You might be a ricer if....

[GlassWolf]

my sub box, batteries, and amps in the trunk help add weight over the drive tires. helps the rear wheels grip on holeshots ^^

[Jonathan]

so I might be autocrossing my wife's Beetle this year instead...

Are you kidding? Just look at that car. It's just SCREAMING for a SQ install. Symmetrical dash, low console, low and far forward door spots.

[smoker]

ya wanna autocross? here ya go.......

[geolemon]

ya wanna autocross? here ya go.......

If that car wasn't sitting 12" up in the air, that would probably be a fun one!
Probably still will need a lot of power though - those old cars didn't exactly have "sophisticated" suspension systems...
...like autocrossing my best friend's Z28 (and I kicked his butt in his own car, and I hardly ever drive RWD cars, except for my very "non performance" Pathfinder.. )

[geolemon]

Are you kidding? Just look at that car. It's just SCREAMING for a SQ install. Symmetrical dash, low console, low and far forward door spots.

Oh, you noticed that too, did you?

Actually, did you notice how wide the A-pillars are at the base?
Or, that the newer Beetles have a dash location right under the tweeter location at that A-pillar?
I see a LOT of potential, if nothing else, for a 3-way implementation that gets 5 octaves above the dashboard, with near kick-panel pathlengths.

Unfortunately, I'm never content with simple ideas, like that would be...

Well, I may actually be gettting rid of the Pathfinder...
She's the one that needs a "utility" vehicle really (and the Pathfinder really isn't, anyway), so she might be getting an Element, and I'll take over the Beetle for my winter beater. It just romps the snow with it's snow tires on. Not that we had any snow this year...

[Jonathan]

Yeah, I noticed everything from the pillars to the dash to the doors-every aspect of that car is capable of justifying reference level equipment. It's just.....a Beetle If it was less feminine it'd be all over it.