Used 2000 Volkswagen New Beetle GLS 2dr Hatchback Consumer Reviews
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250k! <3 my bug.
dulciepoo, Sobieski, WI, 06/02/2011
Volkswagen New Beetle GLS 2dr Hatchback
30 of 31 people found this review helpful
My parents bought this car at 60k, gave it to me at 120k, and i've driven it up to 250k, and it's still going. I've had some issues, of course....it's a car. Heating/cooling fan went out, clutch replaced once, windshield wiper fluid stopped spraying? cheap interior. Still, it is time I look for another car, and I am looking at VWs. Expensive repairs, but a VW will stay running forever. Do not pay $60 for your headlight. I bought the bulb for $12 and a small mechanic did labor for $8. Find someone else to do repairs! You'll pay 1/3 the price that you did at the dealer. Just make sure he/she knows what they're doing.
Very glad I bought it, so sorry that someone else totaled it.
mpls5, Phoenix, AZ, 12/01/2012
Volkswagen New Beetle GLS 2dr Hatchback
18 of 18 people found this review helpful
This was my first new car, every other car I ever had, including a 1974 superbeetle convertible, started at over 100,000. I had some small problems the first 5 years. No problems the next 5. Drove pretty rough the last 2, but probably mostly my fault. :) I really wanted to get the car to 200,000-probably would have if a 21 year old hadn't sideswiped into me at 75 mph, sending me spinning across three lanes of interstate and into a cement barrier. Car dented on 3 sides on the outside, none on inside. Airbag didn't deploy and didn't need too, though I did get sore. Very safe car. Handled a lot of less than ideal conditions- well, including spending over 10 yrs in MN, only 1 yr of it garaged.
DO NOT BUY DO NOT BUY DO NOT BUY
justin a, Michigan City, IN, 08/09/2019
Volkswagen New Beetle GLS 2dr Hatchback
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
Awful engine design. It refused to be not broken. Overheats all the time. Plastic coolant flange will explode on you as will the plastic water pump which is on the timing belt! To replace it you have to lift up the engine and redo the timing. By 80 thousand miles it had been through 3 head gaskets and 3 water pumps!! The gadgets, ride quality, drivetrain/transmission are all great but the engine Is all poorly engineered plastic parts BUY A FORD FOCUS INSTEAD it's the same car but better in every way
- Safety
- Technology
- Performance
- Interior
- Comfort
- Reliability
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please read before buying beetle
hatevw1, Schenectady, NY, 09/13/2011
Volkswagen New Beetle GLS 2dr Hatchback
10 of 18 people found this review helpful
i bought my 2000 new beetle in feb 2010 and i have put probably 3000 or more into it with repairs have seen it be towed away 4 times, left me stranded for all those times. i have done nothing but regret buying that car. yes its cute but thats it. i am honestly scared to drive it places in fear that it will leave me stranded again. its a piece of junk, and everything is expensive to fix and a pain to fix as well. i do not suggest anyone buys this car. i really wish they would stop making them to be honest. that breaks my heart to say because i always dreamed of owning a beetle and that dream has turned into a nightmare.
Love to drive it, but tired of problems.
SunBear, 07/09/2010
Volkswagen New Beetle GLS 2dr Hatchback
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
When I bought this car, it had about 60ish thousand miles on it. Has transmission problems, doesn't like to go in reverse or it slips around the third gear. (Automatic). And VW wants 3k+ for a replacement! Even rebuilt ones online are over 1k. Replaced the water pump twice, the timing belt once. The headlights have both gone out, and take forever to replace. We have done all of the work at home, to save money, and it is a pain to do work on it, things are hard to get to. Car burns oil Recently replaced the starter and battery. I love driving this car, I can take corners at 45+ with no problem. The CD player it came with never worked, and my seat heater stopped working- but it's a sturdy car
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