Originally posted by UNGN
Bugs are fun, but are a death trap. The gas tank is over your legs and they provide ZERO crash protection from any angle.
I'd buy a 16 year old a 5.0L mustang before I bought them a Bug.(and I know 16 year olds that have been killed driving 5.0L's)
I had one for a first car, but that was back when the speed limit was 55, nobody wore seat belts and the average "car" wasn't a 5000lb SUV with the Bumper at head height. Yikes.