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Just saying. My dad's has been a serious POS

 

Yes I have heard that and have a friend who hod one that was. The 2.0 has its issues. I still on the fence.

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....get the beetle.

:-(

Why

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The arbitrary and subjective idea that it has a soul in comparison to the toyota

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The arbitrary and subjective idea that it has a soul in comparison to the toyota

My daughter really wants the beetle.

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I got an awesome barter coming up in the next few minutes, pics to follow.

 

Edit: Well not as awesome as I thought, but I did snag some Focal Polykevlar 5.25" components for my Soundstream Granite 120.4

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My old boss got a Beetle very similar to that.  Some old people at his church got it to relive the 60s, albeit in a new version.  The car was always maintained by a local shop and had a book full of receipts.   It had just over 100K and he got it for $2800.  The car was spotless.  He drives it 33 miles to and from work every day and never washes it and it looks horrible now.  He's had it over a year without issue. 

 

As far as the Corolla, I would think you could find a Camry for that price and it should provide a little more space and comfort.

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I actually miss the simplicity of my Camry.  The Lincoln has some serious quirks that make working on some things a relative pain.

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My old boss got a Beetle very similar to that.  Some old people at his church got it to relive the 60s, albeit in a new version.  The car was always maintained by a local shop and had a book full of receipts.   It had just over 100K and he got it for $2800.  The car was spotless.  He drives it 33 miles to and from work every day and never washes it and it looks horrible now.  He's had it over a year without issue. 

 

As far as the Corolla, I would think you could find a Camry for that price and it should provide a little more space and comfort.

 

Damn Ryan that is very close to what we just settled on. Looks like the green beetle will be coming home tomorrow for $2850. It does need some things and I am sure there are a couple more things I did not find.

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This car is for my daughter and maybe me...

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IIRC it would be a GREAT sq car.

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Is it a gas engine or TDI?

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Is it a gas engine or TDI?

2.0 gas

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I have been on the VW forums reading a lot and it seems the 2.0 is the safe bet out of the new beetles.

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I do have my list of things to check that is a normal wear item at 100k.

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After market parts are cheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep.

OEM parts are iota expensive.

I got a full techtonics exhaust for my jetta, timing chain change, some electric work done, and a decent intake for 1200 bucks.

I miss my little black Jetta sometimes.

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We had a black jetta and the neutral safety switch went out twice and the computer once. After the computer went out we sold it, and a few years later VW acknowledged there was a problem with the neutral safety switches going out.

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After market parts are cheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep.

OEM parts are iota expensive.

I got a full techtonics exhaust for my jetta, timing chain change, some electric work done, and a decent intake for 1200 bucks.

I miss my little black Jetta sometimes.

 

My FIL runs an auto parts store, I get pretty good deals on parts.

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speaking of getting new vehicles, ive been searching for a while for a older  k5 blazer.  I've always wanted one, just trying to find a decent one at a good price.

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speaking of getting new vehicles, ive been searching for a while for a older  k5 blazer.  I've always wanted one, just trying to find a decent one at a good price.

 

If you lived closer I could show you a couple. Not in good shape though.

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Going to get some shooting in today with my daughter!

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