You never run out of air.

Loved the truthful Doyle / Dane / Bernbach nyc ad agency (DDB) VW beetle ads from the 1960's.

Who remembers them?

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1991 560 SEC AMG, 199k <---- 300 hp 10:1 ECE euro HV ...

1995 E 420, 170k "The Red Plum" (sold)

2015 BMW 535i xdrive awd Stage 1 DINAN, 6k, <----364 hp

1967 Mercury Cougar, 49k

2013 Jaguar XF, 20k <----340 hp Supercharged, All Wheel Drive (sold)

I agree about the air part. Not so much the cooled part.

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There have been so many issues and limitations with the air cooled part, especially for oil, that the VW people having Beetles and 181 cars opted for oil sump extensipons, and oil temp gauges and sensors.

If you drive no faster than 40, it's autumn or winter and you don't use and heat, you're probably ok

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1950 170SD
1951 Citroen 11BN
1953 Citroen 11BNF limo
1953 220a project
1959 180D
1960 190D
1960 Borgward Isabella TS 2dr
1983 240D daily driver
1983 380SL
1990 350SDL daily driver alt
3 x Citroen DS21M, down from 5
3 x Citroen 2CV, down from 6

My first car....a '73 Super Beetle

Corvairs were my air cooled vehicle of choice. The most interesting parts were the leaky pushrod tubes directly above the heater boxes. I'll go to my grave with the Pavlovian response of expecting burning oil smells each November as the temperature drops.
A damn fine vehicle in the snow until the drifts got deep enough to lift up the front end due to the large flat expanse at the bottom of the 'trunk'. The rear wheels would still have traction but controlling it was roughly equivalent to turning a toboggan.

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1977 300d 70k--sold 08
1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13

Who doesn't have a story about the young gas station attendant that added water to the funny looking car . . .

Somewhere I have a pic of a pair of Beetles in front of a radiator repair shop-
I generally prefer Deutz diesels over the VW engines, though, they're a bit more durable and reliable.

yeah, where the heater core in that pic? Burrrrr

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yep, I had a 73 super also, got really good at scraping my frozen breath off the inside of a curved windshield

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1982 300CD Turbo (Otis, "ups & downs") parts for sale
2003 TJ with Hemi (to go anywhere, quickly) sold
2001 Excursion Powerstroke (to go dependably)
1970 Mustang 428SCJ (to go fast)
1962 Corvette LS1 (to go in style)
2001 Schwinn Grape Krate 10spd (if all else fails)

LMAO....I owned this car in Denver, and know exactly what you're talking about.

I had a '73 bus. Loved the huge sunroof and the seats that can be reconfigured into a "lounge". Hated winter driving where the heat vents were more like hope vents.

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1985 380SE Blue/Blue - 230,000 miles
2012 Subaru Forester 5-speed
2005 Toyota Sienna
2004 Chrysler Sebring convertible
1999 Toyota Tacoma

The VW beetle's heater is about as effective as a mouse breathing on your leg.

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1991 560 SEC AMG, 199k <---- 300 hp 10:1 ECE euro HV ...

1995 E 420, 170k "The Red Plum" (sold)

2015 BMW 535i xdrive awd Stage 1 DINAN, 6k, <----364 hp

1967 Mercury Cougar, 49k

2013 Jaguar XF, 20k <----340 hp Supercharged, All Wheel Drive (sold)

I bought a VW and it ran great until the cooling fan somehow sucked up a piece of cardboard and burned up the engine.

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Back in my childhood in Nebraska, we owned a beetle that had been fitted with a gasoline-fired heater.

An excellent accessory, as the front-mounted gas tank may not otherwise have a source of ignition in the event of an impromptu get-together with a Coupe deVille..