VW Beetle 2.0 3dr

When VW first mentioned the idea of a retro styled new car, based on the Beetle, I was intrigued. This was way back in 1995. Time passed an nothing happened. Some more time passed, and nothing happened again. Just at that! Nothing continued to happen. Concepts and car shows came and went, but no one was saying whether the car would be built or not. Then VW annouced the imminent arrival of the 'New Beetle' in the USA and the world changed for ever. Well mine did anyway. In 1998 VW wrote to me and offered me the chance to pre-book one of 900 to be specially manufactured for the UK market albeit in Left Hand Drive. I duly did this and ...  Read the complete review

When I was at university I had a friend called Lucy. As it happened, Lucy was from the same part of the country as me and so we saw each other in the holidays too. She didn't take a car to university, but when she went home she used to drive a white Volkswagen Beetle called Brian. I think I fell in love with Brian. He was so old that he was tax exempt. He was freezing cold in the winter, and baking hot in the summer. He had a peculiar smell and all manner of sound effects that probably weren't supposed to be there. Lucy was in love with Brian too. One day we went swimming, and she couldn't find him in the car park afterwards. Then she ...  Read the complete review

I have had my beetle now for 2 months and I LOVE it! I was never a huge Beetle fan, however after realising that my budget wouldn't stretch to a Mini with everything on my wish list (Air Con, sunroof, leather seats), I began to look around. I can honestly say I am SO glad I didn't get a Mini. The Beetle is a real attention grabbing car, and I love everything about it. On the inside, everything is rounded and feels funky and retro, even the edges of the stereo are curved. I love the flower on the dash, and the big VW badge in the middle of my steering wheel. It's hard to get used to how far from the windscreen you are at first, but I've come to love it, although the ...  Read the complete review

I have always wanted to own a bug and finally bought a metallic blue one in march this year. I absolutely love it and feel really funky while driving in it. I love its quirky vase which i put a large daisy in! The only disadvantage to this one is it is a real guzzler of fuel so i have had to cut down on using the car - good for the environment i guess. With the credit crunch i cant use it too much because it does tend to drink petrol more quickly - whether thats because its 2 litre or automatic or both i dont know. But inside you do feel extremely safe, partly because of the amount of airbags but also because of the never ending dashboard! It has been ...  Read the complete review

I am a proud owner of a yellow 2 litre VW Beetle and would not change it for the world. Its 2001 and in mint condition. The drive is very smoothe and it starts everytime. I always thought Beetles were big cars but its suprising how quickly you get used to it (like anything i suppose). There are a lot of blind spots that you have to be weary of and its mainly looking to the left at the front and it can also be hard to judge the wheel arches as they come out. Apart from this i cannot fault the car - i think we have yet to find a perfect one. As it is a 2 litre it does tend to drink a lot of petrol on short journeys but on motorways it is ...  Read the complete review