After 15 years of owning a New Beetle, I am now the proud owner of a Toffee Brown 2013 Beetle 2.5. WOW!!

Her name is Chino, short for Mochaccino. I picked Her up on Friday, July 24th- Three days ago at the time of this post. Cup, my 2000 beetle (still have her)has too many fixes to remain a daily. Chino is now the girl, while Cup gets restored.

I've driven a rental Beetle a few years back and loved it. However, I don't recall them having so much spunk. Shes an automatic, and she really launches and finds her happy place in 2nd.

There's plenty time for jibba jabba later. Right now here's pics of Chino's first photo shoot.

Here's Chino, off lot and on the way home. Wanted to snap a few quick pics to share with my friends

 

==========CHINO'S FIRST PHOTOSHOOT==========
These pics were taken near the Acosta Bridge underpass, at the River City Brewing Co. and the Museum of Science and History, Jacksonville, FL

 

Going org ol school...FOUND A DINOSAUR. Of course these are going on the org's Dino Thread :banana:

 

I took pics of Cup at the following building. I never got back to shoot the rest of the building. Guess it was meant to be that Chino take over and pose for the rest

Location: off of Stockton St.- Jacksonville, FL

 

Chino's premier photoshoot ends with puddle pics. Love me some puddle pics
Location: Western Way Rd off Baymeadows, Rd- Jacksonville

 

Can't kick off Chino's thread without paying homage to my first....Cup.
Chino and Cup together

 

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nice bug you got there can't wait to see more of chino. And by the way in a about a year or so I will be joining the 2012+ beetle club myself and my next Bug will be called the black swag short for Volkswagen and it will be black as my current one I recently made the decision just this past week that I will make that transition as well. Any plans with Chino?

 

Woohoo! So happy to see you in a new Beetle, yet still have 'Cup! arty:

I hope to have a new Beetle someday, too!!

 

Toffee Brown is such a cool color on a Beetle. You don't see very many of them. It's awesome that you now have 2 Beetles!

Yep, Cup is still around. I need time to decompress from being constantly under the hood, at AutoZone getting her codes read, and occupying a great deal of my time. She's a 15 year old car, so it's all good...I ain't mad at her:heart:

Debbie, Chino came to me at the perfect time. My budget is incredibly tight, and I couldn't splurge and get a '15 or a 2.0t beetle. Chino was a reasonably priced beetle: 33.7k miles for $12,988, plus I got an extended warranty. Chino was perfection for my situation; a dependable, affordable beetle.

I know you'll get a Beetle soon, Debbie. You of all people deserve one dear

 

Congrats on the new purchase Al. Nice pictures as well. I'm sure Chino and Cup will get along just fine taking turns with you. So, where's the list of mods to come?

 

Thank ya! Pretty stoked still!

So....the list of mods eh? Well,i'm not planning a ton of mods like I did on Cup.
Y'all stop laughing...i mean it
As far as the interior- i'm very pleased with the black interior- It really took the brown exterior over the top for me, so that's staying. Really dig the brown; thought I'd never stray away from the Black/green motif, which is still my favorite.

So for mods, the first thing on the list is a spoiler....must have a spoiler.
I'm also considering striping. I like the dual rally strips with the thin pin strip border. Not sure on the strip color yet. Might need a photoshop to get the right inspiriation.

To finish out the cosmetic mod list, will be wheels.

Performance wise, still not sure on this one. Don't wanna do anything crazy. Chino is my daily and i'm happy with the 2.5L and trans setup. If I did anything it mignt be a CAI. I'm still learning the ways of the 2.5, and don't know the ins and outs.

So that's about it for the moment. I'm sure something will come to mind as time marches on.

 

Toffee Brown is such a cool color on a Beetle. You don't see very many of them. It's awesome that you now have 2 Beetles!

 

Fantastic!

Beautiful Beetle Al! I have always loved the chocolate Beetles! I would put a huge "M" on the side as I love brown M&Ms!

That's an awesome puddle you found!

Any chance of seeing her at the next B4B? Me thinks this Saturday is the first. I have to check

Where did she come from? How many miles on her?

Details man Details!

Chuckie

 

Beautiful Beetle Al! I have always loved the chocolate Beetles! I would put a huge "M" on the side as I love brown M&Ms!

