New to Beetle

How much are they asking for the car and what engine does it have? The primary expensive repair issues are: convertible top problems, wear/tear and automatic transmissions failing. If you are unfamiliar with these cars; I would have a professional shop, check out the car from head to toe; preferably a shop that specializes in Volkswagens. It is easy; to spend more on repairs than the car is worth; if you do the work yourself, you can save allot of money. If the transmission; has hard shifting issues, this can get expensive quick! The typical problems; are the valve body wears out and causes intermittent shifting problems. The convertible tops; have problems with switches failing, causing the top to not close and the rear window, coming unglued. You need to evaluate; the things that need repaired, how long you want to keep the car and how much work, you are willing to do yourself... to keep it on the road. If after the professional inspection; you decide to purchase the car, let us know and we will do our best to help support your restoration project!

Well, that sounds really cheap but there could be a lot wrong with the car, at that price. If you are hell bent on buying the car; PLEASE, have a professional look at the car before purchasing it and see what they tell you is wrong with it. While, I am not trying to pry; do you have the money to drop a substantial amount of money in the car for repairs? All of us here; LOVE our Volkswagen New Beetle but they can cost quite a bit of time, money and effort to repair. If you have "friends"; that are willing to help fix the car, how deep are they willing to go? If you are a single mom; very busy and do not have the time, ability or money to fix things, I would probably not recommend taking on a project car like this.

IF your primary concern; is reliable transportation for your daughter, I would look at a honda civic or toyota corolla. German cars; require maintenance and attention, you can't just ignore them like a japanese car.

I am not trying to be negative but these cars, can have problems that require allot of work to repair. Any 12 year old car with over 100k; will need work and Volkswagens are not different! There must be a reason; they are selling the car for so cheap!