Wow, RJWilder, you give me great hope. My husband and I are living on his pension but our car was dying. We really needed something but didn't have much money to spend. His sister's boss in another state was selling his 2000 turbo bug with only 81,000 miles on it. We bought it, had it shipped down to us, and it is now my car. I'm short, so it really fits me. I totally love it. It is so fun to drive on our windy Ozarks roads. I hope it lasts for another 300,000 miles like your DIL's car. Thanks for the encouragement.