Used Car of the Day: Volkswagen Beetle TDI

Tim Healey
by Tim Healey

This modified Volkswagen Beetle TDI has mud tires -- and a lot more when it comes to some off-roading type stuff.


There are GM air shocks in the back, a one-inch spacer lift in front, steel wheels, LED front bar lights, and all sorts of other mods.

The transmission is a DSG and there are 119,000 miles on the clock.

Apparently, the car passes Oregon's local regs.

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Tim Healey
Tim Healey

Tim Healey grew up around the auto-parts business and has always had a love for cars — his parents joke his first word was “‘Vette”. Despite this, he wanted to pursue a career in sports writing but he ended up falling semi-accidentally into the automotive-journalism industry, first at Consumer Guide Automotive and later at Web2Carz.com. He also worked as an industry analyst at Mintel Group and freelanced for About.com, CarFax, Vehix.com, High Gear Media, Torque News, FutureCar.com, Cars.com, among others, and of course Vertical Scope sites such as AutoGuide.com, Off-Road.com, and HybridCars.com. He’s an urbanite and as such, doesn’t need a daily driver, but if he had one, it would be compact, sporty, and have a manual transmission.

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  • Wjtinfwb Wjtinfwb on Jun 28, 2023

    Buy it. I dare you! Clearly the Pin has already been pulled on the Grenade, this only question is, how long until.... BOOM!

    • AZFelix AZFelix on Jun 28, 2023


      A real hero out to save his fellow car enthusiasts would throw himself on this grenade and pay the $6000.

  • Dave M. Dave M. on Jun 28, 2023

    Not a fan of the New Beetle, but would gladly take its Beetle replacement in a black turbo convertible with the 6 speed.

  • Jeff71960 dog star radio
  • W Conrad I can't remember the last time I listened to the radio (AM/FM). I did listen to Sirius when it was free for 3 months on my car, but otherwise it's been my collection of mp3's or Spotify.
  • Lou_BC How Do You Find Tunes on the Road? I don't. I have Spotify with several thousand songs on it. Or I dig out my old IPOD with 3x that number. Off is also a good option. I don't like tunes when travelling the backcountry. I like to hear and feel what my machine is doing.
  • Lou_BC Needs one valve? Replacing all the valves isn't much more work. Oh and a fresh top end means death to an old bottom end. So... complete rebuild. Around $1,800 US for a reman. Then you have installation. Hard pass. My CJ5 is calling. LOL
  • Cprescott I don't. I have Satellite radio or I use that old fashioned radio in the car for free.
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