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Old 05-22-2011, 02:39 PM
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Hi. I'm looking to buy an older New Beetle like a 2000-2003 with likely 80-100k miles on it. Should I avoid an automatic transmission due to reported problems with them? Thank you, George
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Hi. I'm looking to buy an older New Beetle like a 2000-2003 with likely 80-100k miles on it. Should I avoid an automatic transmission due to reported problems with them? Thank you, George
The auto trans is a known problem in VW's.
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My beetle is automatic and i baby it and let me tell you it has a mind of it's own when driving locally, especially going up hills, i replaced fluid and still acts up, thats all i can say about automatic's
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The autos suck, buy a manual.
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