Why do people like VW's even though they were Hitler's idea?

Answer 1

Believe it or not these cars are probably the easiest cars to maintain on the road today. Parts are easy to come by, easy on the pocket book, and take a few tools in which to change them.

The aircooled VW is a work of brilliance! I have been working on these cars for six years now and I must say, Mr. Porche did himself and mankind a good thing. Now-a-days Vintage VW's come in all different shapes and sizes -from original stock to drag racers.

Don't get too hung-up on Hitler. As other's stated, he didn't build the car, nor did he design it, he just asked that a car be built for the people. A car "everyone" could afford.

Answer 2

Using the same logic, do you believe that NASA is evil? While NASA of course was not a Nazi program, many of the most important scientist in the early days of the program where the same scientist from Germany's V-2 rocket program. Here's a line from Wikipedia "probably the most important contribution actually had its roots in the German rocket program led by Wernher von Braun, who is today regarded as the father of the United States space program." So, while not directly a Nazi program, it was built on the back of a Nazi programs.

The truth is that a lot of technology was created during WWII and not all of it was on our side. As well remember Hitler was a politician not a car designer, and his main tie to the company was to push the idea. The shape of the Beetle is the design feature link to Hitler, but the truth is the shape was all ready in use by other companies of the time. Anyways I could go on but check out the links below and/or check out a book by the name of Small Wonder if you would actually like to know the history of the company.

To correct a few things in a post above: 1)Originally the Beetle came with a 25hp motor and didn't get the 40hp till 1961. 2) Production didn't end till 2003 not 1994. 3) There were "economy cars" around when the Beetle was designed, problem was that they weren't any being made in German. Nor did any of the German car companies want to make them. Look at the Model T(which was pretty much an economy car), which was the car that put Americans on the road in huge numbers and which was what Hitler hoped the Beetle would do for Germany.

Answer 3

because the beetle and super beetle were the largest produced cars in history. In a time where there was no such a thing as an economy car the beetle with it's 40horse 1200 air-cooled engine filled the gap. The cars were cheap...easy to work on, and could operate in about any climate. Mr. Porsche was the real genius behind it all adapting aircraft engines (which had a good power to weight ratio) to fit into cars. The original beetle is an engineering marvel and the cars actually were well constructed. The beetle was actually produced in Mexico up until 1994 when they ceased to be produced south of the border!! Just becuase Hitler had extreme ideals, the people of Germany at the time were very technologically advanced. Hitler wanted the car to be a car for the people hence the name volkswagen or "people's car"and made great progress in at least getting a car for everyone in Germany to drive on his new autobahn. Even though misguided hitler was dead on with this idea and the idea still lives on today with the company.

Answer 4

Volkswagen's weren't Hitlers idea they were designed by Ferdinand Porsche and seeing as Hitler was the ruler of Germany at the time he promoted them as an economical car that everyone could afford. Beetles were so popular because of the way they looked and they could go almost anywhere a 4 wheel drive could. They were great for driving in snow. They once had an ad that asked; "How does the man that drives the snow plow get to the snow plow" and then it showed a beetle driving up. I owned two Beetles and two Volkswagen vans years ago and I still have the owners manual for a 1962 Volkswagen van. Anyone interested?

Answer 5

In first place is not Idea of Hitler,2nd. him want cars for the war in the desert first (this is the reason for the foot boards at both sides of the doors) but him just request for one design for the army and then watch that one cheap car can be useful for Germans in comparsion is like the guns that the government request to the companies now for kill terrorists and this doesn´t means that every body involve in the design and production wants kill people....so after of the war and when the man pass away the company grows well and millions wants a cheap car for transportation and everybody check that the bug is a reliable car for any purpose this means that we use VW because is a good car and nothing in connection with Hitler or war.

Answer 6

actually, it was NOT hitlers idea, he just financed the car. Ferdinand Porsche designed the car, but did not have the resources to get the car to production. When the car was being built the people were told if they stayed with the factory they would recieve a free car. Not one person ever recieved one for free.

Answer 7

my love for VW started with water cooled, not the Porsche designed Hitler backed Volkswagen.

I like my dubs because they are fun to drive, great to look at, and give a lot of bang for the buck. i couldnt imagine buying any other vehicle

Answer 8

They weren't Hitler's idea, they were F. Porsche's idea. Hitler merely said to design a car for the people, easy to build and affordable. And they were, along with being durable, gas-mizers, easy to maintain and cheap to insure. If your line of thinking is the popularity of a vehicle built under a dictatorship/regime, then don't buy Japanese, Russian, Korean, etc.

Answer 9

I had a VW van for a few years. Out of all my vehicles, that was my fav. Dependable, functional and efficient.

Answer 10

Simple by design is cool! 1932 to 1976 air cooled VW's... New VW's are not simple.