Fuel Economy ??? turbo or Non-turbo
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going from an 850 to a TDI is a big difference. first off the late 90's TDI is only 90hp. those motors are prone to clogging up with carbon. i ve seen egr and intakes so clogged that the motors wouldnt even run any more. not to mention the timing belt need to be replaced ever 50k miles. not to mention glow plug failures.if it gets cold out you need to put anti-gel in the fuel.TDI turbos for the most part are strong thou.dont get me wrong i love vws air or water cooled. i ve been working for vw for 8 years. we do get some biodiesiel conversion cars in for service sometimes.i hear the conversions are not so cheap.they smell like french fries thou. they do get great milage thou. jetta's a lot smaller than an 850. i am just saying its a really big difference
going from an 850 to a TDI is a big difference. first off the late 90's TDI is only 90hp. those motors are prone to clogging up with carbon. i ve seen egr and intakes so clogged that the motors wouldnt even run any more. not to mention the timing belt need to be replaced ever 50k miles. not to mention glow plug failures.if it gets cold out you need to put anti-gel in the fuel.TDI turbos for the most part are strong thou.dont get me wrong i love vws air or water cooled. i ve been working for vw for 8 years. we do get some biodiesiel conversion cars in for service sometimes.i hear the conversions are not so cheap.they smell like french fries thou. they do get great milage thou. jetta's a lot smaller than an 850. i am just saying its a really big difference
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Is it? We've got a '98 w/ 109k. The thing I worry about is the timing chain guide vanes. My motor sounds like marbles rattling in it around 1200 RPM.
We do like the car though - very very fun to drive! I love punching it, and it's got a great sound (like the volvo). One thing though - 3 out of 4 windows now are broken, they won't go down, and the a/c compressor is broken! Ugh! It never stops with that damn car (jetta).
We do like the car though - very very fun to drive! I love punching it, and it's got a great sound (like the volvo). One thing though - 3 out of 4 windows now are broken, they won't go down, and the a/c compressor is broken! Ugh! It never stops with that damn car (jetta).
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a lot a times the motors will last a very long time making that marble noise. late 90's jetta were not the best of quality thats for sure. window regulators are very common. its a very torquey motor
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