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Motoring heritage: All hype or living history?

BBC News -- The slim but large steering wheel, the basic switches and buttons and the ample headroom make the old VW Beetle a joy to drive.

Pootling around the Chiltern hills and the Thames Valley, through affluent chocolate-box towns such as Marlow and Henley, makes the experience even more special.

Like the genteel facades of the houses in these quaint riverside market towns, the car brings forth memories of a past when the pace of life was more relaxed, of a time before technology became such a dominant force in our lives.

It is an illusion, of course. One that is shattered the moment you enter any of the buildings, which are brimming with surround-sound audio equipment, computer-controlled appliances and bundles of portable electronic gadgets.

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too bad neither the old style VW nor the 2CV are made anymore. They were robust, you could work on them for hardly anything and they ended up sipping little drops of gas rather than sucking it through the pipe with a big gulp.
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Interesting....
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Thank you for posting.
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69 vw 35 mph almost cost nothing for repairs, try that now!! 69 new vw 2 k then !! thats the connect
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What is the connection between this article and oil and gasoline prices?
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pootling around? pootling around? I never pootled nobody who didn't have it coming to them...
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BBC B.S.
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Took my driving test in one of these tin cans.
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I found the 'bug' a little tight for me.
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Hype.
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hmmm...
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Driving around in a VW bug was never a joy but an experience that I am glad I no longer have to do.
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Just a nice story.
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people like stories. so, either hype or living history works.
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who cares
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Pootling???
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Clermont is probably right I glanced through a number of paragraphs and didn't have the time to spend reading more of the article.
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Good article
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Never had a Beetle, just a couple of Renault Dauphines, hot water heater in Minnesota. Now that days me.
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History
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The new low cost no frills VW the Up sounds like a winner.
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Long article. Not worth reading unless you are a car nut.

Pootling around? Word of the day not worth looking up.
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I don't need all these high powered gadgets.
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Before or after the Motor Law ?
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I'd have to say it's living history.
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Do they have gas stations?
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“What does this article have to do with the price of fuel in either Canada or the USA?”

Nothing, but why do you ask? Is there some reason that it should? It is quite an interesting article about automobiles and design. Thanks for posting!
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Hype
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Yea things are a changing!
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Not a fan of VW.
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I drove a VW bus 14 years.
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pootling around?
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GOOD FOR THEM!
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Intresting...
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I loved the 67 beetle.
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Who pumps this junk up? What does this article have to do with the price of fuel in either Canada or the USA?
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It takes a special kind of person to enjoy driving a beetle.
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Lets move forward not backwards
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