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Used 2003 Volkswagen New Beetle Consumer Reviews

4.4 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars

TDI is the name of the game!

Garfield, 10/25/2002
2003 Volkswagen New Beetle GL TDI 2dr Hatchback (1.9L 4cyl Turbodiesel 5M)
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Just finished a short trip through the NC mountians. The car handled almost as good as my A4 Audi Q. Just think of it as a new bettle with the sound of an old one. I took it up 15% grades with 4 adults in 4 gear at 60mph with no problem. Thats not bad. Car is solid on the road and handles very well. Buy one and you will agree.

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2.25 out of 5 stars

Worst car on market

Jules1477, 01/24/2003
2003 Volkswagen New Beetle Turbo S 2dr Hatchback (1.8L 4cyl Turbo 6M)
0 of 0 people found this review helpful

This car has been nothing but trouble: the gas mileage is half of what it should be, the dealership lied about the length of the warranty in relation to the length of our lease, and when we tried to get out of the lease early found out that they have this weird policy that could cost you thousands of dollars. Go with something else, preferably that doesn't share a service center even with VW

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4.88 out of 5 stars

LOVE MY NEW BEETLE

HOLLY, 09/16/2003
2003 Volkswagen New Beetle GL 2dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
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LOVE MY NEW BEETLE. FUN AND EASY TO DRIVE AND VERY COMFORTABLE.

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4.5 out of 5 stars

New Rag Top

Beth 66, 09/17/2003
2003 Volkswagen New Beetle GLS 2dr Convertible (2.0L 4cyl 6A)
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Great car, fun to drive, lots and lots of looks from other jealous drivers. The top is very easy to put up and down and does not leak!

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3.13 out of 5 stars

LEMON

zozo, 09/17/2003
2003 Volkswagen New Beetle GLS 2dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 4A)
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I had my car 4 days and I had to take it back (Car was brand new, it had 3 miles when I picked it up) Anyway the dealership ended up making my 1st car payment because they had it a month. The car had to have it's breaks replaced and the sensor panel replaced (IN A BRAND NEW CAR), and the window kept coming off track and the car was taken back 4 more times due to the breaks.

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