Help with decision to buy VW Beetle classic..!!! HELP!

[misshendrix]

Hello, Im 21 and ive just recently booked my driving test. I have a load of inheritance money from my mum, and I can afford to buy a good second hand beetle classic, right now iv made an offer and going to possibly buy a sweet looking bug at the weekend but as its my first car and im young people are begining to make me doubt myself sayign that my first car should be a banger you can afford to make a mistake with or that omething will go wrong - its true i know nothing about cars but im wiling to learn and take a risk....frome xperience with old beetle , this one is a 72 model to b exact what is your advice ... please!!!!

[turbonutter69]

Hello and Welcome to TorqueCars.
Hope you enjoy your time with us.


What advise would you like?

[T9 man]

Greetings and Welcome to TorqueCars My Friend!

I think a classic Beetle for your first car is wrong! No air-con for the summer, less than adequate brakes, spare parts difficult to resource and may take some time to arrive, if the silliest thing goes wrong on the car you will be going to work on the bus while you sort the problem out! Only my tuppence worth you understand!

If you really really want it, just beware of the task you face in keeping it on the road. Also while you are or should I say going to be a new driver, your risk of having a minor accident in the following 12 months are great, and the willingness of the insurance companies to write a car off these days for a small amount of damage is just plain wrong.

I think a small reliable Japanese or German car might be best for you to start off with, especially until you grow in confidence with driving on the road while gaining some valuable experience. But at the end of the day it is your money and your choice, I wish you the very best of luck in whatever you decide to do

[pgarner]

nice idea for a 1st car.
do you have access to a garage ? if so then id say the beetle as a 2nd car and get something else to begin with and work in on the beetle to get it running better.
remember they arent the most reliable cars in the world

[waynne]

Hi there, I hope you are well. May I wish you a warm welcome to TorqueCars, it is a pleasure to meet you.

HAVE YOU CHECKED THE COST OF THE INSURANCE YET? This is usually the deciding factor. I'd not spend much on a first car as it is highly likely it will get damaged in some way.

You'll find us a pretty friendly bunch and I'm sure you'll start to love and enjoy the forums as much as we all do. (It gets quite addictive at times.)

Feel free to get involved in our other threads, all opinions are welcome and as they say "the more the merrier"! (It's also great when people start new threads and discussions and all adds to the great debate.)

[dagger]

welcome to the forum - and good luck

[PedroS]

welcome to the forum. how much for the bug?