> > VW could have made the beetle run clean. The design of the motor is not > inherently dirty (look at what Porsche has done). I think they just > didn't believe that it was worth the effort to pour so much money into > an aging model. They decided it was better to spend the money on designing > a new model. Too bad they didn't do both.
Good point. I had it in my head air-cooled was inherently dirty. thanks. > > It's a POS because it is overpriced and underengineered. My sister owns > one and has had nothing but bad things to say about it. It has been in > and out of the shop with increasing frequency, even though it has yet to > break 100k miles. I've seen them, I've ridden in them, I think they suck. > Sorry bout that... :) > Can't argue with that. Stuart R.
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