Ownership Cost for 2000 Volkswagen New Beetle GLS 2.0
Estimated: $34061 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$984
$472
$413
$374
$335
$2578
Insurance
$1451
$1502
$1554
$1609
$1665
$7781
Fuel
$1560
$1607
$1663
$1730
$1807
$8367
Maintenance
$2763
$1968
$920
$482
$2291
$8424
Repairs
$977
$1138
$1298
$1417
$1627
$6457
Taxes & Fees
$307
$307
$307
$307
$307
$456
Total Ownership Costs
$8042
$6722
$5892
$5639
$7765
$34061
Air Bag Loc Front: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Air Bag Loc Side: Driver Seat Only
Body Class: Hatchback/Liftback/Notchback
Displacement CC: 1984
Displacement CI: 121.071108283
Displacement L: 1.984000
Doors: 2
Engine Cylinders: 4
Engine HP: 115
Engine KW: 85.7555
Engine Manufacturer: Volkswagen
Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline
Make: VOLKSWAGEN
Manufacturer: VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA
Manufacturer Id: 1147
Model: Beetle
Model Year: 2000
Other Engine Info: 50-St./Can. LEV emission.
Emissions Certification Test Group: YVWXV02.0227
Other Restraint System Info: Active Seat Belt
Plant City: Puebla
Plant Country: Mexico
Seat Belts All: Manual
Series: GLS
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY IN RAIN. BLE TO GET OFF FREEWAY WITHOUT ACCIDENT BY STICKING HEAD OUT DOOR WINDOW.HANGING FUSES DID NOT GET THEM WORKING AGAIN. *AK
2000
AIR BAGS
CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 7 TIMES FOR REPAIRS, EACH TIME HE IS ASSURED THAT THE CAR IS FIXED. VW CUSTOMER SERVICES POSITION IS THAT IF IT IS CURRENTLY FIXED THEY HAVE NO FURTHER OBLIGATION. THE CAR WAS BACK 4 TIMES UNDER ITS 24,000 MILE WARRENTY BUT EACH TIME CONSUMER WAS ASSURED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS FOUND AND NECESSARY REPAIRS WERE MADE, ALL SEVEN TIMES THE CAR WAS TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE IT WAS BECAUSE THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON. *AK