is the Volkswagen beetle the best car ever created?

Question 1
is the Volkswagen beetle the best car ever created?...  the hitler machine, the slow lane hogger..... call it what you will but is the volkswagen the best car ever created? i mean a ferrari is great, but not off road. a land-rover is great off road but costly to keep on road. Jap cars are really reliable but you don't see many 1970 Jap cars on the road. So is the beetle the greatest feat in vehicle engineering? and if so why can't any car manufacturers create something as good nowadays?

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1)   Yes! I love them. :) - Nicole H

2)   Scirocco is better - Glenn Quagmire

3)   The VW beetle was designed to easily fit a machine gun --so each and every one was to be ready for war. So was not intended to be the best- simply the most useful under the circumstances 'at that time'. - stainless steven

4)   I'm sure it will be at the top of the list. It was and still is a car that was cheap and fun to drive. It suffered the same fate as many other cars. The first was a 36 horse engine , it had no cam bearings so they improved it and came up with the 40 horse. This engine was great and if left alone would still be great but the public wanted more horse power and that started the down slide of the beetle. - crzyfrank

5)   just come back from Mexico, there are thousands of them, saloons, rag tops, pick ups, they must still make them there they look new, don`t know if they were the best the mini took some beating - J R

6)   All cars are designed for a specific purpose.
Some for luxury some for off road, some for high mileage.
The beetle was designed for the masses, and had many shortcomings.
It was very popular because of its economy, but it had little else to offer. - Rogue

7)   Yup, the old bug is a pretty useful old car, bags of character and still quite plentiful. One of the best ways into cheap classic motoring, I've had one before and I'd have another.
Only other similar car I'd say rivals it is the Citroen 2CV, also a fantastic car if you can really drive properly. - EvelynThe ModifiedDog.

8)   Everything the Nazis created and did was the best. - Adolf

9)   Fiat 500 - Magureanu

10)   In my opinion? Yes. The Type 1 was the best car I've ever been exposed to. Air cooled, points, and a single barrel. Simpler than any Honda, and very arguably much more reliable. Mine never left me stranded, or even broke down, for that matter. A little maintenance on the occasional weekend, keep the fan belt fresh, (very important) and run it wide open everywhere I went. Nothing else can take that. Me, her, two friends and a doggie in the very back. Good times!
Make something as good today? Of course they could. If they did it would last too long, hurting future sales. Sadly, simple quality may never be seen in the automobile industry again. - Six String Bandit


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Question 2
What size tyres are on a vw golf 1.9 tdi 54 plate?...  

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1)   15' 235/ 65 will fit. - alex e

2)   Those cars can be fitted with 15 16 or 17 inch wheels, with around 20 different tyre sizes, if you own the car its easier to have a look, other than that drive it into a tyre depot and there gladly tell you - M M M

3)   What size of wheels are on it? - EvelynThe ModifiedDog.

4)   It all depends what size wheels you have. The 2 most common sizes on your vehicle would be either 195/65r16 or 205/55r16. If your not sure, the size is written on the sidewall of the tyre. Hope this helps. - Jamie Seymour


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Question 3
Ububtu 11.04 Fifi problem?...  Ok so i recently installed ubuntu 11.04 on my laptop (im new to linux), and my wifi connection will work for a few minutes and then it will just disconnect. I have tried it with a cable and it works fine, but i need wifi because i normally have my laptop upstairs and can only use a cable downstairs.

No silly answers please.
Thanks.
Ok i have a "Toshiba satellite l450d 14v"
And this is what i can find referring to my Fifi..

description: Wireless interface
physical id: 2
bus info: usb@1:2
logical name: wlan1
serial: 00:21:91:93:ac:8d
capabilities: ethernet physical wireless
configuration: broadcast=yes driver=rt73usb driverversion=2.6.38-8-generic firmware=1.7 ip=192.168.1.70 link=yes multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11bg

More info..
I have tries my built in wifi and an external wifi card. and still no luck.


