Slow Beetle

[SevanLap]

I just found and restored the newly added car - the VW Beetle and it's by far the slowest vegetable car I've ever driven in this game. It cannot go faster than 60 km/h which makes it not too fun to drive. This car also doesn't support radiators, which makes swapping engines irrelevant.
Is it suppoesed to be so slow?

[24RailwayCuttings]

It's definitely not slower than a Trabant. And the Beetle's engine is air-cooled and doesn't need a radiator. Haven't had a risk of overheating yet, and have been able to get up to 140km/h on level roads. Not sure what would be causing it to be so slow for you.

[Sun of Socialism]

It's definitely not the slowest car in the game. Very fast for an air-cooled, old engine and a joy to drive - almost as fast as VAZ. Also worth noting is that the convertible beetle's speedometer is in mph not kmh, potentially misleading a lot of drivers. Convertible is also faster than hard-roof version.

[Lone Starr]

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[Colonel Meow]

Originally posted by Lone Starr:

I wish all cars were mph.
I am of advancing years and Entirely Loathe, with a passion, the stupid kmh.
Convinced it's to make peoples cars sound great. "My car does 190kmh." WOW.
Hang on... That's about 118mph. Your car is a bit sh1t.

Ah yes... Imperial vs Metric... never ceases to entertain. Sorry but your opinion doesn't make an entire system "stupid". To each their own... just saying.

Originally posted by Lone Starr:

Also... I need to get the rust off of mine. I have travelled miles and haven't come across one wire brush. Where are they?

Usually you can find two or three under the kitchen sink at diners, along with some Jizz-O-Nit so you can shine that evil babe up :)

[Lone Starr]

HAHA. I don't know what you mean. My opinion, like everyone else, is always right. :D
Thanks. I will take a look under the sink... I have driven Miles (Km's) and haven't come to a diner, yet. I will keep driving "Christine" until I find one. She will be BAD, MWAhahaha!
(Why does the exclamation mark look like a line, on here?)

[Tiretracker]

While its certainly not slower than the trabbie uphill, there IS a reason they're known as slugbugs...
Beetles were only designed to go the highest common highways speed which is about 75mph. Pretty sure going above that voids the warranty.
kept costs low and reliability high. Its why they're everywhere and nigh impossible to kill.

[SevanLap]

I mean it, I was really surprised to find out it goes 60kmh.
I must add that my fuel was bag quality - 80-20 gas to oil ratio. But again, my previous car, the Fury, didn't have such an issue with that. Could that be updated settings? I have no idea.

[Anima Mundi]

Well there you go.
When you're mixing in oil you're decreasing the performance of the engine a lot.
Your Fury had the same thing, except its already so powerful you probably didn't see it as a problem.

130+ km/h is still better than the trabant.
And 150+ on the Cabriolet version, is better than a few other cars stock

[El-Smole]

the beetle goes fast, i had a problem by mixing too much alcohol in my gas (its bad if you go above 10 % ethanol) But once i had found gasoline and topped up the tank. No more issues. Its fast, If you give it time to accelerate.

[Ace]

The Convertible VW is not faster, it has bigger wheels that makes it faster

[jonny_arson]

I managed 460kph in my Bug before losing control of it. (it may or may not have an electric motor a giant turbo and some hyperzine)

[Lone Starr]

Or... Maybe you were going down hill?
(You can get "Ludicrous speed" like that, then throw yourself though the screen on braking.) Only to get run over by the car rolling forward, as it makes a break for the sunset, driverless. :D

Actually. Thinking about this we need seat belts to stop us from spraying our faces over the dashboard and wheel. (Use them, or don't. Choice is yours.)
I tried attaching a rubber doll to the wheel, like an airbag, so all I got was a face full of Boobies. Didn't work... Sadly. :(

[Everhard Dawnwood]

Originally posted by Lone Starr:

Convinced it's to make peoples cars sound great. "My car does 190kmh." WOW.
Hang on... That's about 118mph. Your car is a bit sh1t.

U mean like ppl who lift weights and go "I can shoulderpress 80 pounds over my head!" WOW.
Hang on, thats about 36kg. Your shoulderpress is a bit sh1t. LOL X-)

[Lone Starr]

HAHA. Touche, my friend. :D

[Cop Unit 12]

The Beetle is quite good for speed on flat surfaces but suffers in impacts (based on how I play), but suffers greatly on inclines which kinda surprised me but it's still better then the trabant. It's a decent car.