Reliability took a back seat to style and price
by Chuck Wilcoxen
Jan 23, 2023
3 minutes
I bought my first car months before I was eligible to get a driver’s license – I couldn’t wait. It was a faded tan four-speed Volkswagen Squareback (Google it), and I drove it back and forth in our driveway. I paid $420 for it, a hard-fought $30 less than the asking price. By the time I took my driver’s test, I was expert at shifting into reverse and first gear. Our driveway was only
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