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| SirAndy |
  Dec 21 2007, 12:39 AM
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Resident German  Group: Admin Posts: 41,669 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California  |
being the spontaneous person i am, i woke up this morning and decided that i needed a more comfortable daily driver.
you know, stuff like AC/Heat, no road noise, a music-machine, automatic transmission, cupholders, Cruise Control, Air Bags, Power Steering, ABS etc. so i went online looking for cars for sale. saw one i liked and called and went for a testdrive, paid the money and drove it home! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif) Andy 2002 Volkswagen Jetta VR6, 2.8L    |
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| johannes |
Dec 21 2007, 02:41 AM
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Club Porsche 914 France President Group: Members Posts: 3,084 Joined: 13-January 06 From: France Member No.: 5,409 Region Association: France |
They sell very few Jetta's VS Golf in Europe. We prefer 5 doors here.
BTW I think they are badged "Bora" here. and due to gas price most are sold with diesel engines. VR6 ... This might be pretty powerfull !!! How much bhp on this one ? |
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| SirAndy |
Dec 21 2007, 01:45 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,669 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(johannes @ Dec 21 2007, 12:41 AM)  VR6 ... This might be pretty powerfull !!! How much bhp on this one ? not sure what engine i got. i need to look up the code. there were two 2.8L engines available that year. one with 175 HP and one with 200 HP ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif) Andy |
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| Pat Garvey |
 Dec 21 2007, 07:33 PM
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Do I or don't I...........? Group: Members Posts: 5,899 Joined: 24-March 06 From: SE PA, near Philly Member No.: 5,765 Region Association: North East States |
QUOTE(SirAndy @ Dec 21 2007, 02:45 PM) QUOTE(johannes @ Dec 21 2007, 12:41 AM) VR6 ... This might be pretty powerfull !!! How much bhp on this one ? not sure what engine i got. i need to look up the code. there were two 2.8L engines available that year. one with 175 HP and one with 200 HP ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif) Andy Andy, I hope you have better (and lessexpensive) luck with your VR6 than I have had. It's like it must have been made by Ferrari - love it when it's right - hate it too many times. The thing actually has chain tensioners! One for the motor, one for the tranny. I've replaced (in less than 60K miles) both, as well as the 1200 buck spark box, and the complete a/c system, as well as numerous & sundry other parts. Three years - $8800 in repairs to the motor & a/c system. Eight VW's, and never one again. Good luck to you - you deserve it. Pat |
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| SirAndy |
Dec 21 2007, 07:38 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,669 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(Pat Garvey @ Dec 21 2007, 05:33 PM) Three years - $8800 in repairs to the motor & a/c system. well, it came with a 1 year warranty. so stuff better starts breaking now! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) Andy |
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| Racer |
Dec 21 2007, 07:51 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 787 Joined: 25-August 03 From: Northern Virginia Member No.: 1,073 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
QUOTE(SirAndy @ Dec 21 2007, 05:38 PM) QUOTE(Pat Garvey @ Dec 21 2007, 05:33 PM) Three years - $8800 in repairs to the motor & a/c system. well, it came with a 1 year warranty. so stuff better starts breaking now! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) Andy I had a '96 GTI VR6 as a daily driver. Put 130,000 miles on it and outside of regular maintenace, only had a thermostat failure*. Mine only had 172hp, but had great torque and really felt solid from low to high revs. * at 130K miles, I then needed a clutch, brake pads and rotors (these were the original components).. and had an ignition meltdown - needed new coilpacks.. ($1200) Enjoy! I would guess that yours is the 200hp variety |
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Posts in this topic
SirAndy Creature Comfort, bought a new daily driver today ... Dec 21 2007, 12:39 AM
Lou W Congratulations on the new ride. :beer2: Dec 21 2007, 12:42 AM McMark Nice! :thumbsup: Dec 21 2007, 12:58 AM Beamer13 Very nice car!!! Dec 21 2007, 01:00 AM Dr. Roger cup holders!!!
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:beer3: :... Dec 21 2007, 01:09 AM
Root_Werks
cup holders!!!
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:beer3: ... Dec 27 2007, 04:31 PM sixnotfour Bad Ass mofo , colored mohawk, army boots , camo ,... Dec 21 2007, 02:19 AM Cap'n Krusty "The thing actually has chain tensioners... Dec 26 2007, 11:12 AM smokey THANK U . Keep the 3.6 off the wett roads . VERY s... Dec 21 2007, 05:48 AM Marty Yeoman
Now, about that black Jetta.... :headbang:
pe... Dec 21 2007, 11:42 AM McMark :rotfl: Nice one Marty! :lol2: Dec 21 2007, 12:36 PM horizontally-opposed
being the spontaneous person i am, i woke up this... Dec 21 2007, 02:09 PM atomix8 Excuse me sir, your car appears to be broken...the... Dec 22 2007, 08:02 AM Gint Gettin old man! :rotfl: Dec 22 2007, 08:59 AM cooltimes Like having a new girl friend. Nice find.
Already... Dec 22 2007, 05:24 PM SirAndy
Like having a new girl friend. Nice find.
Alread... Dec 22 2007, 05:34 PM GWN7
plus, the GF refuses to drive the 914, so getti... Dec 22 2007, 08:24 PM draperjojo Me too!! 1991 C2 Sunroof Tip (yeah, I know... Dec 22 2007, 09:08 PM jaminM3
Me too!! 1991 C2 Sunroof Tip (yeah, I kno... Dec 24 2007, 04:35 PM grantsfo Nice. I have always liked the VR6 powerplant. Dec 22 2007, 10:18 PM Rob Ways FarFromPoopin
Nice ride! :D Dec 22 2007, 10:22 PM Scott Carlberg HP = that looks like the 24v version of the VR6, w... Dec 23 2007, 01:46 AM purple Good luck with that.
I've test driven Jettas ... Dec 23 2007, 09:10 AM Eric_Shea
(we don't have traffic jams) :gay: :dancin... Dec 23 2007, 12:50 PM grantsfo Forgot to mention here is my new daily driver. Ne... Dec 23 2007, 10:29 PM SGB OMG-
there's water in there! Dec 23 2007, 11:05 PM Eddie914 Maybe I'm too hardcore ...
... but this is m... Dec 24 2007, 04:49 PM Sparky Andy you need to get a Phatbox for it!! I ... Dec 26 2007, 10:00 AM Danny_Ocean Hmm...is this "Get a New Daily Driver" w... Dec 26 2007, 10:38 PM BIGKAT_83 Must have been new car week last week. Got a 89 tu... Dec 27 2007, 04:27 PM |
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