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Find of the Day: 2013 Stage 3 Beetle

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Volkswagen’s attempts to renew the Beetle have never really been as successful as they likely hope. Although the New Beetle saw its fair share of early excitement, neither it nor the new Beetle (uncapitalized) never really captured hearts and minds the way the Type 1 did, few cars, if any, ever have.

Still, they aren’t without their charm, and having attended ze Beetle Sunshine Tour in Germany, I’m in a position to say that they’re every bit as modifiable as the Golf or the Jetta. Case in point, this 2013 Beetle from the forum.

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According to the seller, it’s the first Beetle APR ever took to the third stage, so they had to build new files for the launch control, NLS, and more. This super Beetle is a rolling ad for the APR catalog (APR Stage 3 GTX2867R Turbo  System, APR 93 octane and 100 Octane files, APR No Lift Shift and Launch Control Files, APR Catch Can System, APR Cast Downpipe, APR Carbon Fiber Intake, APR Mobile Dongle, APR Cast Shifter Bracket), but also features a goodly amount of other aftermarket treats.

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And with 19” Niche Citrine wheels and an Airlift kit the Beetle looks as good as it goes. Although the owner has never raced it, he says that making pony car owners cry on the street is a lot of fun. Seller DirtyDubbs calls it a sleeper, but it’s hard to imagine anyone being surprised by the fact that this wasn’t stock.

No asking price is quoted but thanks to all the mods and the fewer than 32,000 miles on the clock, it’s a fair bet that this Beetle won’t be cheap. But hurry up, because DirtyDubbs has said that he’ll part this out if it doesn’t sell soon.

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