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Used 2003 Volkswagen New Beetle Consumer Reviews

4.4 out of 5 stars
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Firemansgal, 09/17/2003
2003 Volkswagen New Beetle GLS 2dr Convertible (2.0L 4cyl 6A)
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This is a great, fun little car. I have Mellow Yellow & people wave or say they love my car wherever I go! This is NOT a low profile vehicle! It's a great head turner!

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5 out of 5 stars

Diesel "BUG" TDI

PV ALEX, 01/14/2003
2003 Volkswagen New Beetle GL TDI 2dr Hatchback (1.9L 4cyl Turbodiesel 4A)
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Great car for the $$$$$, I am getting close to 40MPG in town and 50 on the road. Great car, tight ride, needs to provide temp gauge along with other standard gauges, seats are very good

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4.88 out of 5 stars

I Luv My Bug!!

Chrissstine, 09/17/2003
2003 Volkswagen New Beetle GLS 2dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
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My only complaint is the cup holders... This is the first car I have ever owned that I wanted to keep immaculate..When the sunroof is open along with the side windows it feels like a convertible without the sun burning you up.... gas mileage..awesome....(I own a Surburban too!)...buy one you won't regret it..cheap to insure..it has a good safety rating...

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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)
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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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