[s-cars] Kid's cars

[matt ludwig]

Just wanted to chime in on this,

not that i have children and am arguably the youngest (in years since  
birth :) on this list. What do you who drive that Beetle think of  
it's blind spots?- especially for a new driver? I have driven a veery  
good friend's Turbo S version (in philly, Taka) and it had possibly  
the biggest most dangerous blind spots i have ever experienced in a  
car- particularly a german make. my friend also said it was the one  
thing he hated about the car and why he would not recommend it.

I know there are trade offs in every dynamic w/ this decision, just  
thought i would bring it up. the design could have been changed by  
now for all i know as well.

matt ludwig.
1995.5 S6 Avant
Lima, Peru


On Oct 12, 2005, at 4:30 PM, lebakken1 at netzero.net wrote:

> S-heads with newbie drivers.
> This thread hits home with me - my 15.5 year old daughter has her  
> heart set on a Jetta or a New Beetle, vintage 1999-2000, cost ~  
> $8000. She also likes the Passat. I have to be pleased with her  
> penchant for VW's, it is what I learned to drive on (78 German  
> Rabbit), and is probably why I drive Audis today.
> I have to agree with Taka on this one....the New Beetle is an  
> excellent starter car. Now, if I can just get my daughter to save  
> up her 25%. Her response to this is that I should front her that  
> too, so that she can get the car, to get the job to pay me back.  
> (4.0 student in more ways than one).
> Two daughters to go after this one. My mom says paybacks are a  
> bitch. Methinks she is right. Again.
> Craig Lebakken
> 94S4
> PS to Paul K - Do think god could have sparked that magnesium in  
> the Westfalia? Due to skipping Catholic school to defrock innocent  
> girls? ; >
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