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I had a 99 turbo beetle.
I had a love hate relationship with the car.
It was fun to drive, and looked cool. Very practical, you can fit a stunning amount of stuff in the car with the back seats down.
But.....it has some minor problems early on, no big deal. But the around 50,000 miles, holy mosses, the damn thing started coming apart. I had never raced the car, or treated it badly, but the doors were literally not flush anymore. The unibody was just giving up the ghost. Water leaks, bad breaks, sensors going off.....I was done.
I traded it in for a Boxster, which was the most reliable car I ever owned.
I would not recommend you buy her $5k-$8k VW.
What about an older Volvo 740+ series? Better yet, a 240 series. Those things are safe and run forever.
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