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2.5 out of 5 stars

Stay Away

Jetta GLX Blues, 08/05/2002
1998 Volkswagen Jetta GLX VR6 4dr Sedan
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Stay away from this car. I bought it last June and since September my repair bills have topped $5,000. They are lemons. A lot of little things go and labor kills you. It feels like it has spent more time in the shop then with me. Trust me, they look nice and will run for the test drive, but once you leave the lot, get ready for some headaches.

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4.63 out of 5 stars

Been A Great Car over the Years

by MLJ VR6, 12/22/2005
1998 Volkswagen Jetta GLX VR6 4dr Sedan
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I've had my 1998 Volkswagen Jetta for eight years now with 175,000 miles and have been very pleased. I've had the ususal Jetta problems with the ignition, water hose, window regulator, minor electrical and body moldings. The parts manager at the dealership gave me a great tip on the moldings. Buy the pop-in plastic moldings from the '95 model. They look fine and you will never have to replace them again. I use the seat adjustment levers for my cupholders which hold big cups. I have changed the oil / filter every 5,000 miles, the air filter every 35,000 miles, and hope to keep the car for 250,000 miles. The V6 engine has been very reliable with no engine repairs whatsoever.

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1.25 out of 5 stars

Absolutely not!

SMO, 07/16/2009
1998 Volkswagen Jetta Wolfsburg 4dr Sedan
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So I bought my nice 1998 jetta in 2008 for a graduation present to myself. Granted the car was 10 years old and I did get it for a deal (sort of)...IT stinks! so far since I've had it (less than a year) I've had to replace the wheel bearings 3 separate times because they've broken while I was driving and I've also done the breaks and rotors twice. On top of that I had to replace the exhaust, all the window motors are messed up, my automatic door locks don't work, the window cable broke, my 02 sensor failed, my cruise control doesn't work, the wiring causes shorts in the lighting and sensors, and my side panels had to be reglued in place. All of this at 120,000 miles? I miss my dodge stratus!

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5 out of 5 stars

1998 VW Jetta GT

C. Caputo, 02/17/2004
1998 Volkswagen Jetta GT 4dr Sedan
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Great car to drive, fun, sun roof, all my friends have followed in suit and bought a VW.

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3.13 out of 5 stars

Had to sell it

Cody, 05/09/2006
1998 Volkswagen Jetta GL 4dr Sedan
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I just sold my Jetta with only 80,000 miles on it. I had planned on keeping it for a lot longer. It just completly fell apart. It was a great car up until 80,000 miles, and then it just went downhill. Everything broke on this car, EVERYTHING. It just isn't reliable.

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