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Great car
vw4life, 02/26/2002
1999 Volkswagen Jetta GLS 4dr Sedan (midyear)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
A great car... The 2.0 liter engine could do with more horses though...the styling is great and handling is superb !!! I have not had any major complaints about the car (the cup holder did break in winter)No electrical problems...no engine problems. the stock tires were horrible (goodyear) replaced them at 36K miles (antenna was stolen once.. I have 45K miles on it now and I still love driving the car... wish I had gone for the vr6... waiting for the 2003 vr6
Please don't buy this car
J.P., 01/17/2010
1999 Volkswagen Jetta GL 4dr Sedan (midyear)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
I bought this car used and started having problems with it a week afer I bought it. I've had to spend so much money on repairs that I probably could have bought a new, reliable car instead. The windows always malfunction and fall into the doors. The glove box breaks, wiring is faulty, repairs are very expensive, AC compressor broke, lights always go out. It doesn't help that when I tried to have repairs done the dealership kept trying to return it to me without fixing anything or left tools in the engine.
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See all 0 listingsHas some problems, Love it anyway
midna139, 03/30/2012
1999 Volkswagen Jetta GLX VR6 4dr Sedan
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Although it had some issues, like needing the ignition system replaced (Around $400 DIY), I love this car. I've been getting good gas milage and adequate performance. Mine has just over 160,000 miles on it, though the previous owner mistreated it. If you don't want to do any DIY car repair, I would not recommend this car. Otherwise, go for it. I use mine to get to and from school every day along with the occasional road trip and have never had any reliability issues with it. If you do get one, get yourself a good service manual and a metric socket set. I have the GLX 2.8L VR6 engine with the five speed manual transmission.
I wouldn't trade my Jetta for the World
chknpotpie82, 02/27/2002
1999 Volkswagen Jetta GL 4dr Sedan
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
My Jetta is the most reliable car I have owned.
It's a Love Hate thing
LJ, 01/16/2008
1999 Volkswagen Jetta GL 4dr Sedan (midyear)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
This car was so much fun to drive, I looked forward to winding roads and long trips into the country. The later life expenses car become very costly which is why I finally traded it in. If I could have done the repairs myself I would still have the car. The timing belt every 60000 miles $600-800, brakes $1600, tires every 25000-30000 miles $500 clutch at VW $1500 and the final straw was the triple whammy of catalytic converter $1000, timing belt $800 and shocks $800. The parts that were defective VW repaired under Warranty, thank goodness. Window mechanism, rear window, first set of tires, the dealer refused to believe I went through the tires in 25000 miles..