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Originally Posted by salsa-man
A local VW dealer told me a few weeks ago that 2010 is last year for the current Beetle. He said that the redesign will have a flat roof.  |
Don't believe him. He's probably thinking of the Roadster concept that was out a few years ago.
Dealers are horrible when it comes to information on new vehicles.
When the NB first came out, I decided to hold off for the 1.8t. Had been reading about it for months, heated leather, sunroon, speed activated spoiler, all this stuff interested me. Finally decided to test drive a 2.0 (before the release of the 1.8t) and see if they had any idea on when the 1.8t would be out. This was early '99.
The saleswoman told me not to believe anything I read. The NB wasn't getting the 1.8t. There would be no speed activated spoiler, and that VW couldn't do a sunroof as they were unable to get it to work with the design of the car. She said instead of a convertible NB, they were bringing the Karman Ghia back.
I saw her again two weeks later at the auto show, and she told me that she had new information. They were coming out with a Super New Beetle that had a VR6, wider fenders and much more aggressive, that it should be on the lots in a couple months.
It's sad when customers know more about this stuff than the salespeople.