yeah Ive had various bugs over the years..this is the current one

Owned it for about 2 years and its been off the road 70% of that time

Like all old cars they need money spending on them (well mine always seem to anyway) to keep them in tip top roadworthy cond
Engines are easy and cheap enough to come by but if you buy a rotten bug its gonna cost you a lot of money/time to sort out so rot should be your first priority when looking at a bug. They are very basic, most dont have interior heat so not good in winter, slow (although a lot of money in the right direction can change that)but bloody good fun a bring a smile on your face.
I say you need to have a go in one before you decide as ppl either love em or hate em and like most things if you are going to look at one take someone who knows what theyre looking for to save the heartache..prices are cheap at the mo so you can find a decent one for a grand or so hopefully..