Hey guys the gf is looking for a new car I am trying to get her to look at a vw diesel cause she does alot of travelling. What can ya tell about a 1999 or somewhat close to that year range? What mpg can you expect? What are common problems they may run into? Thanks

 

timing belt, and other than that no idea what kind of problems you may run into, they seem to get around 40mpg if equipped with a manual, not sure what they get when equipped with an automatic i'm not sure what they get

 

Ok how after/common is the belt problem?

 

The timing belt should last around 60k and there is a kit that has all the pulleys and a 100k belt. The only problem is after you replace the belt you need software like vag-com to set the timing. The intake should also be cleaned out periodically because of the egr running soot through it. And whatever you do don't gen one with an auto,they have nothing but probelms. I wanted one and did my research and IMO its cheaper and less headache to get a gasser that gets the same mileage.

 

EXACTLY what he said. EXACTLY.

 

40mpg? I get about 52 mpg (650+ miles off of 13.3gals of diesel) city and 62mpg (800miles off 13.x gals highway) in my...

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1999 Jetta TDI I'm selling

It's got about $12k in mods and it's a 5spd. Let me know if your interested (did the other klein happen to mention this to you?). It's got 12k on a fully rebuilt 1.9 tdi, new clutch, and new vnt turbo.