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Wow, I just checked my archives and it’s been about a year since I last wrote about issues with my Beetle. Well, as it reaches 40,000 miles it’s been relatively free of issues but I have to do some minor stuff on it…
– This is not the car’s fault of course but I did [...]

I haven’t posted about Betty the Blue Beetle in a while but that is not because I have been trouble free. Quite the contrary… Here is an updated list of recent issues, some VW’s fault, others just normal wear & tear (as a reminder, it’s a 2000 turbo with 30,000 miles)…
Low on coolant – [...]

Over a month ago I had a check engine light come on in the Beetle and when I finally took it in, it turned out to be something to do with the turbo.
Unfortunately, less than 24 hours after that visit the darn light came back on so back I went (OK, I didn’t [...]

UPDATE Ah! The check-engine light came back on less than 24 hours later. I’ve made another apointment for Monday. This is ridiculous!
Well, Betty almost made it a year without going back to the dealership! Last time she went was back at the end of March 2004.
This time it had to do with her turbo. A [...]

I was looking up some stuff regarding my Beetle and I realized I had… get ready for this…
a Y2K Bug!!
Maybe that is why I have had to take it in for service so many times?

Betty went back to the dealer Wednesday. Late last week on a warmer day than usual her A/C wouldn’t work. No cool air was coming out of the vents. Not good as the Texas heat rapidly approaches.
I called and made an appointment to take her in this week and lo and behold the next [...]

So Betty is in the shop today. About three weeks ago I found I had trouble starting her up when I was out running errands. She started fine in the mornings and after work but during shorter trips, she struggled and I had to give her some gas to get the engine [...]

A couple of weekends ago I decided to accessorize Betty a bit. I’m being really picky about her looks but I think I got her some perfect “embellishments”!
When I first got the car I got fun little mats for the front…
This month I *finally* got the plush daisy flower I wanted since [...]

It’s been a week since I brought the car home and so far, I’m really enjoying her! I am driving it very differently than the way I drove my Honda. My Honda was more utilitarian. I loved it but I wasn’t as careful with it as I should have been. I parked between big cars, [...]