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 Sammy
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| posted on October 25th, 2012 at 09:12 PM |
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VW as a daily drive car?
Hi,
I'm considering selling my 1970 Beetle to buy a newer car as I currently drive it every day and can't afford to keep the Beetle in a garage etc and
pay rego etc on another car.
So, I'm wondering how many people use their VW as a daily drive? Everyone keeps telling me I shouldn't drive my car every day but keep it for
weekends only.
I drive about 15 minutes down the road and back to work.
Just interested to see what everyone else does. 
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| posted on October 25th, 2012 at 09:19 PM |
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Beetles are great daily drivers.......it would love doing a nice 15 minute drive!
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| posted on October 25th, 2012 at 09:24 PM |
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Theres plenty of them getting around in South West Sydney. They seem to get along pretty well.
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| posted on October 25th, 2012 at 09:24 PM |
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Mate that's what they were made for!I'm doing it every day 2332 ida's close ratio box and loving it but it is built rite and I have a good
mechanic for the stuff I can't do/ don't want to!I runs better than a lot of stockers.As long as your prepared to do some basic servicing etc get a
mechanic you can trust not to say steal parts out of you car while your paying him to work on your car!There will be some tring moments but well worth
it.
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| posted on October 25th, 2012 at 09:29 PM |
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Been that for 50yrs, don't know why they suddenly would not be suitable. Unless the owners have got softer 
Customer service is not dead in Australia.
Always after HAZET & MATRA & VW factory tools
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| posted on October 25th, 2012 at 09:31 PM |
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Old vw's (or any old car) are fine as daily drivers. The biggest problem IMO is that owners don't stick to a maintenance schedule when they have old
cars, so they just fix things when they break.......this is when driving older cars become a PITA !
If its serviced and maintained at regular intervals there is no reason why it can't be a trouble free daily driver.
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| posted on October 25th, 2012 at 09:52 PM |
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Drive my 69 everyday....
Seats hurt the shit outta my back but the old vw hates to sit
1969 1500
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| posted on October 25th, 2012 at 10:38 PM |
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ive got the 73 panel as a daily drive
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| posted on October 25th, 2012 at 11:05 PM |
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I drive my 74 camper every day and love it.The kids love getting dropped at school in it and cruzing in it on the weekend Ill be driving the beetle as
a daily when it's finished.
(trying to cut down the fuel bill the bus is a bit thirsty)
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65 manx,74 camper,60 Rat beetle.....and many more to come
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| posted on October 25th, 2012 at 11:13 PM |
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We have had a 71 Beetle as a daily driver for 7 years now. The Kombi was the daily driver before that, and is now used a bit less..
Maintenance is the key. Every 5000 miles we get ours checked by a VW mechanic.
Then you only have to garage one car, pay rego and insurance on one car and have a real cool car.
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| posted on October 26th, 2012 at 12:01 AM |
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Yep, been driving my 75 L bug as a daily for about 25 years now - great fun.
I do agree you need to keep up maintenance to keep it reliable.
From your ole' mate Jeff
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| posted on October 26th, 2012 at 07:07 AM |
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been driving my notch daily for 2 and half years with out a problem
volkaholics.net come check us out
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| posted on October 26th, 2012 at 08:14 AM |
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Thanks guys. My car is really well maintained and very reliable. I've never had a problem with it and I've had it for almost two years. It's in
great condition mechanically and body wise. Unfortunately we haven't been able to find a good mechanic to work in it in Adelaide as it's been to
two of the better known places and both times my husband has had to fix something they've messed up on it. But fortunately my husband is a car guy
and I know enough to keep it going etc so between us it does pretty well.
We're possibly moving further away from my work and I will need to go on a road that does 100 (which I have to say, my car doesn't love), but I will
keep thinking about it for now.
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| posted on October 26th, 2012 at 08:20 AM |
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gosh, if you sold that beetle n replaced it for a Hyundai or something equally ewh = regret
once you get a good VW keep it, they don't make em anymore
and yep you don't have to do 100 just leave a little bit earlier
keep it and be extra happy especially on the weekend runs 
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| posted on October 26th, 2012 at 08:34 AM |
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All good advice. BTW your car should  100 kmph. Something isn't
right if it doesn't.
