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I am selling my 2000 Volkswagen Jetta TDI 5spd. The car has been my sweetheart the past 5 years. I bought it and have literally brought it back from the dead the past 5 years. I became so bonded with this car that when I bought a replacement TDI to replace this red one, I sold the replacement TDI and just kept it.
Well now the time has come, and sadly it must go. After 5 years and 100,000 miles of my own blood, sweat and tears it’s time to move on. I've got probably $15,000 into fixing this car up, replacing nearly every single component of the car along the way or upgrading the existing hardware.
The car has been my daily driver for the past 5 years now, and I've put roughly 100,000 miles onto it (that's not including the miles I've put onto my other cars I own in the same duration of time). The car was a solid mess the first two years of ownership, requiring lots and lots of maintenance and repairs. The past three years though, the car has been ROCK SOLID reliable. Everything that I did to this car had 3 things in mind: 1.) Reliability 2.) Economy and 3.) Safety, since I drive a lot for my job.
The car has a bigger turbo, bigger injectors, custom intake/intercooler setup, custom intake, upgraded clutch, upgraded flywheel, upgraded shifter/tranny tunnel (2003 style), upgraded medium-bolster GTI seats, pads and rotors, upgraded headlight bulbs, the best all-season tires you can buy etc.
BEFORE I SELL THE CAR, I will install a new timing belt. This will be my 2nd one on the car. I don't trust anybody else to install it besides perhaps a guru but the chances of somebody on here buying it and consulting a guru are slim.
Don't purchase this car thinking it's a show car or a stunner; it isn't. Its not hideous, but sure wont place in a best-of-show. But what it is, is reliable and quick; 50+mpg in town, 58mpg @ 77mph, 62mpg @ 55mph are consistent numbers the past 5 years. It currently has a very well maintained 223k miles on it. I only used 5w 40 Castrol Syntec European Blend, which is $10/quart. Change the oil every 8,000-10,000 miles.
I will have a full build sheet for the car when the seller puts cash into my hand, and I will always have an open text-line for whoever buys it so I can lead them in the right direction when they decide to upgrade, mod, or repair anything.
Whats wrong with the car?
1.) Some ******* in buffalo smacked my mirror a few weeks ago. I zip tied it up and was able to piece the glass back together, but its not the prettiest.
2.) The ac doesn't work. It was working 2 summers ago, but there is something up w/ the fan system (pretty sure it’s the relay) which prevents the secondary fan from coming on, which disables the ac system.
3.) There is an airbag light on. When I swapped in the MUCH more comfortable GTI seats it was 95* and I was too hot to install the pass-side conversion harness. I have the 2 wire harness that will go with the car, or I can install it for you which will REMOVE the airbag light from being on. I can even install the harness for you.
4.) Tint is 'meh'. Not that great.
5.) My trunk won’t open. It was getting hard to lift open, so I thought I'd be smooth and take a crow bar and jimmy that metal piece that the trunk reciever goes into to make it smoother. Apparently my jimmy trick didn't work and now I can hear the latch releasing but I can’t open the damn trunk.
Literally built this thing from the ground up, replacing damn near anything that can break or go wrong with the car. EVERYTHING. From brake pads to rotors to wheel bearings to CV"s to e-brake cables to candy GLI tails (new in box), to swapping out the trans for an '03 unit, to a SS kit, to new interior pieces, to seats, to shocks, to new intake/turbo/injectors/IC/intake/manifold/DP/exhaust, to new battery, lift pump, fuel wiring, fuel injector overflow lines, upgraded clutch, upgraded flywheel, alternator, timing belt (twice)... quite literally, I've replaced everything on this car.
Car needs nothing mechanically to stack on another 250-300k miles.
I will deliver the car by trailer. I will detail the car inside/outside. I will do timing belt/water pump/stretch bolts/pump timing.
I might consider DIRECT TRADES for another diesel truck... dont care the make, but make sure its 1994 or later. Might trade for a Prius. Might trade for another 2003+ TDI. Might trade for a Civic Si. Might trade for a 2006+ Honda Civic.
