Ownership Cost for 2008 Volkswagen New Beetle S PZEV
Estimated: $39496 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$2183
$1048
$917
$829
$742
$5719
Insurance
$1649
$1707
$1767
$1828
$1892
$8843
Fuel
$1625
$1674
$1732
$1802
$1883
$8716
Maintenance
$2763
$1811
$1031
$913
$2291
$8809
Repairs
$977
$1138
$1298
$1417
$1627
$6457
Taxes & Fees
$643
$643
$643
$643
$643
$952
Total Ownership Costs
$9840
$7451
$6837
$6849
$8519
$39496
Air Bag Loc Front: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Air Bag Loc Side: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Body Class: Cabriolet/Convertible
Displacement CC: 2480
Displacement CI: 151.338885354
Displacement L: 2.480000
Doors: 2
Engine Cylinders: 5
Engine HP: 150
Engine KW: 111.8550
Engine Manufacturer: Volkswagen
Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline
Make: VOLKSWAGEN
Manufacturer: VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA
Manufacturer Id: 1147
Model: Beetle
Model Year: 2008
Other Engine Info: 50-St. BIN 2/PZEV emission. Emissions Certification Test Group: 8VWXV02.5257.
Other Restraint System Info: Active Seat Belt
Advanced Front Air Bags., Active Seat Belt Advanced Front Air Bags.
Plant City: Puebla
Plant Country: Mexico
Seat Belts All: Manual
Series: S
TPMS: Direct
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILED TO COME ON. ON TWELVE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, UNDER VARYING BUT RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING OPERATED BY MYSELF OR MY WIFE, THE WIPERS FAILED TO COME ON WHEN SWITCHED ON. ON FOUR OF THESE OCCASIONS THE RAIN BEGAN TO FALL QUICKLY WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT HIGHWAY SPEED WHICH CAUSED A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. ON ALL OCCASIONS, WE HAD TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROADWAY, AND ONLY AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF REPEATEDLY TURNING THE WIPER SWITCH ON AND OFF AND/OR DOING NOTHING BUT WAITING, THE WIPERS WOULD SUDDENLY COME ON BY THEMSELVES. WE HAVE RETURN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON TWO OCCASIONS (THE THIRD BEING NEXT WEEK) WITH THIS COMPLAINT. THE DEALER REPLACED A RELAY, BUT THIS HAS NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM AS SUDDEN RAIN AT 70 MPH LEAVES YOU COMPLETELY BLIND. THE INCIDENT DATE IS TODAY'S DATE AS TODAY IS THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE. *JB
2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
FAULTY IGNITION COILS, CAR WILL STALL DURING DRIVING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. WHEN THE WEATHER IS HOT AND AFTER ONE -TWO HOURS DRIVING STOP AND GO THE ENGINE WILL STALL OR MISFIRE. VW DEALER IDENTIFIES THE PROBLEMS BY MISFIRE OF COIL BUT REPLACES ONLY ONE COIL. THE PROBLEM COMES BACK WITHIN 2 MONTH WITH DIFFERENT COIL. VW SHOULD REPLACE ALL 5 COILS IN ORDER TO AVOID DAMAGE OR ACCIDENTS. *TR