Volkswagen's last Beetle is rolling off the factory floor this week

[davidc4430]

Volkswagen's last Beetle is rolling off the factory floor this week

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-07-10/the-end-of-vw-beetle/11293992

i didnt know they were still in production, sad day really but i guess they are no longer 'safe'

[martinw-48]

Nah, just aren't making enough money

[domino-710]

I think the radiator took up too much room in the boot. 

[tasfleur]

                                        "I think the radiator took up too much room in the boot"

                                                                       

[chameleon54]

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@domino-710 wrote:

I think the radiator took up too much room in the boot. 

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When I was a teenager I built a racing VW beetle with a Fiat 1500 twin cam motor in the back and a radiator in the rear window cavity. Went like the clappers and could easily handle 6000 RPM. Close ratio 3rd & 4th gears and a beefed up diff, it was a lot of fun. ( until it inevitably broke down and cost a fortune to fix .......     )

[viewmont1071]

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@davidc4430 wrote:

Volkswagen's last Beetle is rolling off the factory floor this week

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-07-10/the-end-of-vw-beetle/11293992

i didnt know they were still in production, sad day really but i guess they are no longer 'safe'

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Heard that before

https://www.thelocal.de/20180119/40-years-since-final-vw-beetle-rolled-off-production-lines-in-germa...

Quote from link

"But as with all good things, it eventually come to an end. In 2003, due to decreased demand, the last model was assembled in Mexico. By then, over 21.5 million Beetles had been built worldwide, making it one of the world’s best-selling cars.

...they'll be back...  it's just a smokescreen