I had 3 vDubs before I found my first Porsche (Yes, they are related.). I owned a ‘62 356B coupe, a ‘66 912 and 2 914s before I went on to air cooled motorcycles.
Most Bug owners I met were cool. Most Porsche owners were arrogant.
My first VW had a 914 engine in it and I became fasinated with the VW/porsche relationship.
VWs were simply wonderful in the desert and mountains.
A admired many of the utilitarian aspect of the VWs engineering. The suspention was amasing