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Volkswagen New Beetle Review
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| 2002 Volkswagen New Beetle Turbo S | Back to Volkswagen New Beetle Reviews |
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Favorite feature: |
Love the 180 HP engine coupled with the 6speed trans and fat tires |
Least favorite feature: |
The sport seats are a bit uncomfortable on my thighs during longer trips |
Advice to buyer: |
Buy the latest model you can with the TDI or Turbo engine, try not to smile every time you drive it |
Detailed review: |
Picked up the car after finding it on Cars.com for $5k less than local dealers. Seeing it makes you want to smile, driving it requires plastic surgery to wipe the smirk off of your face. Wife and I now argue over who gets to drive. I looked at every level and model of Bug and based on other reviews here and other sites narrowed my search to '01 and later. The Turbo S just fell into my lap. Those 180hp, 17' tires, 6 sp trans, sport suspension and monsoon stereo make driving to work fun...going home more so. I test drove everything in the $10-15k range and after driving the Beetle I was hooked. Others may have better reliability ratings or be more practical but if you want to live a little, break out of the econobox and go drive a Bug. German ride and performance v. Japanese reliability and ho-hum design... Oh, and with the '02 models VW upped the bumper to bumper warranty to 4/50,000 so there you can have your cake and eat it too! Oh, if yours doesn't come with a CD changer...go buy a MP3 player, half the price and more capability with no instillation necessary. Highly recommend this. |
Also considered: |
2000 Honda Accord 2001 Volkswagen GTI 2001 Toyota Camry Solara |
Vehicle purchased: |
2002 Volkswagen New Beetle |
| About This Reviewer... | |
Email address: |
joelnmich@insightbb.com |
Location: |
Fort Knox, Kentucky |
Other vehicles owned: |
2000 Chevrolet Suburban 1999 Isuzu Trooper |
Review submitted: |
September 24, 2003 |
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