[Opelmania]

Originally Posted by scrawnyirishboy

Technically, the DSG transmission comes with two clutches. You just don't have access to either of them.

I've come to find the 2.5 does astronomically better for the car, especially considering the beating that little 2.0 took on highway mileage with a 5-speed. You'll probably get the same gas mileage, if not better, highway on the 2.5.

However, a 2.0 Turbo 6-speed "Wolfsburg Edition" beetle, that'd be mighty nice. Especially in red-rock exterior with the sport suspension...beetle gli much?

Originally Posted by pdoel

For its size, I do think the NB is a gas guzzler. I'm lucky if I get 22-23 mpg. Think about back in the 80s. Gas crisis comes along, the government forces better gas mileage standards. Lots of cars were getting better and better gas mileage back then.

Here we are 30 years later, and a little car the size of the NB gets what it gets. Granted, it's heavier than the small cars back then. But still. With 30 years of advancements, you'd think they could do better.

scrawnyirishboy-> Aren't you a salesman? A VW salesman? You should know your product better. All slushbox beetles get awful MPG. I drive a 98 5 speed gasser with 117K and do 75 MPH on the highway and get 32-34 MPG on the tank. Every tank. I put 120 miles a day on my car. My sister drives a 02 slushbox and has never seen more than 26 MPG. I could probably see 38 MPG like the corolla if I drove her like a grandma. You show me any slushbox that will get my tank MPG and I'll switch mine right away.