good call on the electrical problems.
NB's are assembled in Mexico of course.
The April 2008 issue of Consumer Reports lists the NB, from 02 to 07.
Solid black marks for electrical on the 03 to 07 models.
for an overall score they were 'not that bad' on the 02, and black marks on
the 03 to 07's.

the tdi version will be fine until it needs an expensive serious repair.
and to be fair...............all modern cars are like that, weather diesel
or gas, but some are better than others.
I suspect the 1.8 turbo engine has cost a few NB owners some serious dollars
in repairs too.

I think NB's are a brilliant product though, and I read somewhere, perhaps
here, that it's going to be discontinued.
Scott
----- Original Message -----
From: <JordanVw@AOL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 11:09 AM
Subject: Re: Off topic - Tips for beetle

> In a message dated 11/25/08 1:49:42 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> jeffmichal@YAHOO.COM writes:
>
>
>> Hey folks.  I'm thinking I need a beetle so I dont have to drive my
>> vanagon
>> all the time.  I dont know much about them.  Can anyone advise as to a
>> place
>> where I can read about the different model years and options, and maybe
>> about stuff to look out for when buying one?
>>
>>
>
> i assume your talking about '98 up NEW beetles.
> the NB's are plagued by electrical problems.. aside from that they seem to
> be decent cars.   get a tdi one if you can :<)
>
>
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