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Replying to: gforce211 (Jan 15, 2009 7:02 am) |
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I said goodbye to my 2005 Jetta GL today. It was hit by someone running a red light last Monday, and I found out today the other driver's insurance company has totalled my car. The body shop said the damage was definitely repairable, and their estimate was actually much less than the estimate from the insurance company. I have a sneaking hunch the car was totalled because very little of it is damaged (front driver's side and driver's door mostly), while the rest of the car including the interior is pristine, including 3 nearly new tires. So they can probably get a lot of good salvage parts off it. I bought it on 12/31/08, so I only had it for 3 months. I enjoyed driving it, as it absorbed the many pot holes on Twin Cities streets yet still handled well. And it was a nice size for fitting into tight parking places. I am looking for a replacement now and have found 3-4 similar Jettas I'm going to check out over the next couple of days. One is a red GLS with moonroof and Monsoon audio.  But I'll check out some other options too. Need to get something by this Saturday, as my work schedule doesn't allow for any car shopping for a week after that.
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My lease is almost up (one more payment) and the buyout is $10,230. The mileage is 38k and the car is in very good shape. I'm torn about buying it and turning it in to buy something new. I bought my last leased car which was a 2003 Passat. It had been perfect for the whole lease and when I bought it, things started to go awry and I've sunk a fair amount of money into it since. I'm reluctant to do the same with the Jetta, but I love the car and would hate to get rid of it if it were to end up being a more reliable model than the Passat. I know that there's no way of knowing in advance, but thought I'd ask what the consensus seems to be on the 2005 Jetta as far as reliability issues are concerned. I've been looking at the the new Honda Civic and Hyundai Sonata, but I'd be lucky to get away with 18k buying either of those cars. Any words of wisdom for me on my dilemma? (Other than not leasing again, I mean!)
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Replying to: fleased (Jun 15, 2009 11:16 am) I'd say it would most likely take quite a while for the Jetta to require $8000 in repairs, so, as is usually the case, from a financial standpoint, keeping the car would be the better option. I think the 2005 Jetta 2.5 has been average for reliability, according to consumer reports. We are keeping ours, even though it has needed a few repairs under the warranty. We have about 30K mi and right now I could get a no deductible extended warranty to cover the next 4 years and up to 80K mi for less than $2000 from our credit union. So the warranty company obviously thinks average repair costs will be far less than your $8000 price differential over the next 4 years. I did not buy the warranty, as I figured the worst case might be something like $5000 or so in repairs, so that would only be a $3K difference. For my financial situation it makes little sense to insure against a possible $3k (or even $5K loss). |
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Replying to: fleased (Jun 15, 2009 11:16 am) Second, a 2009 Sonata GLS with AT can be had for around $15k + T&L depending on where you live, and I see Civic LXes with AT selling for under $16k + T&L on the Edmunds.com Prices Paid discussions. Anyway, the Elantra is more comparable to the Jetta and Civic in size, and those can be had for under $14k +T&L. So a new car wouldn't cost $18k, but it would be more than $10k. The benefit of the new car is of course you'd have no out-of-pocket costs except regular maintenance for at least 5 years or 60k miles (in the case of the Hyundais). However, neither the Sonata or Civic (or Elantra) will feel like your Jetta (I own a Rabbit and have driven the Civic, Sonata, and Elantra quite a bit so I feel qualified to make that comparison). |
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Can anyone tell me the next step I should take to troubleshoot my jetta with an overheating problem? It runs at proper temp when in idle but heats up when I drive it a block or two. I have replaced the thermostat, the two fans by the radiator run when its hot, i checked the small top hose going to the ball-shaped resevoir but no antifreeze comes out when idling and its cool. Now what? thanks in advance!
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Hi all: Does anyone know how to determine whether a 2.0 engine is an "ABA" vs. an "AEG"? Can you get that from the VIN...or what? Thanks, vwdawg
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Replying to: meef (Sep 18, 2009 7:57 am) The waterpump is SUPPOSED to be replaced when timing-belt is replaced... I would expect your 2004 is close to needing this procedure anyway. The cost is the labor to get in there so you should replace EVERY MOVING PART that the timing-belt touches. oh.... many folks have a BRASS IMPELLER waterpump installed when the TB is replaced... that is what I did. |
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Replying to: vwdawg (Oct 05, 2009 8:20 am)
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Replying to: bpeebles (Oct 05, 2009 3:05 pm) |
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