'02 Beetle w/ 100k

[casey]

My mom is looking for a vw beetle and has found a pretty clean '02 for a good price. Only catch is it's got just over 100k miles. If anyone has any experience or resources on finding out what I should look for with high mileage vw's that would be greatly appreciated. Should she run away? This is a 4cyl gasser (non turbo) automatic. Thanks in advance!

 

[emmettlodge]

Pull the tranny dipstick and smell the fluid. If it smells burnt, run away from the car. Other than tranny issues, the newer VW bugs are quite well designed and will exceed 200k with proper care.