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| posted on October 26th, 2012 at 08:41 AM |
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Hmm, dosn't like 100, the wench cruises at 110 all day, even when I went over to WA it just kept on going and that was towing a trailer, methinks you
are being a bit soft on the poor dear.
I dream of a day when a chicken can cross a road without being asked for it's motive!
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| posted on October 26th, 2012 at 10:09 AM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by matberry
All good advice. BTW your car should 100 kmph. Something isn't
right if it doesn't.
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^ they were made for autobahn cruising pedal flat too the floor all day . my car performs the best on a freeway stretch .it seems to get into its
stride. would definitely be looking at why ? your car lacks steam good luck ,don't give up on the car !
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| posted on October 26th, 2012 at 11:02 AM |
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I drive my 64 everyday and it LOVEs it!
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| posted on October 26th, 2012 at 12:16 PM |
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I've got boring modern mainstream cars but I still mainly use my bug more as a daily, usually about 300kms a week, much more fun to drive.
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| posted on October 26th, 2012 at 02:18 PM |
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I drive my '69 bug almost everyday to work down the ipswich motorway (40 mins each way @ 100km/h... maybe 80kms a day or something) and it's a
1500sp stocker i love it!! never had major dramas with the car either...
serviced like clockwork and i have a great mechanic.
instead of selling your car to buy a new one, spend that new car cash on some nice bits for your bug
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| posted on October 26th, 2012 at 02:28 PM |
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Yep using a bug as a daily is awesome; I enjoyed driving mine around for years; favourite was working in Bondi Junction and living in Hornsby it was
sooo much fun working down the pacific highway every day; some days the traffic was awful but mostly depending on lane selection it was great fun!
IMHO stock bugs rock as daily's; once they get modified it starts to depend on how and what you've done if they remain enjoyable as a daily thing
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| posted on October 26th, 2012 at 04:58 PM |
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I bought a daily new car (a vw at least, polo GTI) and whilst its comfortable and safe and does 100km/hr no problems... its just downright boring
compared to the dub! It has also been terribly unreliable (I'm on my second engine and I don't trust the DSG auto which is the biggest failing of
the car for me...and I thought I was just unlucky but many I have spoken to have similar issues). Being a new car its so bloody complex and the dealer
tells me they can't find the issue cause the computer says everything is okay. Whenever I see a aircooled dub doing its daily thing I glare at them
enviously!
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| posted on October 26th, 2012 at 06:38 PM |
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I've been driving different air cooled dubs daily for about the last nine years and wouldnt have it any other way! Admittedly I have been cycling to
work for about a year now which really cuts down the kms I drive per year.
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| posted on October 26th, 2012 at 07:32 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by Craig Torrens
Old vw's (or any old car) are fine as daily drivers. The biggest problem IMO is that owners don't stick to a maintenance schedule when they have old
cars, so they just fix things when they break.......this is when driving older cars become a PITA !
If its serviced and maintained at regular intervals there is no reason why it can't be a trouble free daily driver.
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+1 I personally think if an old car is maintained with the proper factory parts they will be more reliable and trouble free than a 00+ car due to less
complexity and original parts for older cars being better quality than that of a new car.
old cars ftw!
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| posted on October 26th, 2012 at 09:21 PM |
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Our stock 1600 Beetle just sings beautifully at 110kph on the freeway. just loves it, and feels like she could do it all day.
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| posted on October 26th, 2012 at 10:01 PM |
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It's the suspension and steering that make 110 nervous!
1969 1500
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| posted on October 27th, 2012 at 12:49 AM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by 69bug
It's the suspension and steering that make 110 nervous!
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Why's that? Like a lot of others on here, I drive my '65 EVERYDAY. If the susprension and steering make 110 nervous, something's amiss.
Those who know about my roadtrips, know the ol' '65 does it with minimal fuss.
As has been said, proper maintenance at the scheduled time save a lot of tears down the road when you least expect it.
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| posted on October 27th, 2012 at 03:20 PM |
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I drive my 76 single cab everywhere.In fact I have never owned a modern car.They realy aren,t worth buying.To much Carbon spent in making a new Car
anyway.Old car,s only make it will you use them.
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