{"id":18,"date":"2003-07-12T11:05:10","date_gmt":"2003-07-12T16:05:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/?p=18"},"modified":"2003-07-12T11:05:10","modified_gmt":"2003-07-12T16:05:10","slug":"no_more_bugs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2003\/07\/12\/no_more_bugs.html","title":{"rendered":"No More Bugs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Alas, the last factory manufacturing Volkswagen Beetles — the real kind, not the fancy-schmancy ones done up here in the States for the past few years — is soon to close<\/a>. <\/p>\n

That factory, in Mexico, has been cranking out the Bugs for decades. The populace finds them cheap, reliable, and simple to maintain — all of which made the Bug such a big hit in the US in the 60s.<\/p>\n

They’re being pushed out by more modern vehicles, plus requirements that taxis have four doors, not just two.<\/p>\n

One Beetle taxi driver in Puebla, Roberto China, was despondent. “I bought this Vocho in 1982, and I’ve never had one problem with it,” he said, giving its gleaming paintwork a fond thump.
\n“Even after next year, I’m going to keep this for family trips.” Including small children, a Beetle seats “up to nine or 10 people”, Mr China noted. “I have a new Nissan too, but I feel much safer in the Vocho.”<\/p>\n

As a former Beetle owner myself, it’s sad to see the end of an era, but … 9-10 people? Yeesh.<\/p>\n

(via Daimnation<\/a>)<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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