I am selling my 2000 Volkswagen Jetta TDI 5spd. The car has been my sweetheart the past 5 years. I bought it and have literally brought it back from the dead the past 5 years. I became so bonded with this car that when I bought a replacement TDI to replace this red one, I sold the replacement TDI and just kept it.
Well now the time has come, and sadly it must go. After 5 years and 100,000 miles of my own blood, sweat and tears it’s time to move on. I've got probably $15,000 into fixing this car up, replacing nearly every single component of the car along the way or upgrading the existing hardware.
The car has been my daily driver for the past 5 years now, and I've put roughly 100,000 miles onto it (that's not including the miles I've put onto my other cars I own in the same duration of time). The car was a solid mess the first two years of ownership, requiring lots and lots of maintenance and repairs. The past three years though, the car has been ROCK SOLID reliable. Everything that I did to this car had 3 things in mind: 1.) Reliability 2.) Economy and 3.) Safety, since I drive a lot for my job.
The car has a bigger turbo, bigger injectors, custom intake/intercooler setup, custom intake, upgraded clutch, upgraded flywheel, upgraded shifter/tranny tunnel (2003 style), upgraded medium-bolster GTI seats, pads and rotors, upgraded headlight bulbs, the best all-season tires you can buy etc.
BEFORE I SELL THE CAR, I will install a new timing belt. This will be my 2nd one on the car. I don't trust anybody else to install it besides perhaps a guru but the chances of somebody on here buying it and consulting a guru are slim.
Don't purchase this car thinking it's a show car or a stunner; it isn't. Its not hideous, but sure wont place in a best-of-show. But what it is, is reliable and quick; 50+mpg in town, 58mpg @ 77mph, 62mpg @ 55mph are consistent numbers the past 5 years. It currently has a very well maintained 223k miles on it. I only used 5w 40 Castrol Syntec European Blend, which is $10/quart. Change the oil every 8,000-10,000 miles.
I will have a full build sheet for the car when the seller puts cash into my hand, and I will always have an open text-line for whoever buys it so I can lead them in the right direction when they decide to upgrade, mod, or repair anything.
Whats wrong with the car?
1.) Some ******* in buffalo smacked my mirror a few weeks ago. I zip tied it up and was able to piece the glass back together, but its not the prettiest.
2.) The ac doesn't work. It was working 2 summers ago, but there is something up w/ the fan system (pretty sure it’s the relay) which prevents the secondary fan from coming on, which disables the ac system.
3.) There is an airbag light on. When I swapped in the MUCH more comfortable GTI seats it was 95* and I was too hot to install the pass-side conversion harness. I have the 2 wire harness that will go with the car, or I can install it for you which will REMOVE the airbag light from being on. I can even install the harness for you.
4.) Tint is 'meh'. Not that great.
5.) My trunk won’t open. It was getting hard to lift open, so I thought I'd be smooth and take a crow bar and jimmy that metal piece that the trunk reciever goes into to make it smoother. Apparently my jimmy trick didn't work and now I can hear the latch releasing but I can’t open the damn trunk.
Literally built this thing from the ground up, replacing damn near anything that can break or go wrong with the car. EVERYTHING. From brake pads to rotors to wheel bearings to CV"s to e-brake cables to candy GLI tails (new in box), to swapping out the trans for an '03 unit, to a SS kit, to new interior pieces, to seats, to shocks, to new intake/turbo/injectors/IC/intake/manifold/DP/exhaust, to new battery, lift pump, fuel wiring, fuel injector overflow lines, upgraded clutch, upgraded flywheel, alternator, timing belt (twice)... quite literally, I've replaced everything on this car.
Car needs nothing mechanically to stack on another 250-300k miles.
I will deliver the car by trailer. I will detail the car inside/outside. I will do timing belt/water pump/stretch bolts/pump timing.
I might consider DIRECT TRADES for another diesel truck... dont care the make, but make sure its 1994 or later. Might trade for a Prius. Might trade for another 2003+ TDI. Might trade for a Civic Si. Might trade for a 2006+ Honda Civic.
