It “fits” if closing the compartment isn’t important to you 🤷🏻‍♂️

@@BachmanVolkswagenLouisville you can just stand it up, I do it all the time

@@kallumcoekin3401 I was thinking the exact same thing just lay it on the side stand it up long ways close the bin and it fits perfectly and I know this because I can fit my iPhone 13 promax with the big ass OtterBox defender case inside of there and close it.

Walking in the tech department while this thing has parking sensors and a back up camera and CarPlay.

Everyone is definitely entitled to their own opinion...so I respect your side. I think my point was more that for the price you pay which I’d argue is not cheap given the size of the vehicle and the feature set, you aren’t getting much of anything special except for an iconic body style... and if that’s what people want to pay for then go for it. Although it is worth noting that they discontinued it for a reason (Future EV IMO)... but they hardly ever stopping making a car that they can’t make enough of because people love it so much 🤷🏻‍♂️ Thanks for checking out the video!

☺ Thanks for checking out the video, Maria!

I kind of agree with Maria, I don't need all the tech stuff in my car. My Beetle is a 2013, and I love it. For me it's not that important and too much distraction on the road. I want a CD player, comfort,and reliability. The Fender audio system is awesome and I can play my CD'S!!!

Definitely not bitter about it! It just boils down what you get for the cost you pay.... you are not getting very much car or tech for a pretty steep price. Clearly it wasn't working for VW either since they stopped production. Maybe electric soon?!

I have to disagree with you there. This car has a back up camera with parking sensors. It’s got a radio that can’t have navigation if you get the specific right radio or trim level that comes with the right radio but this particular car in this video has CarPlay and android auto which means you can get on screen navigation very easily Just by plugging the charging cable of your phone into the USB port and into your phone. That’s a good bit of technology right there that my 2013 Beetle did not have. I had to buy a replacement radio because it came with the basic radio and add it. Nothing is that it’s very easy to buy an OEM Volkswagen radio with CarPlay which is what I did. You can get a specific trim levels that have less technology like no back up camera and no parking sensors and a basic radio instead of a CarPlay radio. You can also get a higher tier trim levels on the car that come with a CarPlay radio that even has built-in navigation which doesn’t really do anything if you’re just gonna use CarPlay because the GPS on your phone that can be used with CarPlay is always better than whatever built-in navigation comes with the car. Believe me I know this because I’ve used the built-in navigation on my mom‘s BMW because unfortunately that car did not have CarPlay or android auto. That’s specifically on the 2014 BMW X.3 with the highest level trim package that BMW offers on that car. I have a 2013 Beetle with an OEM CarPlay radio. But the BMW did have a back up camera and parking sensors in my 2013 Beetle currently does not but it will pretty soon.

Same here, unfortunately. You end up getting one? Even replacing my 2018 se is ~6k more than when I bought it new. Devastated.

did you have any issues with it,,,turbo ,gearbox?

Thanks for checking out the video!

You can “fit” it but it’s not functional lol

Not worth the money if all you need is a commuter

Thanks for the feedback, and for checking out the video! I hear you about tech but the issue becomes that so much of the vehicle space now is dominated by tech, that’s the aspect of redesigns or updates that people are intrigued by. Sure there are people out there like yourself that may not be overly concerned with tech, but you are definitely the minority. Available tech % package price is the the only real differentiating factor between mid tier sedans or hatchs because they are kind of look the same. Maybe someday I can join your cool kids club! 😝

Thanks for checking out the video, Mary!

You are definitely right about that. It is surprisingly spacious

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@Amanda Lochmann 2003 was the last original beetle that was manufactured it looks like at their plant in Mexico. I want to buy one and register it in the US

I think it would be a great first car, I’m sure there are plenty of good used ones out there.

Awwwww, it would be a great first car!

I am fully aware there is a glove box underneath. I was talking about the beetle bins being “iconic but impractical”... which is the direction of the video.

Sorry that’s the impression you got from the video! Just not overly impressed by this outdated, over-priced novelty car in 2019/2020!

@@BachmanVolkswagenLouisville Some people are just looking for a simple basic car, that isn't loaded with tech that's just going to break and be prohibitively expensive to fix.

Good question! My wife has wanted the convertible version for decades,and we finally got one. Absolutely loves it, as do countless folks who talk with her in parking lots, etc.. We had a 1969, so I certainly don’t long for the old air-cooled version, w/terrible heat/defrost, & no AC. When someone like this guy says it’s not for him, it simply reinforces that we made a good decision.

You sound and present a great product like a snarky self absorbed millennial.

Thanks so much, Paul!

Can’t tell if that’s an insult or not so 👏🤣 Thanks for checking out the video

Your sarcasm detector - it’s broken.

So true. If you don’t “get” the appeal of the car, then just say you don’t get it. But then again, I guess you didn’t really need to say it, since you came off adequately snarky.

Fair enough! Thanks for watching, Chuck!

Hear what?

@@BachmanVolkswagenLouisville oh I think they meant hear it run and maybe a test drive

Fingers crossed that they bring it back as an EV! 🤞🏼

Thanks for checking out the video!