To be exact, my wife is getting a 2005 VW New Beetle, 2.0L normally-aspirated engine, fruity yellow color, automatic. She got tired of putting gas in her Grand Cherokee and wanted a MINI...even '02's and '03's are in the midteens, and I just felt funny spending so much money, so I got her to look at VW's.

My experience with water cooled VW's has been spotty. My x wife had a 2000 Beetle Turbo that was mechanically sound but had electrical gremlins from day one. I had a 93 Cabriolet that was an electrical nightmare. My dad had a 91 Jetta that was a problem child.

She doesn't drive much, less than 10K miles a year, hopefully this will be a decent car.

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2002 Ford ZX2
2 x 2013 Honda Civics

Just think of it as an "almost Audi TT"

I would never own a car that has had this done to it!

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

the automatics in vw's are not known for their longevity.if they hit 150,000 you are one of the lucky ones.

I had a 1964 VW Bug that you couldn't kill.

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2012 SLK 350
1987 420 SEL

post 1984 = junk.



I love my 83 rabbit, when it runs....

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-1983 VW Rabbit LS Diesel (5speed, VNT/Giles build)

I like my '06 pretty well when it runs too. Of course, it always runs.

Well now,I don't know...There's a fella nearby who has a New Beetle with a TurboDiesel+5 speed manual.
He let me drive it.Nice,economical car with plenty of guts,if only he wanted to sell it I may have considered it.

If she doesn't drive more than 10K a year, how will the car pay for itself? Have you done the math and figured out how it will? I know that it will for us if we did it because we work 80 miles away from home and rack up about 300+ miles a day but at what she drives with the interest and payments, etc, etc, will the math still work out or is she just trying to avoid sticker shock at the pump at all costs?

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01 Ford Excursion Powerstroke
99 E300 Turbodiesel
91 Vette with 383 motor
05 Polaris Sportsman 800 EFI
06 Polaris Sportsman 500 EFI
03 SeaDoo GTX SC Red
03 SeaDoo GTX SC Yellow
04 Tailgator 21 ft Toy Hauler
11 Harley Davidson 883 SuperLow

2 years old? I'd hope so.




I give it less than 5 before you run into some problems. Atleast parts are CHEAP for my Vdub.

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-1983 VW Rabbit LS Diesel (5speed, VNT/Giles build)

Could be. I'm considering selling it before then.

I'll keep mine running until it gets totaled, thanks.




if it ran for 25, why not?

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-1983 VW Rabbit LS Diesel (5speed, VNT/Giles build)

It's not really about saving gas, it's an excuse for her to get a shiny toy.

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2002 Ford ZX2
2 x 2013 Honda Civics

Get her the mini!

Gotta get the six speed though.

You can use it for autocrossing too!

Tom W

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

When you said she was tired of pumping gas in the Jeep, I assumed that she was looking for better economy. My bad

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01 Ford Excursion Powerstroke
99 E300 Turbodiesel
91 Vette with 383 motor
05 Polaris Sportsman 800 EFI
06 Polaris Sportsman 500 EFI
03 SeaDoo GTX SC Red
03 SeaDoo GTX SC Yellow
04 Tailgator 21 ft Toy Hauler
11 Harley Davidson 883 SuperLow