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Beetle Daily Driver
Posted: Wed May 12, 2010 5:18 pm
by Donovan D
How safe is a beetle in terms of being a daily driver and getting stolen in SA
I would like to have a beetle as my daily but a bit in two minds,
I know the way it looks can affect it aswell,
How many of you use a beetle as a daily and what year is it?
Re: Beetle Daily Driver
Posted: Wed May 12, 2010 5:32 pm
by bugspray
Trust me, have noticed through friends the past 2 weeks, ANY car is a target to being stolen in SA, so dont use that as a deciding factor to get 1. A bug has as much possibility of being a quick getaway car or a "ride for us back to our underworld" as a citi golf or toyota....
Re: Beetle Daily Driver
Posted: Wed May 12, 2010 5:57 pm
by Donovan D
Thats true, If they really want the car, they are going to take it, you can only make it harder for them,
Re: Beetle Daily Driver
Posted: Wed May 12, 2010 6:05 pm
by dsan
the '59 is my daily driver. currently do about 1000 miles a month. if the ****'s want to steal it, they will, as they would with a 750i, S600 or a shittygolf.
Re: Beetle Daily Driver
Posted: Wed May 12, 2010 9:34 pm
by JamesD
before my engine cock up at the beginning of the year, my beetle was my daily, was clocking over 3000km a month in it. I'm Actually really missing driving my car
hopefully 2 more weeks and we sorted!
Re: Beetle Daily Driver
Posted: Wed May 12, 2010 10:03 pm
by hitlers revenge
Splitz, theres 4 daily drivers behind your dads house that are daily drivers.
The one I paid for but don't own anymore has just had the original 1200 motor overhauled and put back in. My son is a very happy chappy again. Seeing that it is all his own work.
The 4 beetles in question get more milage around Brackenfell than any other cars.
Re: Beetle Daily Driver
Posted: Thu May 13, 2010 8:00 am
by calooker
Before selling my 71 I drove it every day, about 600 km's a week.
Re: Beetle Daily Driver
Posted: Thu May 13, 2010 8:05 am
by YvaneS
I drive my 74 everyday, just drive past any university and you'l see how many daily driver beetles there is
Re: Beetle Daily Driver
Posted: Thu May 13, 2010 10:51 am
by Klaus
A bug as a daily is the best. You'll be the the only one smilling in the trafffic. Sold my Bakkie and now using the bug and bus for work for a month and am chuffed again ! If i didnt need to do such huge mileage then i would have never moved away from the bug as a daily !
Re: Beetle Daily Driver
Posted: Thu May 13, 2010 12:05 pm
by MELLO YELLOW
caloker wrote:
Before selling my 71 I drove it every day, about 600 km's a week.
I now drive the 71 everyday as I do not have the use of the Co bakkie anymore (f#*%ing sales reps)
I do about 80-100k a day apart from Monday and Tuesday almost 250(Pretoria and back)
Strill need to workout what the km per tank is