That's an awesome puddle you found!

Any chance of seeing her at the next B4B? Me thinks this Saturday is the first. I have to check

Where did she come from? How many miles on her?

Details man Details!

Chuckie

The chocolate M&M is an awesome motif and idea...never thought of that .

Here's the Details:
Purchased: Friday 7/24
Dealership: AutoMatch USA- found em via Cars-dot-com.

Interesting fact: AutoMatch is owned by Camping World. Yes, the Camping World that sponsors the NASCAR circuit. Thier objective is to have an AutoMatch USA in the cities that have a Camping World dealership. Their inventory is very impressive. It's not a Beach Blvd. Automotive or a March Motors. I'd say they're comparable to CarMax or one of those dealerships close to a new car dealership

She was purchased with 33.7K on the clock.
*2.5L engine
*Auto trans
*your standard beetle accoutrements. The radio is bluetooth, with aux in and iPod in.
*Black interior, which really sold me with the toffee brown. Has this faux Carbon Fiber treatment- nice look:bigthumb:
*Heritage wheels with turbine covers
*There's a ding in the pass. side C-pillar and the roof(was in the CarFax). They must've lived on a Golf Courseinch:. Anyway, that's probably why she sold for under 13,000. I have a buddy that can do the paintless dent removal on the dings and Chino will be golden

And that's the details.

As for Saturday, I'm not sure.
Our church has a tentatively scheduled activity to be held on the first Saturday of each month. I'll know Thursday if it's concrete or not. If it's concrete, sadly, my future attendance will be sparse.

 

Love the Beetle handle in the Coffee mug design.

 

Thanks mang
I've been eye-balling Chino for the past few weeks, hoping she'd be there when I was ready. When I first saw her online, the color of coffee came to mind, hence the name Chino.

 

:guitar::banana::band::clap: Chino looks great! I especially love the puddle pics :goodjob: I was wondering how long it would be before she would show up here

 

Thanks mang
You know me...love my puddle pics. All the rain we've been having, was screaming for puddle pics. Chino came along just in time.

Chino's photo shoot was this past Saturday. I was gonna post them up later that day, but I've been busy. Being that the Org-a-palooza is officially under way, the timing of posting Her thread is perfect

 

Cool Beans!

Sounds like a great deal Al!

The 2.5 is a strong and bullet proof engine, and the Automatics are a lot better now. Sure everyone talks about how you have to have a standard, but this is 2015. If all the Formula 1 teams run automatic DSGs as well as Lamborghini and Bugatti it's good enough for me.

Sounds like research paid off. Just was hoping you didn't get it from "Peppermint Patty"!

Again, Congrats. I know you will love her for a long time.

Chuckie

 

So here's the wheel options i'm looking at.
I'd like to color match the spokes with Chinos paint, or paint/powdercoat them a dark brown. The wheel lip will remain polished/chrome.

My favorites are the best from 1-5. What say you all?

 

Any photoshoppers willing to put some stripes on Chino?

 

Oooh I'm digin options 1/2. But honestly either of the black with chrome ring look awesome :bigthumb:

I bet you sure are enjoying your cupchino :goodjob:

 

Option one is my favorite. The black really pops against the brown. And I might be a little biased, but I love the look of black rims with chrome trim.

I'm leaning on 1 & 2 as well, hence them on top of the list.
And yes the black really makes it pop- just as it does with her interior. So whatever wheel I get, I must decide if I'm gonna leave em black or paint them dark brown. They're still a ways down the road, so I have plenty of time.

 

Option one is my favorite. The black really pops against the brown. And I might be a little biased, but I love the look of black rims with chrome trim.

 

cool bug none of the less. Can't wait to see more

 

It's kinda surreal. Been driving Cup for 14 years. Still very cool to be in this sweet ride. It's like I'm a new org member all over again; finding parts jobbers, looking at mod/styling ideas...it's a whole new adventure. I'm digging it

 

Well, Chino got her first Beetle tats today. One being a beetle icon and the other an Orgersarus.

 

Hey those are awesome where did ya get em? :crazy:

I love the colored dash and door panels. I wish the Turbo had them rather than carbon fiber & black. Only thing I almost like more than the colored is the Fender dash. Now that is sweet! :goodjob:

Oh yeah nice shirt