new vw bug problems

Yeah, one big problem. They are new.

Depends if your talking about the new aircooled or watercooled car :o)

-- Howard Rose

Yup, they put the engine in the front.

If you are talking about the aircooled golfball, go post in rec.autos.makers.vw.WATERcooled

If you mean a mexican sedan, then, they are nice, but not german... and fuel injected....

Karls

Yeah, they have WATER in them.

Also, they have more electrical problems that a Jaguar (no joke)

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The big problem is that a lot of people are complaining about the transmission shifting really rough. I had that problem with my 2002. They reprogrammed it and it worked for a while then started doing it again. I traded it for a 2004 convertible with everything on it. Its a great car but it also shifts rough when its cold. The emergency brake button (decorative Plastic chrome colored) covered button WILL break. The biggest problem with the old new ones has been with the power window switch. You will notice in some of the magazine, real source, rocky mountain that they sell replacement window switches...... HMMM wonder why. Other than the transmission shifting hard when cold and the emergency brake button popping off I have really enjoyed my cars. Oh, the Emergency brake button has already come off my on my 04 convert. Its all under warranty so who cares. I can't believe they haven't redesigned that button cover. I don't even know why they put it on. I may not even have mine replaced.

..............It's just a re-bodied golf

It is not air cooled

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what?

------------------- Chris Perdue

..............Chris, why am I starting to get this bad feeling that you're thinking of buying one of those bubble shaped golfs?

.........First it's travis with a jeep..........now you going over to the dark side with a %$#^&* NB...............lol

Hey now, I resemble that remark.....I've owned TWO Isetta 300's!!!!

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now that sounds like a good situation to be in *EXCEPT* for the NB...

------------------- Chris Perdue

sorry tim, but as *usual* you couldn't be more wrong.(LOL)(J/K i think) i was just remembering the converstation you and I were having very late the other night at the new years chat...(do you remember?)

------------------- Chris Perdue

Now now Ben, i was not knocking on your car....but i am not secret about the fact that a NB is not for me....Ya know?

------------------- Chris Perdue

I've seen at least one Isetta that someone repowered with a Harley engine. Dunno what they used for a drivetrain though.

Didja know that the right hand drive models used a massive dead weight on the left side to offset the combined weight of the engine and driver? Sheesh!

For those of you who might be interested, there's an outfit in the UK who makes repops of these and the Messers too:

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Want another one? Been in dry storage since 1986.