I drove an '81, since new, just like this one for 16 years. I took it everywhere and put 250K miles on it. This thread really has me lusting for a replacement. But they're not easy to find.
Fun side story about my car: My father, the VW dealer, had two red ones on the lot. He let me have the first one. Next day Joe Montana came by and bought the other red one. Then he won the super bowl and replaced it with a red Ferarri.