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1)   It would be useful to know the make & model of your laptop, and the WiFi card inside.

Make sure you've got all the updates. Do that from your cable connection, for speed and reliability.

Open a "Terminal" window, and type:

sudo lshw

(The first letter of the second word is lower case "L", as in "list hardware".) Find the block of text that refers to your wireless connection. Cut & Paste it into "additional information" on Y! Answers, and I'll take a look. Or, you can Google for information on that wireless hardware.

EDIT 8-JUL-11, 12:36 EDT:
Thanks for the additional information. A Google search for:

toshiba satellite l450d ubuntu wireless

produces plenty of results. But nothing that jumps out at me as being directly relevant, as you are already using 11.04. Best thing I can recommend is to make sure you've got all of the updates installed.

Read some of those Google results anyway; you might spot something I missed.

Good luck. - Joe

2)   First I'd make sure Ubuntu is completely up to date, Second go to System -> Administration -> Hardware Drivers and make sure there's no proprietary drivers available for your card. Then you've got two choices.

1. Troubleshoot (I'd do this first) Disable security on your wireless connection and see if it stays connected. if it does maybe try another encryption type.

2. (Which I don't like to do) Use the Windows drivers. open a terminal

#sudo apt-get install ndisgtk

After ndiswrapper installs if you go to System -> Administration you'll have the option to Install Windows drivers. Once your in there it's pretty self explanatory. You just need to find out what driver you use in windows which shouldn't be hard. note: you'll be pointing it to the driver itself, NOT running a driver installation program. - Stephen Natale

3)   NO SILLY ANSWERS?
YOU POSTED THIS QUESTION IN VOLKSWAGEN!? - mchaz60


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Question 4
I have a 2000 vw Beetle, The AC works but only blows cold when I'm driving 40mph or more.?...  The freon is full. Any ideas why?

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1)   condenser fan isnt running, and only when you hit ~40mph the airflow is enough to cool the condenser and allow the ac to work


let the car sit overnight, then in the morning start it up, and turn on the ac, at least 1 fan should be running all the time - nick

2)   turn the key on with the a/c on look to see if both electric coolent fan are running.
if they arent the first place to look is the little fuse block on top of the battery check the 3 small spade fuses they are all 30 amp pull they out and look at where they plug into the block for burnt spots, the coolent fans will not run if that fuse is burnt.
if fuses are okay check for power at the fan with the a/c on
those fuse blocks go bad all the time! - Todd

3)   It can be low. Buy one of the cans in the walmart Read directions and recharge. Small should be enough. - alex e


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Question 5
Whats wrong with my Jetta 1.8t . i need a mechanic to answer!!! lol?...  So i have a 2001 jetta 1.8t & my engine light has been on for about a month. i know i know , well why why the hell haven't you gotten it checked . But a family friend said it was an oxygen thing so i just been driving it around like nothing. But sometimes i notice that my car lags on turning on, like it wont start till the 2nd, 3rd try. & when it does start the EPC light turns on .. and just recently i was driving & out of no were my car turns off when i was on the road about to turn, i was on neutral so my car was still going, the steering wheel got stiff and all. So all im asking is does anyone know the problem here? Or must i have to go to the dealer & ask them ? Anybody , anybody?

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1)   sounds like your fuel supply is being cut off maybe fuel pump, or you could have a failing cat. converter if it is the oxygen sensor, go to an auto parts store they will give you a free check of your check engine light and help lead you in right direction without having the car in front of me and taking it for a test run i cannot readily determine the issue - Kms Pathinder

2)   You do not have to visit the dealer, you do need to get the fault code read by a repair shop with the correct diagnostic equipment. It may be something as simple as the oxygen sensor in the exhaust system and that will cost very little to fix and then your car will be fine. - L G

3)   need to find a good indepedent vw shop.
one of 3 thing for the stalling, fuel pump going out
fuel pump really they have issues but usally code and sent engine light, lots of short to ground codes injectors sec air evap
crank position senser usally will code check engine light. - Todd


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