The little beetle TDI convertible is a great car! Both my wife and my niece loved the pictures, and the drive home up to Oregon was awesome! The diesel engine is quite Torquay which makes it fun to drive, and the dual clutch DSG automatic transmission is a totally different feeling! When you take your foot off the break and get ready to move, the system engages the clutch in the car creeps forward. The more throttle you apply, the quicker the clutch engages which really puts you back in your seat! Once you're rolling, it shifts just as a normal automatic transmission would, or it has paddle shifters on the steering wheel so you can shift it yourself in sport mode which we didn't try. There are two clutches inside the transmission. One controls first, third and fifth gear, while the other one controls second, fourth and six. It runs quietly and smoothly down the highway, and gets 35 miles to the gallon at 75 to 80 mph. I'm sure it would get 45 or so at 55 or 60 mph. We had the top down for a few minutes yesterday, but it was too hot to have the top down most of the time, especially for my guide dog in the backseat.
Kevin in Hillsboro, Oregon
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Sounds good to me ~
Post some pix of it when you get it .
Is she on board with this ? .
-Nate
Kevin wrote :
I will be in that area tomorrow afternoon since I am picking up a 2014 beetle TDI convertible and driving it back up to Oregon with my niece. Hopefully, the weather will be cool enough to enjoy a little bit of open air motoring.
Kevin in Hillsboro, OR