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VW Mileage? - 7/23/2007 11:52:44 AM

dahlstrom

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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.

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RE: VW Mileage? - 7/23/2007 2:00:24 PM

jettadriver

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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,

(in reply to dahlstrom)

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RE: VW Mileage? - 7/23/2007 7:12:12 PM

heavenly_blade101

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dude, Ive seen jetta's with over 4 million km on them. so far my golf has 200 000 km

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