Vortex blue

[CyberGypsy]

Does anyone know how many 2001 vortex blue bugs were made?

[noR]

'bout 2000.

[hestersu]

Yep 2000 were made in '01 and 25 were made in 2000. The '01 models all had the total black interior. The 25 in 2000 had grey or beige or possibly black. They were experiments.

There is one known '01 that is a TDI. It went to Canada and now resides in NH.

[CyberGypsy]

mine has the black and is auto, they added seat heaters and sunroof....and has 41K miles,,so far!

[Woodstock]

My son has a Vortex Blue 2001 turbo manual.

Have you been able to find the Vortex Blue touch up paint anywhere? My local dealers seem clueless on how to get it.

[gypsy73]

At the top of this "chapter" -Paint&Body- there is a thread
entitled Paint Colors for all years.

Your paint code is LR5A/3J

A good place to order touch paint is Paintscratch.com.

The have it listed as Soft Blue Clearcoat instead of
Vortex Blue but the codes match up so it has to be your
Vortex BLue.

[hestersu]

All of the Vortex Blue beetles were considered a GLS (for 2001 - not sure about the other 25).

A GLS would have had the cold weather package and sunroof. They were either manual or auto. I believe a few of them were 2.0 but the majority were 1.8t. All would have had black leather interior. No special stitching or floor mats like the color concepts have. They just had black stitching and black carpet floor mats. They did not have Monsoon radios because those weren't out yet when the cars were made. They did not have heated washer nozzles but did have heated side mirrors. They had the standard seats and not the sport seats.

Probably the coolest color made. Mine was my favorite beetle of the 3 I've owned. I still miss that car and would probably still have it had it not been destroyed in the accident.

RIP Bluebee.

[Woodstock]

I have a yellow 2003 Beetle, son has the 2001 Vortex Blue turbo. He may go into military, I am itching to take HIS car and sell mine........ His has more miles, but is turbo, heated leather seats, and that great VORTEX BLUE color.

Don't tell Woodstock that I sort of like Stitch a little better.

[CyberGypsy]

Originally Posted by Woodstock

I have a yellow 2003 Beetle, son has the 2001 Vortex Blue turbo. He may go into military, I am itching to take HIS car and sell mine........ His has more miles, but is turbo, heated leather seats, and that great VORTEX BLUE color.

Don't tell Woodstock that I sort of like Stitch a little better.

I have the same...can you get touch up paint still?

[squeebug]

Originally Posted by gypsy73

At the top of this "chapter" -Paint&Body- there is a thread
entitled Paint Colors for all years.

Your paint code is LR5A/3J

A good place to order touch paint is Paintscratch.com.