dahlstrom
7/23/2007 11:52:44 AM
Alright, so I'm looking for a used manual car to toy with
And I have a preference for Germans. Anyways, I have seen a couple VWs (years ~2000-2005), and I was wondering how long these cars run. I have a BMW and I know that these cars will keep up for hundreds of thousands of miles. Are VWs the same, if not, how much is too much? Is 80,000-120,000 miles still good for these cars?
Thanks, any and all help is appreciated.
jettadriver
7/23/2007 2:00:24 PM
Hey dahlstrom,
You are probably going to find some pretty pro-vw opinions on this forum, but for what it's worth, I think a jetta is a great choice for durability. My '99 GLS had over 275,000 miles when I wrecked it - I think it would still be running now. My current '01 TDI (turbo-deisel) has over 136,000 and still running strong - over 45 m.p.g highway.
From what I've seen, the higher performance models have more expensive repairs (turbos, etc.). On the contrary, my simple four-cylinder gasoline GLS required oil changes, one brake job, replaced timing belt and not much else!
Good Luck,
heavenly_blade101
7/23/2007 7:12:12 PM
dude, Ive seen jetta's with over 4 million km on them. so far my golf has 200 000 km
