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#4 of 355 Dealer's are taking orders by peachtree103 Apr 21, 2002 (6:00 am)
According to my dealer, (Jim Ellis, Marietta Georgia), the cars should be available by late October. They are taking $500 deposits for reservations against their first allotment. They expect 40 in their first group (They are one of the largest VW dealers in the country) and have taken about 20 reservations thus far (as of 4/16).   This was my first visit to a VW showroom in years, and it was a very plesant experience. Car is guaranteed to be no more than MSRP plus $299 doc fee.   Also, FYI, had 4 Passat W8's in stock...
#5 of 355 by sphinx99 Apr 21, 2002 (7:33 am)
Will this be a "chick" car?
#6 of 355 chick car? by peachtree103 Apr 21, 2002 (8:54 am)
I can't speak for everyone, but in this case, yes. It is for my mother. I've been hearing about wanting a beetle convertible for over 30 years. I'm finally taking the hint...
#7 of 355 A little more Beetle info... by bgkanne Jul 24, 2002 (11:30 am)
The Beetle convertible, from what I've been told, is due out in November. It will be sold, at least initially, with only the standard gas engine with either a manual or automatic. The Cabrio is still listed as a model for 2003, but I would suspect the current version won't go on past the 2003 model year.
#8 of 355 I think there's a 1.8T version in the works.... by andys120 Jul 26, 2002 (10:00 am)
The first VW Cabrio to have real power since Paul Newman stuffed a Porsche in the back of his.
#9 of 355 Here's a picture by fst1 STAFF Jul 26, 2002 (2:48 pm)
There's a picture of the Beetle Cabrio in the Future Vehicles section of Edmunds. http://www.edmunds.com/future/2003/volkswagen/newbeetle/2drconvertible/preview.html
#11 of 355 New Beetle Conv. Introduction. by dogman33 Aug 29, 2002 (11:53 pm)
The latest word from VW is for the introduction of the NB Convertible to be on or about October 10th. The biggest news is that it will have a totally new engine. A 2.0 liter 4 cyl. with counter rotating balancing shafts. Although this engine is the same displacement as the present 2.0 liter, that is where the similarity will end. This new engine will be mated to a 6 speed manual tyranny. This vehicle is so different from the present new beetles that the factory is requiring every dealership to send at least one technician for a 2 day intro course on the drivetrain and chassis/body changes. For everyone's education, the Cabrio is an A3 chassis style and is the last of the A3 chassis to be phased out. Golf, New Beetles, Jetta and the GTI are A4 chassis styles. The A5 chassis style is scheduled for introduction around 2005.
#12 of 355 ... new engine?... by adavey Sep 02, 2002 (2:54 pm)
VW built a new engine with the same 115 hp output in the NB convertible? that seems slightly off as one of the complaints has been the poor hp of the current 4 banger. how different can the same hp be? anyone know?
#13 of 355 new engine? by lngtonge18 Sep 03, 2002 (4:22 pm)
I have heard of no such new engine. Car and Driver said it will carry on with the same 2.0 that is in the current Cabrio, but will offer the 1.8 180 horse turbo in the spring. The 2.0 will be mated to a 5 speed manual or a new 6 speed automatic. I guess the other guy got his info confused.

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