[doubled112]

Maybe MkIVs ruined me, that's where most of my experience is.

Please never say "back to the VW" and "Beetle" in the same sentence. They're shoehorned together in the worst of ways.

If we're going to go back to the Beetle era where it was easy to work on, I think you have to go back pretty far. That's probably too old for most people.

Completely different than a Golf or Jetta the same years, which usually allows you to get to whatever you'd like. If not, at least the service position let's you yank the engine quick.

[SoftTalker]

The original air cooled Beetle was super simple to work on. Once you had done it a few times, you could pull the engine, rebuild it, and reinstall it in an afternoon (assuming you had parts already on hand).

[olivermarks]

If BEVs are ever to be mass market that ac beetle model needs to be replicated....

[wfhordie]

It already has, in China. China has tons of simple BEVs. Time will tell whether that’s what Americans will want, though.

[olivermarks]

MkIV was a restyled beetle body on a Sirroco floorpan - a modern car. I was talking about the 50's and 60's beetles. That's what a BEV could be at this point if dumbed down https://www.amazon.com/Keep-Volkswagen-Alive-Step-Step/dp/09...

[doubled112]

There has to be something going on with Amazon's pricing model when the paperback of the book you linked is $500.

I'm thinking back really hard, but I don't know if I've ever looked around a 50's/60's Beetle more than a quick glance. If they built a new electric car as cheap and easy as those supposedly were to work on, I'd be very interested.

[olivermarks]

that is weird I agree...you can usually find it in thrift stores for a few dollars