[1rudeboy]

Now that cars are made with $0.30 an hour wages they're much more expensive --- obviously cheap labor benefits someone --- but the savings aren't being passed down to the consumer.

Have you ever priced a '64 Beetle with airbag readiness, fasten safety belt, door ajar, charging system, low engine oil pressure, brake system/parking brake, check engine, overdrive off (automatic transmission), anti-lock brake system (optional), fuel filler door, low fuel and loose fuel cap warning lights?

[XBob]

175 = "Have you ever priced a '64 Beetle with airbag readiness, fasten safety belt, door ajar, charging system, low engine oil pressure, brake system/parking brake, check engine, overdrive off (automatic transmission), anti-lock brake system (optional), fuel filler door, low fuel and loose fuel cap warning lights?"

How much is a 2004 VW Beetle without those items?

[FITZ]

brake system/parking brake, check engine

I'm not too familiar with a 64 Beetle myself --- but are you sure they had no brake system or parking break? Were gas guages really unavailable in the 60's?