 This black Beetle was bought just a 
couple of months ago and haven't had 
any problems with it.  I do think that 
it needs some more power under the 
hood as the 2.0 w/ auto tranny is 
rather slugish.  I would suggest the 
1.8t w/ manual to compensate for the 
poor acceleration.  I do notice that 
it doesn't sound very nice from the 
outside, it seems to have a puttering 
type sound that def gives away its 
lack of performance.  The rear hatch 
does have a lil rattle or clunk to it 
when enetering or leaving the drive 
sometimes.  Other than that the car is 
great.  I love the comfort of the 
seats.  The pump style height and 
vintage roller style recling seats 
give it a nice ride no matter what 
body type.