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So this is my first car
D) A 1990 Jetta GLI 16V!
Specs:
Milage: Around 155,000? The odometer stopped working at about 115,XXX miles.
Engine Code: 9A
Transmission Code: 2Y
Color Code: LY3D (Tornado Red)
Interior: Recaro Grey Fabric 8/10
Build Date: 7/90
A little history of how it got to be my first car:
We bought it from rompin'rabbit here on the vortex who had it for 13 years and his daughters just had no more interest in it. We paid $2,300 for it and we have no complaints so far.
Here is what the PO said about it:
Here is how it was when we first bought it:
Specs:
Milage: Around 155,000? The odometer stopped working at about 115,XXX miles.
Engine Code: 9A
Transmission Code: 2Y
Color Code: LY3D (Tornado Red)
Interior: Recaro Grey Fabric 8/10
Build Date: 7/90
A little history of how it got to be my first car:
We bought it from rompin'rabbit here on the vortex who had it for 13 years and his daughters just had no more interest in it. We paid $2,300 for it and we have no complaints so far.
Here is what the PO said about it:
Well me and my dad went up to Richmond, VA to get it last October and we drove it the entire 1400+ miles trip back. Somehow we managed to make it back all in one piece.rompin'rabbit said:I bought the car with 83k 13 years ago. The odometer broke at 115k. It was a family car for the first 5 years, but my wife comuted in a 84 gti (our rompin' rabbit) and I worked out of an 81 vw pick up that I still have. Th GLI has been a second car since 2002. In 2009 I had to use it a lot and filled the tank 2 to 3 times per month. It has hardly been driven since March and what a shame since it is such a nice car to drive and it gets 28 to 30 mpg. The lowered and firmer suspension with the upper strut tie bar made it really handle like a sportscar but still comfortable. I use a small self inflating lumbar pillow to make those Recaros really comfy. I would sell the truck instead but I need it for work.
The head is not original but this one (same type 16v) has been on for 15k and the mileage on the odometer on the wreck it came from was 120k. The original head had a freak break between two adjoining valves. The 5 speed had to be replaced with a used one when my disabled wife jammed it into reverse without the clutch. I heard the gear teeth being ripped off . The salvage yard from across the country said the wreck for the doner tranny had something less than 60K (i don't remember) for whatever that is worth.
Here is how it was when we first bought it:









