1971 Volkswagen Beetle Reviews, Pricing & Specs

I bought this car in Germany from Germans near where I lived. The brakes were stuck, so we freed them up. The muffler needed replacing, so we did that. The tires were not the best, but they would work, so I figured. I got it so I would not have to drive my 84 VW Rabbit GTI in the winter. The bottom part of the body had had some rust repairs done ages ago, but the pan (frame on a Bug) was solid. The motor was clean and ran great. It drove as well as any Beetle I ever owned. It was more than worth the $75.00 I paid for it.May 05, 2011

VW garbus pojemność 1200 moc 34HP wkrótce pojemność silnika zostanie powiększona do 1600 moc tego motoru wynosi około 46HP dodatkowo zawieszenie zostanie ekstremalnie obniżone xP obecnie przyspiesza od 0 do stu km/h w 24s. droga hamowania jest jest dwa razy dłuższa w stosunku do prędkości jazdy :P auto to potrafi przejechać 100km na 5 litrach benzyny jeździ się nim niezbyt bezpiecznie zato jazda dostarcza niesamowitej frajdy i sporo adrenalinySep 28, 2010

I loved this thing. It had a 1600 dual port engine, which I don't think was standard in the '71 because I talked to an old Bug collector (would you call a collector of VW Bugs an "entomologist"??)and he thought I was lying when I told him it had the 1600 dual port engine. Anyway it seemed to have decent power for what it is, .. a 4 cylinder S-10 was unable to keep up with me. Driving it was unlike any car. With the rear engine and the unique sound, it was more like a big go-kart than anything else. But the engineering was impressivly simplistic. It was 30 years old and the doors didn't sag. Just push gently, two clicks and they're shut. Engine came out in 30 minutes, just 4 bolts, 2 wires, a fuel line and throttle cable. Didn't have the exhaust heat system. It had minor rear-end damage when I bought it. I had the car for about 2 years, then hit a deer that destroyed the front end beyond reasonable repair so I gave it to a friend. We took the body off and made a street-legal dune buggy out of it. I used to hate how it would attract attention from old balding middle-aged hippies would try to start conversations with me about the VW Bugs they had back in the day when they were filty, stinky, hairy drug-addicts.Mar 13, 2010

Performance = FUN! Build Quality = FUN! Appearance = FUN! Cost of Ownership = FUN! Fun Factor = FUN! What can I say....My First car.....a traffic cone orange 71 "Flat Screen" Bug with Banana Bumpers.....only those "in the know" know what I'm on about! The most fun I've ever had driving (and fixing) a car.....mine's personality was different from anyone one else's....as was everyone else's I know who ever owned one.....THE ABSOLUTE MOST AWESOME CAR EVER!!!!!! I would take one on the Pan-American or Mongol Rallye any day!!! Tools required: Hammer, 3 screw drivers, one crowbar, bailing wire and gaffer tape......and they all fit in the glovebox!Feb 20, 2010

71 Vert, 1641 Dual Port, Total restore done, purple with white top and interior. Awesome cruiser. Great gas milage, no problems, easy to work on, and fun to tinker with. Now that I have one VW 1 definately want and need more. So a 57 Oval Rag, 66 Sedan, 912 Porsche, and 356c Prosche are on the list of cars to add to the garage.......I better start building a bigger garage. lolOct 26, 2009

Nothing to say about this Car, specially in Pakistan, at its age still looks cool and cute. Found only this car, looks really great in any color or tone of colors. Fun to drive. Safe on high speed. Sounds great, even on other LPG and CNG, run superb. I would recommend it to be The First Car for college boys/girls. It will let you understand and learn whom to say a CAR. The Car I had recently was in Ornage Colored, and famous by named, "Fanty".Oct 22, 2009

My car handles very well and is rather fast for a old beetle, it rattles a lot but still comfortable to drive. the petrol pedals in this beetle tends to lean to the right after time until it breaks, but everything to fix is rather cheap. the original spray job only put 1 coat of paint on which is now chiping off, so i will need a better job soon. the passanger window does not seal properly and now i see there is rust developing on the inner door at the bottom where rain settled. Both mom & me have one - paid R16000 each and in total the best deal ever. Handles well on long trips too.Dec 18, 2008