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Originally posted by elephino
To all those that have bought the new Beetle - you've been duped. All you've done is bought a Golf with less space, worse aerodynamics and no boot.
I don't understand how anyone could buy one.
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I agree. They are marketed to the kind of people that use words like "cute" to describe a car. Nevermind it's impractical and overpriced.
A VW North America marketing exec told me the new beetle was designed to attract people to showrooms, so they could be sold up to higher priced cars. But they sold so well, they found they could charge more for the beetle and make a big profit.
They underestimated the gullibility of the consumer.