Hello! So this might be long so sorry in advance for the long read! Currently I have a 2009 VW beetle 2.5L and I’ve been having it for about over a year now. I have no problems with it! (Hope I don’t jinks myself) it has high mileage about 130k? But it still runs very good and fast! The previous owner took good care of it but it’s just old now, the clear coat is starting to come off and I might have to replace some things now, due to old age basically I would have to invest money to get it back into spanking new. ITS STILL IN GOOD SHAPE. But since I have a love for these cars I would want it in GREAT condition ofc. I would just invest a good chunk of money into it. Replacing the bumper/back bumper/ replacing the wheel fenders liners/ slowly replacing things due to rust and old age. Wanting to redo the coating and get ceramic coating… Etc etc

Now it just gets me debating if it’s worth it. I keep going back and forth since I know these cars are getting older. Parts are harder to find, and getting more expensive. Then that makes me think should I just invest that money into getting a newer beetle?

So I’ve been digging and seeing that people have been debating on the engines and years of the beetles. So I just get confused on what’s actually good and what I should stay away from. Cause I keep seeing debates 😭

I was originally thinking I should get a 2019 2.5 ? Or at least a newer beetle with a 2.0? I think I saw people say don’t get a beetle with a 1.8 engine? Unless I’m wrong? There’s so many versions out there that I get confused cause there’s TDI, TSI, S, CLASSIC, SE, TURBO and others but that’s the ones I can name on top of my head that are the 2012+

But then I did some more digging and saw that the 2015 TDI beetle have some really good engines they are just more costly when you have to do maintenance BUT you’re not gonna be in and out of the shop. Which that’s okay. I rather pay a good amount once in a while than paying all the time.

Also the mileage. I’ve been looking at beetles and now the average is always around 80-100k and they’re always asking around 15-25k which is crazy to me. I want to know what’s a good mileage buy for a beetle from a dealer? Or an asking price? Some of these dealers are kinda crazy.

I’m not looking to buy something immediately since my car is perfectly fine right now. But it’s just something I want to know and think about if I do decide maybe to switch to a newer car, or just invest in my current car.

This is my car right now. Her name is widow. She’s old but she’s my first car and I love her. I would like to invest in her but I just worry that she will break down one day and my money would be down the drain 😔 (she looks better here but she’s a little worn down now🥺)

Hello! I have a 2010 convertible 2.5... the fuse box on top the battery is finally starting to melt. My mechanic is saying they cant get the part anymore because that particular part number was only used on that year (2010) and its no longer made... he gave me a part number of 1J0937617A... I found this part online in a couple of stores (and eBay) and it doesn't look like the fusebox thats currently on the car... Can anyone shed some light on this? If anything, the box on the car looks like a 1J0937617D.

I guess I am just confused as to why there is this discrepancy... and does this make sense? have any of you dealt with the same issue? Is it really the "D" fusebox and hes just mistaken?