I seem to buy cars that are the target of naysayers, Saab, Alfa, Dodge minivan, and VW. Glad I've always ignored them. We bought an '05 Tdi Bug in '07 and it is still going strong under my daughter's ownership. I still love that car and hope to get it back once she tires of it. It does handle well, could cruise happily all day at 150 kph, did a couple of trips with 1000kms to a tank, and it swallowed my son's goalie equipment with the rear seat down. Did it have some issues? Yeah, but who the hell wants to drive a Corolla? Don't know if it'll ever be a classic, but I certainly don't care.
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