I bought a 1980 Rabbit Diesel coupe from a hulk hauler for $50. He dropped it off the hook in my parking lot, I put new rings and bearings in it and did a valve job on it, a new battery and a few days later I was driving it. At that time I lived a little more that three miles from work. I could fill the tank for $10 and drive it to and home from work for three weeks on that $10 fill up, and it was fun to drive. We had it for about four years before a slight leak in the windshield ruined the fuse panel, and the lights, heat and wipers got a little more than sketchy so it went away one sunny day.

I miss that buggy.