Robert A. Alexander wrote:
>
> Seth,
>         Agreed!  My attempts to tune into VW "Karma" started back in
> Jan. '66, when I turned 16 and purchased a '60 Bug for $300.00, down in
> Naples, FL.  I learned, quickly, that one does not speak evil of one's
> VW within 100 yards of said vehicle.  One does not beat on the dash or
> kick the vehicle.  One strokes their VW.  I truly believe they are like
> those women many of us have experienced and kick ourselves daily for

A vehicle is a lump of steel, tin, aluminum and plastic without any
supernatural powers whatsoever.
That said, I do believe there are 'good' cars and 'bad' cars, but this
is probably related to how they were built and maintained rather than
due to mystical 'karma'.