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Used 2003 Volkswagen New Beetle Hatchback Consumer Reviews

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4.13 out of 5 stars

only three complaints!

TiffieTu, 09/17/2003
2003 Volkswagen New Beetle GLX 1.8T 2dr Hatchback (1.8L 4cyl Turbo 5M)
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This is my second new beetle in as many years. The first a 2000 GLX, I kept a year before VW of Amer. replaced it with a 2001 GLX, gratus. Car kept loosing power after coming to a stop and attempting to accelerate again. They spent a year trying to correct without success. New 2001 does the same thing and now they "own-up-to" it's "Turbo-Lag which all Turbos have and They can't do anything about it."

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4.88 out of 5 stars

love my car

kvarias, 01/04/2003
2003 Volkswagen New Beetle GLS 2dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 4A)
0 of 0 people found this review helpful

enjoying any time w/my beetle

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5 out of 5 stars

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car4o, 07/19/2003
2003 Volkswagen New Beetle GL 2dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 4A)
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buy a beetle because it is great! it drives nicely and it definatly saves gas. it is fun and cool. i love my beetle

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5 out of 5 stars

I LOVE MY M&M

SANDWOMAN, 07/20/2003
2003 Volkswagen New Beetle GLS 2dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 4A)
0 of 0 people found this review helpful

This is the very best car in the world to own. For all of you granny's out there, we have a fun car to keep us young. This car is safe, fun and the grandchildren love it. As my granddaughter says........it is a happy car. I have had Lincoln's and Caddillac which can not even come close to the performance of the Beetle. I highly recommend this vehicle.

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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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