diehards actuall drive them 100% of the time anyway.
To those of us who ride motrcycles, I could use this as an example of the "whats a classic" thing. the "Vincent Black Shadow", 30 years ago you couldn't give one away! Jap fours had hit the scene (750 four, and Z900) and Vincent's were considered too unreliable and leaked oil all over your jeans (a heap of shit) what are they worth now!
Rob...
beach buggy for those hot days, as well. a classic as you jsut cannot replicated the manxz and JnS's anymore. it demonstrates a total disregard for all the RULES that we have to put up with.
and as for bikes. i stuck with aircooled, and went he buell firebolt. :P :P fuk those japcrappers. give me something that rattles and vibrates and squeeks and tells you everyday that you are living and not jsut commuting!
[ Edited on 29/10/2005 by twoguns ]
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pete wood 23 Windows of Awesome
6,828 posts · joined Jan 2004 ·
been thinking more about this, looked this up,
http://www.answers.com/classic&r=67
says a whole bunch different stuff
http://www.answers.com/classic&r=67
says a whole bunch different stuff
I think the beetle really fits into this...clas·sic (klăs'ĭk)
adj.
Belonging to the highest rank or class.
Serving as the established model or standard: a classic example of colonial architecture.
Having lasting significance or worth; enduring.
Adhering or conforming to established standards and principles: a classic piece of research.
Of a well-known type; typical: a classic mistake.
Of or characteristic of the literature, art, and culture of ancient Greece and Rome; classical.
Formal, refined, and restrained in style.
Simple and harmonious; elegant: the classic cut of a suit; the classic lines of a clipper ship.
Having historical or literary associations: classic battlefields of the Civil War.
n.
An artist, author, or work generally considered to be of the highest rank or excellence, especially one of enduring significance.
A work recognized as definitive in its field.
A literary work of ancient Greece or Rome.
classics The languages and literature of ancient Greece and Rome. Used with the.
One that is of the highest rank or class: The car was a classic of automotive design.
A typical or traditional example.
Informal. A superior or unusual example of its kind: The reason he gave for being late was a classic.
A traditional event, especially a major sporting event that is held annually: a golf classic.
I'm not sure if the NB will ever be defined this way because it's really just an adapted copy rather than a whole new concept (feel free to disagree if you will). But then I spose lots of other cars are called classics and they don't either. Spose we'll just have to wait and see what history says. 🙄A work recognized as definitive in its field.
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i do drive my 54 classic beetle everyday, but if i kept it up the odds for it surviving d%#khead 'other' drivers who pull out in front of you are not good..
so bring on another modern daily driver vw or not to wreck and crash as ther are plenty of them still around..
so bring on another modern daily driver vw or not to wreck and crash as ther are plenty of them still around..
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Z = Z2 + C1/r = 1/0 = infinity
Barrels www.barrelman.com.au
VW Workshop - aircooledgarage.com.au
allcooled.com.au
Fantasy http://seventhchronicle.com
Z = Z2 + C1/r = 1/0 = infinity
Barrels www.barrelman.com.au
VW Workshop - aircooledgarage.com.au
allcooled.com.au