Yes.
Butitwasanunnervingexperiencewhileitlasted.
Becauseafterweintroduceourcompletelysensiblecar, peopleranoutandgotitforcompletefrivolousreasons.
ThefirstpeopleboughtVWsjustsotheycouldbethefirstpeopletohaveone.
AndaladyinIllinoishadonebecauseitlookedcutebesideher “real” car.
However, thefaddistssoonfoundoutthatthebugwasntanexpensive $1574toy, butacheap $1574car.
Asafad, thecarwasaflop:
(Whenyoudrivethelatestfadtoaparty, andfind2morefadsthereaheadofyou, itcatchesyouoffyouravant-garde.)
Butasacar, theVWwasimpressive.
Ifyouhadtogosomeplace, ittookyou. Evenwhensomecarswouldn‘t. Andwhenyougotthere, youcouldparkitinplaceswhereothercarscouldn’t.
Oncepeopletookthebugsgoodpointsforgranted, itbecamethebest-sellingcarmodelinhistory.
AndthatswhentheVWfadended.
