VW Beetle (Original) Reviews

The VW Beetle (the original one!) is perhaps one of the most iconic cars of all time. Nowadays, it represents a free spirited individual, not always a hippy, and someone that is after something that little bit different. It reminds people of the sixties, flower power, and festivals - a time when things were brighter in colour and ...  Read the complete review

Ok you VW fans out there, I am going to tell you about my lovely 1969 beetle called Bluebell. I have always wanted one ever since I went to the vw festival in Margam park last year (2006) after seeing all the bugs and camper vans I fell in love. My dear husband said that if I was to sell my car I could have one for my 30th ...  Read the complete review

After seeing my dad restoring his own VW Beetle, I had caught the bug. I knew that my first car had to be a Vee Dub. I now own my own 1973 Volkswagen Beetle, 1303 model. It is my first car, I love it, and use it every day to get me to work, uni and see my friends. VW made several models of the classic beetle, and regularly updated the ...  Read the complete review

The Volkswagen type 1 better known as the Beetle. A two door four seater car with the engine in the boot! The engine came in several sizes, the range included the 1200 1300 1500 and 1600. The most common engine was the 1300 which came in two versions depending on year of manufacture. I’ve had three VW Beetles all of them 1300 ...  Read the complete review

Seeing as I'm not a car person, and never will be, I certainly seem to have owned nearly every 'popular' classic, and paid the price in doing so. I bought a brand new, red, shiny original Beetle in the seventies, and hated every second driving it. The foot controls were in such an awkward position, that I had to hang ...  Read the complete review