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New '12 Turbo Beetle owner from RI
Hello,
We bought this 2012 VW Turbo Beetle a couple of months ago with 12k miles on it for my wife.
She was daily driving a Kia Soul for a few years and loved it but didn't like the lack of power it had. She would get in my 07' Saab 9-3 2.0T which I have tuned and would get a bit jealous of the extra power I would have in my car so the search was on for something with a bit more pep for her.
We came close to buying a new GSR, did love it, price wasn't bad being a leftover '14 but the more we looked at it the more she thought a different color was of more interest to her.
We had stopped looking but one day drove by a Kia dealer lol and this Beetle was out front. Stopped, looked, saw the price was too good to be true and the mileage was so low. It had everything she wanted outside of it being an R-Line. It has NAV, the Fender Audio, Moonroof, Push button start, HID lighting, Leather, 19" Tornado wheels, etc etc.
SOLD!!!
She loves it, has the power she wanted and we will gradually make it our own with a few tasteful mods and probably a Tune soon enough I am sure too lol. Although it does pretty good and sport mode does give it the go it needs. Ended up throwing $18k for it which I though was a great deal, its showroom new inside and out. Even found the window sticker in the glove box.
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Here is my daily as well, changes will happen with the beetle too
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We bought this 2012 VW Turbo Beetle a couple of months ago with 12k miles on it for my wife.
She was daily driving a Kia Soul for a few years and loved it but didn't like the lack of power it had. She would get in my 07' Saab 9-3 2.0T which I have tuned and would get a bit jealous of the extra power I would have in my car so the search was on for something with a bit more pep for her.
We came close to buying a new GSR, did love it, price wasn't bad being a leftover '14 but the more we looked at it the more she thought a different color was of more interest to her.
We had stopped looking but one day drove by a Kia dealer lol and this Beetle was out front. Stopped, looked, saw the price was too good to be true and the mileage was so low. It had everything she wanted outside of it being an R-Line. It has NAV, the Fender Audio, Moonroof, Push button start, HID lighting, Leather, 19" Tornado wheels, etc etc.
SOLD!!!
She loves it, has the power she wanted and we will gradually make it our own with a few tasteful mods and probably a Tune soon enough I am sure too lol. Although it does pretty good and sport mode does give it the go it needs. Ended up throwing $18k for it which I though was a great deal, its showroom new inside and out. Even found the window sticker in the glove box.
Here is my daily as well, changes will happen with the beetle too
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That's just her way of saying you need to get some good snow tires :lol: and of course some nice summer tires once spring rolls around
Yeah I have some ideas for wheels for it too.
I wanted to get them before winter, move her current 19's over to them and put some snows on the tornados for winter but not sure my wallet will get us there in time or not. We see
How are these cars over all in the snow? Not expecting you to know in TX lol
but I'm afraid we might have another craptastic winter here again in New England
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I wanted to get them before winter, move her current 19's over to them and put some snows on the tornados for winter but not sure my wallet will get us there in time or not. We see
How are these cars over all in the snow? Not expecting you to know in TX lol
but I'm afraid we might have another craptastic winter here again in New England
Well after this post I went looking and just scored a set of (4) NEW Nokian Hakkapeliitta R snow tires which are EXCELLENT tires for $306 delivered!! so they are going to find there way on to the stock 19" Tornados and I will put her current tires on the summer 19" wheels I have in mind for her.
I will feel safer knowing she has dedicated snows, she hates snow driving as is and this past winter was awful for us here.
I have 2 sets of wheels for my Saab, snows on the OEM's, works out great.
I will feel safer knowing she has dedicated snows, she hates snow driving as is and this past winter was awful for us here.
I have 2 sets of wheels for my Saab, snows on the OEM's, works out great.
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