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2003 Volkswagen Beetle User Reviews

2003 Volkswagen Beetle Review Ratings

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Average Ratings from 19 reviews

  • Performance:4.3 out of 5 stars4.3 out of 5 stars4.3 out of 5 stars4.3 out of 5 stars4.3 out of 5 stars 4.3 / 5
  • Appearance:4.8 out of 5 stars4.8 out of 5 stars4.8 out of 5 stars4.8 out of 5 stars4.8 out of 5 stars 4.8 / 5
  • Build Quality:4.3 out of 5 stars4.3 out of 5 stars4.3 out of 5 stars4.3 out of 5 stars4.3 out of 5 stars 4.3 / 5
  • Overall:4.6 out of 5 stars4.6 out of 5 stars4.6 out of 5 stars4.6 out of 5 stars4.6 out of 5 stars 4.6 / 5

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PROS
"ride" 13 reviews
"fuel economy" 10 reviews
"power" 5 reviews
"speed" 3 reviews
"turbo" 2 reviews
CONS
"small space" 3 reviews
"build quality" 2 reviews
"space" 2 reviews
"roof" 2 reviews
"seat" 2 reviews

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Erika writes:
2003 Volkswagen Beetle Review
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It gets great gas mileage, which is very helpeful considering how high prices are these days!  As I previously mentioned it has heated seats, which are awesome in the winter!  There's more pros in the review!

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It can be a pain to make some repairs because it isn't built like a typical car.  

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A Very Fun Car To Drive! — This is the first car I've ever had and I love!! It's so much fun to drive! I have don't have a convertible but there is a sun roof. The front seats are heated so I have almost instant heat in the winter!! I am dork and I change the flowers in the vase according to the season! Beetles look small but a lot can fit in them! I can flatten the back seat so there's lots of storage room! Best of all I have a six disk CD changer, so I always have lots of songs available!! It's also great when it's hard to find a place to park because I can take that small space that everone else is afraid of not fitting in...well most of the time!!

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Jeanine writes:
2003 Volkswagen Beetle Turbo S Review
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Is Awesome

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Beetle Turbo S — The Performance is really pretty awesome, it does very well on straight aways and up hill, down hill, and around tough curves. its wide stance seems to help a lot with balance. Build Quality- i have had to replace the door latch because it shorted out, but found everything I needed on VWvortex.com That site is a GodSend I had to replace the belly pans because I hit ice and it tore into my belt...it seems to be a Warm Weather Car, but still handles really well in the snow. The Appearance is really cute with the blinkers in the front like Freckles and when I replaces the headlights i could change light color in the blinkers there and just connect then to my funning lights. Anything that breaks is rather pricey but VW has Quality parts. Over all this is an awesome car and I wouldn't trade it for anything!!

Primary Use: Sport/fun (spirited driving, track racing, off-roading, etc.)

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bbarton111 writes:
2003 Volkswagen Beetle GLX 1.8T Review
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Fun car

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Low roof for back seat adult passengers

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Great Fun Car — Great, low cost sporty car. The turbo has good power. The ride is just right the cost of ownership is small. I have had no major repairs up to this point. Gets good gas milage. I would buy this car again.

Primary Use: Commuting to work

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Cameron writes:
2003 Volkswagen Beetle GL 2.0L Review
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Handling, Looks, exonomy

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Body integrity, easy to break stuff

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Great For The Looks And Reputation, But Needs Some Final Touches — This car has been through quite a bit in the past few years...last year she got rear-ended, and we also had to replace the clutch after another minor collision. another wreck came around when she got T-boned by a ignorant college stucent. the headliner is falling apart and the glove box handle has been broken off by not realizing that the glove box was locked

Primary Use: Family transportation

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Elizabeth writes:
2003 Volkswagen Beetle GL 2.0L Review
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The way it looks

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How much repair parts cost

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My Volkswagen Beetle — its a trooper i have put almost 100000 on the car and it wtill works. i have had to done a few repairs and they have been kind of costly but sincxec then it has been working wonderfully. and i love it

Primary Use: Commuting to work

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Erica writes:
2003 Volkswagen Beetle Turbo S Review
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it was fun to drive and dress up, mine had chrome wheels

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you had to take everything in to the VW place you couldnt replace the battery yourself!

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Love It — I loved my car, it was me it was very dependable and i loved it, but i got in a wreck and it was taken from me:( but it was way fun to drive!! buy one! i miss mine lots!

Primary Use: Commuting to work

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Charisse writes:
2003 Volkswagen Beetle Turbo S Review
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Good handling, braking. Beautiful interior. Good gas mileage. Super fun to drive & easy to park!

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Not that much room for storage.

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2003 Turbo Review. — Good aceleration. Great breaking and handling. The only repairs it has need so far is 1 or 2 bulb replacements. I like the exterior color an I absolutley love the interior! It's so pretty. It goods good gas mileage although it does need 91 or higher octane rating in gas. It's super fun to drive. I love it! Good for short trips or long trips!

Primary Use: Commuting to work

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brittnye2010 writes:
2003 Volkswagen Beetle Turbo S Review
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fun, fast, and funky

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It's pretty little, which could also be a pro.

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I Love It!!!! — Oh man. . . My 2003 Turbo S bug is my first car, but my mom has a new Mustang, and I know I'm a bit biased, but mine is so much better. It drives better, accelerates faster, and gets better gas mileage. It's bright blue so it's very easily distinguishable and looks fun and peppy. Which is my personality to a tee. And even though it's really not, the interior looks as if it were personalized just for my car. Which is absolutely awesome. The rear spoiler confused me to death at first, but once I read the owner's manual and found out what it was, I think it's cool and all of my friends are amazed :P They all want to ride with me everywhere I go. . . Which leads to the only problem--It doesn't hold quite enough people!

Primary Use: Commuting to work

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Brittany writes:
2003 Volkswagen Beetle GLS 2.0L Review
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Cute!

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slowish, bad at taking off in snow

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Good On Gas, And Fun To Drive! — Ok at acceleration, fast once it speeds up. Transmission catches sometimes when trying to speed up from a slow speed too fast. The Cup holders SUCK!!!! The cream seats suck because they attract too many stains. Gas is great, and yes it's fun to drive!! :)

Primary Use: Commuting to work

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Ricardo writes:
2003 Volkswagen Beetle Turbo S Review
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Turbo and Bliss

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build quality is for the birds!!

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Murdered Bug — love this car! i never thought a stock beetle would be this quick! when it's running right the ride is perfect!! this car is so fun to drive! gas mileage is great and you should just have to do the regular scheduled maintenance. i've had to repair it a couple times already! the water pump has gone out twice and i did a partial rebuild of the motor and at about 120 thousand miles i am replacing the clutch and flywheel! the interior and exterior are perfect and nothing beats the sound of my turbo winding up!!!

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Cost $6,457 Average Instant Market Value $6,496 Average Instant Market Value $9,409 Average Instant Market Value
Gas Mileage (highway) 29 29 33
Horsepower 115 115 115
Crash Test Rating 4 5 4
Cargo Volume (cu. ft.) 5.3
Front Leg Room (inches) 39.4 41.5 41.3

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