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Hi guys. I have had a 99.5 Jetta GLS Auto 2.0 Black w/ Creme for a year now, and it's been ****. $3500 in repairs that I was planning for mods. However, I have stumbled across a CPO 2002 GLS in Silver w/ Black leather, 5 speed 1.8T for $13.5 Do you guys think this is a good price, and do you think i will have less problems? I've averaged 26 mpg with my 2.0... will the 1.8T be better or should I consider a TDI?

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Cody
 
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the car has 46000. I was thinking 12000 would be a good price, but I may reach for 11,000.
About looking at a different brand, I have looked at other brands, and what did I find? Nothing seemed to match up. The well mannered civic, Corolla, Acura RSX, etc... none were up to par compared to the jetta. And considering that on a CPO for two years I'd only have to pay for brakes, tires, and anything I feck up, that seems pretty good.
 
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2 cars i am considering to buy is either the Pontiac G6 Coupe for the sporty side of me, then im really leaning towards the Dodge Charger SXT with the Hemi
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The reason i am looking at something other then VW is b/c i have had the same issue as you... my car has been a POS!!! CEL's all the time and its in the shop all the time!
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Dodge Charger R/T
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I really like the Pontiac G6 as well. Unfortunantely I am not looking at new, only used around the price of the car I showed above. Are there any used options around that price range you might suggest?
 
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nope you really dont have much of a choice at that price range... maybe like an 01-02 Mustang GT would be my pick in that price range... shoot i might even look at like a 04 GT when i get ready to buy my next car.
Good Luck!!
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how many miles on the 02, even w/o that info 13.5 seems a little high, I wouldnt pay more than 11

You'd be walking out car-less then. That's way below what it's worth, and as a CPO (despite what opinion you may have about CPO), it carries a higher price. Heck, they add warranty to it. To have only 46k miles, that's a decent price.
 
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although the new charger looks good and has a hemi, it's still a dodge. and for that fact alone, i would never buy one. my family has had 2 dodges ('91 caravan le, and a 97 durango) both were just pure crap. problems galore, especially with transmission.
 
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I just bought a CPO 02 Black GLS 1.8T 5speed with cloth for $13.5k and it only had 25k on the clock. It was at a BMW/Land Rover dealership and had sat on the lot for 147 days, so it was discounted from $16k. Guess people shopping for BMW's aren't interested in VW's
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So I lucked out and absolutely love my new(er) Jetta. No rattles, squeeks or anything that a lot people seem to complain about, just a fun car thats way faster than my old 16V. Or maybe I'm just so used to hearing them on my old mk2 that my brain automatically ignores them hehe.
 
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Anything you can imagine. Speedometer gear in tranny, parking cables, a suspension mishap, sensors galore, belts, etc. Some was at a dealer, but most from an independent import shop where I actually get a discount because I've spent so much money there.
Cody
 
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Re: Getting a new Jetta (iCody)

You know i have had a lot of resvervations about keeping my gti . I had alot of problems since i owned i t. But as i have become more mature i can see that most if not all the problems i have had with the car is directly with warranty / recall issues and or a direct resulat of modifiing that area of the car to some sort. And all out of warranty issues were later paid fo rby VW as a silent recall. I am really debating a new 2006 gti or a subaru wrx for my next hauler. But reading more abotu subaru they are less likely to cover a defective part as a silent recall and more to just ignore the problem. so evey company has issues. I have heqard from more ford and gm owners taht what they driove has been alot of problems. My oarents ford van blew the tranny 2 miles over warranty ha , POS ford They had 12 recalls and at lest more problems fixing things as it got no more than 3 years old
 
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