Thanks so much billymade...and when I checked the other day - my car came up on that Volkswagen VIN decoder as a 2001 model.
I now realize I've made an error though...and although I thought I'd remembered in the past seeing a marking on my Beetle stating it was made in June 2001 - it
turns out there was no such thing when I just went out and double checked the car today.
There is only a compliance tag for my country...dated as October 2001.
I just called a VW dealership - and they said my car was manufactured in March 2001...so it's definitely a 2001 model after all.
Thanks again!
