[FatAzzRunner]

New here from Bama.

Had a 91 Toyota 4 Runner that just puked out on me and was in desperate need of a good running car that got descent gas milage so I bought this..................

99 Jetta Wolfsburg Edition

I love the car, its fun to drive and for a 99, seems to be in very good condition.

It has the 2.0 motor with 97K miles.

Are there any trouble areas I should look for on this car?? Any known problems to be expecting any time soon?

Glad to be here and hope to gain a lot of knowledge in the VW area.

 

[ReturnOfTheJetta]

nice looking car man, i'm new to VWs also, but i've got the common sense knowledge. ge a front lip and ur car will look bad-freaking ass

 

[Untitled]

Welcome...... but as long as you take care of it nothing major should go wrong... replace all the needed parts first then performance, OEM or w/e......

but if something does go wrong VW parts are a little more pricey and others..... Good luck, nice looking ride.

 

[ENRGZR]

Welcome to the site. not sure of any "problems" with that model. Looks great BTW

 

[FatAzzRunner]

Thanks for the welcome.

I have more than general car knowledge so if anything that is not too deep into the motor comes up, I can fix, replace, repair it.

I am more curious about:
1. Do timing chains go out typically at certain miles
2. Do clutches typically go out at certain miles
etc.

Thanks again and I love this car. I live up in the mountains (hills really) in Alabama and this car is an absolute blast to drive on the twisties.

 

[ENRGZR]

2.0 has a timing belt. Change between 75000 and 90000.