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never buying a VW again
no more vw's, 12/09/2009
1998 Volkswagen Jetta GL 4dr Sedan
1 of 8 people found this review helpful
car ran well for about a year before everything went wrong. Bought with 76,000 now has 130,000 miles Muffler fell off about 7 times resulting in lots of repair costs. When everything seemed ok the distributor went and needed new wires. After that the spark plugs had a problem resulting in gas killing my catalytic convertor and o2 sensors that =$1,200 worth of repairs. Had steering problems and a few days ago the clutch broke and stuck to the floor. Quick fix for about $200 bucks but warned that the clutch will go very soon. Body is rusting faster and faster where it is to the point that you cannot even jack the car up without the body crumbling. Replacing car ASAP and never buying VW again
bullet proof for the most part
kolt, 10/19/2009
1998 Volkswagen Jetta K2 4dr Sedan
0 of 0 people found this review helpful
I have owned my jetta for about a year got it with 137k replaced the struts pads cleaned the rotors replaced the belts and got a new exhaust. Given how old the car was with the miles all that should be expected I now have 160k plus and I'm replacing the clutch and motor mounts but the car Neva has left me stranded always starts is sweet in the snow and will eat a stock civic. With mods will keep up wit fast cars. Relatively cheap to fix if you can dyi. Its got a good amount of torque for carrying hills but not so much top end for speeding tickets if your looking for a decent looking out side a very Nice inside and and decent lil 4 banger this is what your want v-tec virtually tourqeless economy car
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See all 0 listingsLove my Jetta VR6
Johnny Max, 05/08/2002
1998 Volkswagen Jetta GLX VR6 4dr Sedan
0 of 0 people found this review helpful
A very reliable and fun car to drive. The VR6 enigine is very zippy as I hug the turns like a high priced sports car. Many cars on the road give me a double take as my Jetta zips on by them with ease. For the price this car rocks!
Beg to differ
gys98jetta, 11/23/2009
1998 Volkswagen Jetta GL 4dr Sedan
0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Great to drive to Sacramento and back and to work and to all my friends houses and then do it all over again.
The engine won't quit
NotherJettaOwner, 12/20/2007
1998 Volkswagen Jetta GLS 4dr Sedan
0 of 0 people found this review helpful
We bought this Jetta back in the beginning of 2001 with nearly 48k on it. This year, I took an outside sales job and I've pushed it from about 137k to 160k and counting. Its days are numbered, as I haven't done much upkeep outside of oil changes, but this sucker still doesnt burn a drop of oil. The coolant is starting to leak a little. Both windows on the driver side are off track and are held in place by pieces of wood propping them up. Radio reception is awful. Transmission will stick going uphill from time to time. We superglued the rubber molding to keep it in place and that has worked pretty well. Knock on wood, the car has never left me stranded.