I’ve had two Volkswagon that stopped dead in traffic because their cheap fuel pump relays crapped out. That experience cured me of VWs.
I had a 1974 beetle in high school and college. It was beautiful and never gave me a problem. Of course it could barely climb a hill. I think they were called pancake engines or something. Mine was almost new and well....I wish I still had it. It would be trippy to drive something like that again.......so simple.