I bought a $1000 Turbo VW Beetle on Facebook Marketplace
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- čas přidán 28. 03. 2020
- I got it cheap because it had a broken clutch fork. Its rare to find these with the 1.8t and a five speed so I said screw it and bought. Its been so long since I had a turbo vehicle so I figured this was kind of a cheap shortcut to get one without having a car payment.
Total investment so far.
2002 VW Beetle GLS Sport Turbo - $1000
Single Mass Clutch Conversion - $170
Clutch Fork - $20
Timing Belt & Waterpump Kit - $150
Total Investment so far. - $1340 - Auta a dopravní prostředky
I picked up my 98 manual 2.slow beetle 4 years ago for 500$ , bought a valce head and gaskets, changed them, and seriously, that little babe is going strong, starts everytime, drives fun and probably is the best car I've had for the money
It’s crazy how cheap you can buy a car and fix it. But most people don’t know how to wrench
@@mosierwerks the tens of thousands of dollars I have saved over the years..
Wow, cool how it can spin the front wheels mid way through 1st gear!
Those 1.8turbo 20valve engines make good power.
@@mosierwerks once you said you where thinking of putting a black rose in her that creeped me out! I did the same damn thing with a fake one😂
@@pUnkaSSBabbyboyy they also make metal roses. I ended up selling this beetle and bought a Mercedes. I made a video on it. It’s a way better car.
@@mosierwerks trying not beating the absolute piss out of it and build it the correct way
Door panels beware when you take the panels off be very careful the top, where you'd put your arm when the window is down splits!, mine split all the way across the top (frustrating). If you get new ones (recommend you do this new or intact) buy PC-7 epoxy and lots of JB weld, get some carbon fiber rough the inside up, and paste the carbon fiber (could use fiberglass too) on the not seen underside. It's like a spline fitting piece that splines into a slot. Story of mine, it split but 10" from the mirror back, I did the above to fix it my fix did work but when I put the panel back on it just split the rest of the way after my fix. So, do the whole way across I used JB weld and PC-7 on top cause the JB weld could run in under the lip. I also fixed my handle and by the looks of your passenger side handle I see I am going to have to do reinforce the bottom too, I think Las Vegas heat and sun are killing my clown car. Thank you for sharing post some more improvements and updates. I did post a vid/clip on my channel before the top split all the way if you want to understand more of what I am talking about. My Bug is a 2003 Tubo S wolf is sheeps clothing I call it😉
Thanks for the info. I know they are fragile and a very poor design
Can’t stress enough how much I hated mine! She had a MILLION problems!
Nice astro I love the first gens
Nice to see other new beetle stuff. Just picked up a $900 Turbo S
Sweet. They are hard to work on but fun. Same as a GTI but way more rare.
Is it manual or auto? That's cheap for a S
Turbo S Beetles only came with a 02M 6 speed manual transmission.
Snagged my turbo s for $500
I picked a 2001 new beetle turbo 1.8t bought it not running got a new awp head new head gasket new water pump timing belt new 3inch catless down pipe new intercooler and stage 2 tune I’ve got 900 in it rn
Sweet. They are fun cheap cars.
Dude that thing looks sweet! I always wanted one haha.
They are fun. I like this one cause it's a sleeper.
Greg Mosier oh yes that’s for sure. I been a 2.0 8v kinda guy all my life.
Look up the vid of the auto spoiler thats special for the early year turbos. They pop up around 45mph, for 01’s around 93mph, i didnt know for years that ive had a little spoiler poppin up n down the whole time. Once i discovered it I learned about a switch under the steering wheel that allows you to manually pop up the spoiler whenever you want. Love it
Im trying to buy one too and it has the same problem
I have this exact one- color and all. The spoiler is glitchy, I’ll tell you that. I didn’t know it was rare though- I got mine for $300, no joke
Damn you stole yours
@@mosierwerks I agree. The old owner got a bad diagnoses from a mechanic, thought it would take ~1000 to fix it, so he was going to take it to the junkyard.
Thank you so much. Something to consider.
Picking one up for 750 either tomorrow or monday. Just waiting for notorization
I think eventually these will be worth a lot of money.
haha went to look these up on craigslist and found this
Are these decent cars? I got a line on one for 1300 with 200,000 miles gas engine
If it’s turbo and manual trans I say go for it otherwise steer clear.
Oil light on and he still has it running.. not good
I'm bout to buy the same today. 800$ lol
Damn you got me beat
Where did you buy that clutch
Ebay
Greg Mosier do you know the brand?
www.ebay.com/itm/202694318721
where did you get those headlights???
There were there when I bought it
I got one with a overhaul engine new clutch to I let sat n now don't start any one interested I needed yo go 1000 dls
What city are you in ?
Turbos cooked the oil and call sledge that's why I turbo is for deep pockets.. $$$
Yeah most turbo engines have problems
can i buy the flower off of you im collecting them :)
What’s your offer?
mosierworks ill venmo u $15 rn if u send it to me :)
Claire Clippard I think I’m going to hang onto it.
Lmao..first agenda..cut the exhaust off
Been in this situation...
1 of the worst mistakes I’ve ever made.
Don’t make the same choices I did. My little “BUG” Miss Putt Putt put me off Turbos and Volkswagens beetles...
STRAIGHT POS!