Roof/Sound/Nav - Manual Transmission? When?

[RandyG]

I'm new to The Beetle board! I've watched for many months as you all waited patiently for your cars - and some still. I'm now seeing some fully loaded Beetles at dealerships. But all with DSG. Are there any manuals on order by dealers or will it require a custom order? Will the wait still 4 - 5 months for a 2013 as the pipeline is cleared out?

Thanks!

[RedTurboS]

Get in line! Haha

I've had my fully loaded manual turbo Beetle on order since Sept 29th and still nothing. They are telling me it will be a 2013 model now but still no ETA on when I will get it.

I kills me to see all of the fully loaded automatic models and the almost fully loaded manuals available. I won't settle for less than what I want and am willing to wait but it is starting to get a bit ridiculous on the length of time...

[Cadenza_7o]

You have better luck ordering a Ferrari...

...and they say Italians are inefficient.

[RandyG]

Am I correct - all I see are base 2.0T available with manual....? None with sunroof/sound - with cloth even?

[ltlebug]

Am I correct - all I see are base 2.0T available with manual....? None with sunroof/sound - with cloth even?

There are a few with sunroof and sound available in the United States, but they seem to all be cloth (you can check cars.com, autotrader.com, or dealer websites directly). I bought a base manual turbo while I continue to wait for my fully loaded manual turbo with red/black interior that I ordered back in Setpember and still has no production date. The first one like I ordered is not scheduled to arrive to the United States (Texas) until July 21!! So yes, more waiting for the fully loaded manual turbo with leather interior.

[ridgemanron]

Keep in mind that even though I first ordered my MT Base Turbo in October of last year I
wasn't able to get the car until five months later....and this was a car that had no options
but did have the 3 Gauge Pod and the Sport suspension. To this day I have not seen any
cars of the same 'complete' configuration arrive at my dealership, nor have I seen any on
the road. I see many 'base' 2.5's but that's it. Have seen a 'gazillion' Fiats but this could
be due to their $58 a month lease price. Most are young women who probably like to
identify with that 'J Lo' commercial.

[RandyG]

Am still a bit up in the air about the sunroof. Drove one a 2.5 with roof and Turbo without. The mesh screen doesn't help much in keeping the heat out. I live in the Palm Springs area and I don't know if I could deal with the radient heat pouring in.

[ltlebug]

Am still a bit up in the air about the sunroof. Drove one a 2.5 with roof and Turbo without. The mesh screen doesn't help much in keeping the heat out. I live in the Palm Springs area and I don't know if I could deal with the radient heat pouring in.

You can always tint the sunroof.

[RandyG]

I thought about tinting as well. But if you do a search, it's strongly not recommended to do so because the glass can shatter. I've never heard of that.

I had a Mini Cooper years ago with the same type of mesh. It was horrible in the summer and I lived in a mild climate. I now see they make an insulated insert you can place between the mesh and glass. Maybe that's the way to go.