Hi all. I am new to owning a new beetle and love this car. I have been lurking on these forums and really appreciate the wealth of knowledge everyone shares here. Posted a couple times in response to others, but mostly just reading and soaking in information. Learning lots even from really...

Hi all, I hope you are doing well wherever you are I am continuing on the journey to fix the transmission of my 98 beetle. (180k miles. Yikes, I know.) A few months ago I replaced the valve body and changed the fluid hoping that would help with the warm-weather shifting issues. We did not have...

Car died on I20 in Atlanta, GA - turns out need new shifter assembly/linkage cables to the tune of $1,825.54. One option I am considering is junking it. The engine is perfect. Anyone have any interest in it? It's at VW Marietta in Marietta GA. Volkswagen New Beetle Turbo S (2002) 1.8L L4...

Could this be caused by the door problems I have? I’m pretty sure there’s a short in the driver’s door wires that go into the car. Fuses ok, battery cable just fixed, it was frayed so we put a new end on it.

My 2000 beetle thinks it is being stolen and cuts the engine after a few seconds in gear. Revs perfectly in neutral. Faulty key says auto electrician but vw say a replacement key is no longer available. Any ideas anyone?