darens42

with the price of gas & all, i want to get out of (keep & stop driving everyday) my 1998 dodge 1500 quad cab full size bed, can i still retain my manhood & proudly enjoy driving a new VW bug convertable?

selfconsious in dallas,

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Lockjaw

I guess...but it would seem most odd. Like seeing a dude in a Mini or a guy over 6 foot wedged into a Miata.
I can think of things that are economic but aren't as "girlie" as a Bug.
I mean even in the VW line up you could get a Jetta that's some what sporty has similar fuel economy and at least would be some what masculine.

darens42

i suspected as much - but a simple search of vw.com did not list any other convertables...

what if i promised not to get the 'daisy wheels'?

is there any kind of bumper skicker (no rainbows) i could use to push me 'over the top'?

ibis

No, you cannot.

Twizted

Bah... guys drive VW bugs up here in the NW all the time. I assume it's not as common in TX, but fuggem. Do watcha like!

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merkerguitars

you can get a cabrio...those are pretty cool

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when ever i see a VW, i assume a chick is the pilot. here in socal, vw are driven by 95% female, 5% male (whose car belongs to gf or wife)

billege

No, you cannot.
There's no way around it. No man can be masculine in a freakin' bug.

Granted, that's my opinion, which you asked for, and I'll subject you to it for free.

There are other convertables on the market. From a quality standpoint, and even in the same family (VW/Audi) is the 2005 Audi A4 Cabriolet. Granted, the A4 is priced about 15 grand north of the bug. But what a wonderful way to spend money. (I see the bugme is priced at $20,900 for a roof-less model, off of the VW website.)
If you can't swing the A4, might I suggest a convertable Mini? I don't know if they're charging a price premium on these little guys, but their convertable sticker is only $1,500 over the dungbeetle.

That's a small price to pay to keep your dignity.

For $22,165 you can look at a Chrysler PT convertable. If you want...I guess...that one's an option. Much more appealing than the PT is the Sebring Convertable. But, now we're up to $25k, basically.

If any of that helps keep you out of a bug, then I'm happy.
If you must drive a bug, get one, and screw my opinion!!!
(But every time I see you nance by in your girly car, just know, I'll be thinking "what a pussy...")

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mlobo

Only if you're getting a hummer from a hottie while driving it - and even then only if it's HER car.

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Redlemon

My sister-in-law got a regular Bug, and has been having lots of trouble with it. She had to get it towed one time, and the towtruck driver said that VW's quality control was way down recently, he was towing a lot of VWs.

ultra_agent9

Only if you're a serial killer.

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Lockjaw

Oddly enough today at school I walked past an old school bug.

It was flat black the interior had been ripped out had bigger tires and looked to be fairly modded. That little thing wasn't girly...wasn't overly butch but it wasn't a puss mobile. So I suppose to make it work you need to gut your car paint it flat black and mod the hell out of it.

1slOwCD8

yea, id say so as long as its black and is the turbo bug. dont know the mpg of the turbo bug though.

stonegrody

You'd have to get like, a dragon painted on it. Or a lightning bolt. Ooh! A dragon with a lightning bolt shooting out of it's mouth! Holy crap! That would be so bad ass that no one will notice that you're driving a girls car!

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2sheds

my friend won tickets to a NASCAR race, and offered one to me. he even offered to drive, which i thought was great until he rolled up in his girlfriend's yellow beetle.

you do NOT want to go to a NASCAR race, in Texas, in a yellow beetle.

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Rdr4evr

A lot of VW's made the top ten "gayest cars" list.

http://www.cartalk.com/content/featu.../gay-guy1.html

fastom

I would not stoop to tie my shoes in front of a guy that owned a VW convertible. Older sedan bugs are cool, you aren't automatically a pantywaist there.

Speaking of automatically, IF you do get a new Beetle cabrio (what they call convertibles) don't get a goddamn automatic or a faggy color or even the Village People will laugh at you.

DEI37

If you want to be masculine & have a convertible, get a Corvette.

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Lockjaw

So did you and him go or did you drive?

Ilow

sorry man, I have to side with the "no" crowd. Especially in TX. Billage made some nice suggestions, or you could always get a motorcycle, nothing says "masculine" or "good mileage" like a bike.

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DEI37

A co-worker and I drove a Turbo S Beetle to Detroit and back for business, and it was fun to drive. Even with our lead feet, it got 32mpg on the highway. I'd buy that one. If I was to buy a diesel VW, it'd be the new Passat 2.0 TDI. But, I'm not likely to buy a VW anyways, what with the electrical gremlins that pop up WAY too frequently.

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tspikes51

Absolutely not. A diesel Jetta maybe, but only to commute.

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sushiboy

I all depends on how comfortable you are with yourself. If you are insecure, then you will feel like a girlie man. If you are secure, you can drive the car proudly

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pocon1

Masculine men don't ask questions. Since you asked, you can probably figure out the answer.

daswig

Find an old VW Kubelwagon, and paint it dark grey. Can't get much more butch than that...

itwasntme

only RWD convertibles allow you to keep your man hood

Scorps

Don't get the flower

TM875

You know, this might be a silly answer...but Ford still makes a convertible...something called a...Mustang, I think? Might want to check that out...

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Scorps

Get a 90's Camaro rag-top....I would love to have a 300+hp car. Going like 180 with the top down

tupacalypse1622

i thought he wanted good mileage

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mused76

it'd be de-masculine i think. some girl that lived below me had a cabrio and she looked great in it and washing it outside in the summer. now.. if i did that i'd not only feel gay i'd look gay.

MacGuyver

I think every VW car ever made should be on that list, BUT (big but) what the fuck is a BMW 3-series doing on there!? Come aaan. No BMW car is gay. Same thing with the Subaru Outback being top lesbian car. UGH. god damn stereotypes. BMW... BMW!!!

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2sheds

we went in the beetle. getting in was not much of a problem, but when we got back to the car after the race, it had been urinated on. repeatedly. and working through the traffic to get out turned into an hour and a half of horn honking and shouted insults.

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Peryn

I guess if you want a droptop with decent mileage, decent performance and a reasonabe price tag, I would look at the Mazdaspeed Miata. While it still has a little of its gay stigma, it handles something fierce, factory turboe'd, and now looks more like a mini-viper than a fruitmobile.

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todd

I wouldn't rule out VW Beetles in general.

My uncle had one of those Turbo S additions, and i'll admit It was pretty nice. Silver, tinted windows, 6-speed manual, all natural aluminum/black interior, blue glow gauges, special spoiler that pops up at like 60mph or something. Quick too. And he looked pretty good driving it. I was jealous

Then he traded it in for a Touareg. I like Touaregs too

MSD

You can be masculine and drive a Beetle, but you cannot look masculine while driving one.

Willravel

3 days ago, I would have said no. But after test driving the 5 valves per cylinder, 150 hp turbo convertable, I have to say that all is vindicated for the bug in my eyes. You have to drive this car. It is responsive, roomy, clean, and makes up for the fact that it should have a flower sticker on the hood. I can understand your question, and it is fair. It seems girly on the surface. When I see one drive by, I look to see if there is some hot co-ed driving it. But don't worry about it.

Remember that 'stock' is a state of mind. I suggest getting a very tasteful bodykit, like the Erebuni Kit 935 (from http://www.andysautosport.com/bodyki...?id=Vo98Beetle) . It looks clean and almost stock. It might give a more masculine edge to this iMac of cars.

bigwheel

it would be ok if you dropped a 350 in it or put a baja kit on it