I own a 2000 Silver TDI Beetle, and I love the car. The only complaints I have are along the lines of everyone else, problems with the dealer, and also some niggling problems with interior components, i.e. my power window toggles for the passenger side broke off on both sides of the car, some of the plastic trim is peeling, but the parts are easily replaced. Fred's TDI forum is excellent, I will daresay as friendly and helpful as the people on this forum! I got the 300TDT I am driving now since my mom has been in chemo and she doesn't like putting seatbelts on when sitting in the front, so she rides in the back. I am due for a timing belt change since the book recommends one at 40k, and at that time I will probably address the trim issues. Good luck!