Ownership Cost for 2003 Volkswagen New Beetle GLS TDi
Estimated: $31240 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$1097
$526
$461
$417
$373
$2874
Insurance
$1451
$1502
$1554
$1609
$1665
$7781
Fuel
$1000
$1030
$1066
$1109
$1159
$5364
Maintenance
$2763
$1821
$895
$484
$2291
$8254
Repairs
$977
$1138
$1298
$1417
$1627
$6457
Taxes & Fees
$344
$344
$344
$344
$344
$509
Total Ownership Costs
$7632
$6057
$5324
$5067
$7159
$31240
Air Bag Loc Front: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Air Bag Loc Side: Driver Seat Only
Body Class: Hatchback/Liftback/Notchback
Displacement CC: 1896
Displacement CI: 115.701018803
Displacement L: 1.896000
Doors: 2
Engine Cylinders: 4
Engine HP: 90
Engine KW: 67.1130
Engine Manufacturer: Volkswagen
Fuel Type Primary: Diesel
Make: VOLKSWAGEN
Manufacturer: VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA
Manufacturer Id: 1147
Model: Beetle
Model Year: 2003
Other Engine Info: 50-St./Can. Tier 1 emission.
Emissions Certification Test Group: 3VWXV01.9233.
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
2010
POWER TRAIN
CAR WAS SERVICED AT AUDI OF HUNTSVILLE ON 7/11/11. NEW INJEC PUMP, TOOTH BELT, TENSIONER, WATER PUMP, COOLANT AD, ADDITIVE, 3 ROLLERS, RIBBEDBELT AND FUELFILTER INSTALLED. REMOVED TIMING COVERS. REMOVED INTAKE PIPING AN THE TENSIONER, WATER PUMP AND BELT. REINSTALLED REMOVED COMPONET AND RETESTED. SET PUMP TIMING. CAR WAS GIVEN A CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH. YESTERDAY 2/1/12 CAR SLIPS OUT OF GEAR AND WILL EITHER NOT SWITCH GEARS OR SWITCH GEARS AND UNEXPECTEDLY JERK THE CAR. UNABLE TO DRIVE CAR DUE TO SAFETY REASONS. RESEARCHED ONLINE TO FIND THAT OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE HAVE THE SAME ISSUES. PLEASE HELP US RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. *KB
2003
STRUCTURE: FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
2003 OLKSWAGON NEW BEETLE-THE REAR BUMPER HAD BEEN REMOVED TO REPAIR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT DRIVERS SIDE FENDER.ONCE REMOVED IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE RIGHT REAR PASSANGERS SIDE, FOAM UNDERBUMPER GUARD WAS CRACKED IN 2 PLACES, THE CRACKES WERE FILLED WITH A BLACK STRIP OF STICKY GLUE. THIS IS THE 5MPH IMPACT GUARD, IT WAS CRACKED WHICH CAUSED ITS INTERIGITY TO BE GONE. DURING MANUFACTURING THE PIECE SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITH A NEW NON-BROKEN PIECE OF FOAM.*AK