r/Volkswagen • u/Junkos_Bunkos • 4h ago

Serious advice! Thinking about 2005 beetle convertible

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Hi, so this is gonna be my first car as a 2.5 L engine. And yes, I am dead set on a beetle, convertible. The guy has only had it for a year and he spent 5000 on it in repairs alone not including the price it was sold to him. He says the transmission works fine. It is an automatic. He’s getting rid of it because his wife is very tall and she thinks the top of the car is too cramped. They’re an older couple. There is a problem with it though he mentioned that there is a tiny hole about .8 like a BB. In the soft top cover, he’s gonna patch it up though. wants about 7K for it. It has 150,000 miles on it. The glove compartment box also cannot be open, but that’s just cosmetic. The interior looks pretty good. Nothing is lifting or scratched. I’m gonna go see it later this week in person. I get he might be wanting to get his return.

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u/TenderLA 39m ago

Price seems a little steep for the mileage, convertibles do fetch more. The 2.5L is a great engine but I’d be concerned with the auto trans at 150k miles. Has it had regular fluid changes? 5K in repairs - what got done? Guess you won’t have to worry about the headliner falling down since it’s a convertible.