Daughter tried a U-turn over a curb...

[Deserion]

I used to love my New Beetles. We had three in total, a 2000 2.0L 5-speed (mom's, then mine), a 2003 TDI 5-speed (mom's), and a 2005 1.8T 5-speed convertible (mine). Biggest complaint I have with them, now, is how fragile the interior plastics get as they age. And the eBay resellers wanting insane money for those parts.

Wouldn't mind having a '98 or '99 if I could find one mint-condition and bone stock.

[78F350]

I must have been one of the last stops for UPS today. The parts finally arrived around 6:00 pm. By 8:30 my daughter had driven her car home, all bolts properly torqued, and the engine sounding 'good' with it's unmuffled resonator drone.

Originally Posted by Deserion

...Biggest complaint I have with them, now, is how fragile the interior plastics get as they age. And the eBay resellers wanting insane money for those parts.

That was one of the best things about the parts car, it had both door panels already refurbished. It's impossible to find them in decent shape in the junk yards.

Originally Posted by itsnotanova

... Bring her down to Texas and I'll paint some flames on her. Circa 1999 picture

You should do some 'ghost flames' on the 911!

Originally Posted by steved0x

Supposedly the hot car for Chumpcar and Lemons is an older New Beetle...

Lemons & Chumpcar look like a lot of fun. Someday...
As my daughter worked on her Bug, I started looking at an A4 that I got cheap at the same auction as the parts car. It may be repairable enough.