originally, VW beetles are offroad vehicles ng mga germans nung gyera. hinaharabas nila sa sahara desert yan nung inoccupy nila africa during ww2. reasons can be because, air-cooled engine sya and kagaya ng sabi ng previous post, nahahawi na muna ang tubig before it reaches the engine compartment
had owned a vw 1302s '72 before, tapos dinadala ko yun sa school (UST - Circa late 80s) habang bumabagyo. naisusugod ko yun sa espana without stalling.
ganda pa ng maintenance. just change oil and off it goes...