Question about Volkswagen Type 2? I really like the old 'hippie vans', but my mom thinks, like a lot of classic cars, they're deathtraps. She also figures that as an older car they'd get a crappy mpg. I don't think I'd mind constant repairs- responsibility would do me some good- but safety could be an issue. If you take the time to learn all the idiosyncracies of a volkswagon, and how to properly drive and work on one, they are great cars, but they dont tend to stand up too well to head on collisions. Otherwise, they can last a long time, and can be built to performance standards more cheaply than some other cars. It's true that any year of a type II will not meet modern safety standards, however, having said that, they can be reasonably reliable transport given some simple modifications. You also need to drive defensively, given the lack of power that they have stock.
So your mother can take some comfort in that you won't be doing "drag strip races" in a stock bus. Probably the largest issue with a type II (especially one that is stock) is that they are too s-l-o-w to accelerate even in city traffic. When I started with VW over 25 years ago, people were installing 4 bbl carbs, webbers, and all sorts of other modifications to improve performance which borders on the unsafe. You can visit websites like I think its samba for information about air cooled VW's and making various modifications. Even if you can improve the power and improve the defroster set up (the two biggest issues with a stock type II), the wind resistance and safety issues will always remain. At least starting in 1971, disc brakes became standard; the 1975? 70-75 or so.. (the old beetle motor used on 1971 & earlier models had a top speed stock of 65 or so).. At least you can buy aftermarket carburetter set ups that are reliable and offer better power than the original Fuel Injection system. I'm not saying you cannot make it a daily driver; I drove a 1962 Rambler Classic station wagon w manual trans, steering, no radio or heater/defroster for a while when I was younger. But, I don't think I could go back to driving something like that every day now. As a weekend machine, sure, just not daily.
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