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#11007 of 12742 adg44 by justin Apr 24, 2003 (7:44 am)
contrats! you are missing the blue lights, but outside of that, the A4 interior is as nice as the other VW's! and the outside is BEAUTIFUL. wish i were you!
#11008 of 12742 by 8u6hfd Apr 24, 2003 (8:24 am)
tires by chmeeee On the Golf (when it was available) and Jetta, 195/65 r15 is the standard size, still is. GTI 1.8T's got 205/55 r16   tires by renfrew I would have to say, on the consumer end, luck of the draw. At the factory, probably what they had at that time.
#11009 of 12742 adg44 by blueguydotcom Apr 24, 2003 (9:35 pm)
What did you get for yours and with how many miles? buyout on mine is around 14k but I don't think i can sell it for that much.
#11010 of 12742 Engine Coolant Level by renfrew Apr 25, 2003 (4:32 am)
So I get in my car after work and the engine coolant light came on and started blinking. I pulled over and sure enough the engine coolant was low. Seeing as how I just got the 10k service a month or so ago I was pissed that they did not bother to check. Took it straight to the dealer and complained and they topped it off.   Service advisor (who actually is a great guy and usually very helpful), said that VW fills it just to the minimum and all new VW's usually have to get it topped off. Shuffle the blame all you want, but the service guys should have checked, especially if they knew it was an issue.   And I should have checked after the 10k service to make sure, but alas I did not.   Okay thanks for letting me rant. Has this happened with anyone else? Or was the dealer just covering for not checking?
#11011 of 12742 Blueguy by adg44 Apr 25, 2003 (5:57 am)
I was the second owner.   Car was in perfect condition, 15,600 miles, Wolfsburg Edition, sunroof.   I had an Eclipse CD5441 head unit in it and a Blitz DTTDC - I sold the whole thing for 15,500.
#11012 of 12742 ren - coolant by adg44 Apr 25, 2003 (5:58 am)
Do you have a VR6?   I had to get mine topped off at 15,000 miles.   They somewhat drink a little when they are new.   As long as there are no leaks, you'll be fine.
#11013 of 12742 by ruking1 Apr 25, 2003 (6:09 am)
#11010   Given the data and your situation, I can only reasonably conclude that it was FLAT overlooked.   I think we are in an age where we have to know almost as much if not more than the folks we depend on for service.   One of the first things I did when i took delivery of a 2003 VW Jetta was to scour the owners manual and order the Bentley technical data. Topping of fluids is mentioned several times. . If you had been on a trip when your check coolant light came on, well I hate to count the ways you would have been SOL. The fact is that most parts stores DO NOT sell the G12 mandatory antifreeze and at 12.95 retail, litre. Yes, you could have substituted with water, but again because of the long term nature of this anti freeze (life) you will probably want to use distilled water. Because it was low for an indeterminate mileage and time frame, but seemingly near new, I would keep a VERY sharp eye on these levels.
#11014 of 12742 renfrew by justin Apr 25, 2003 (7:18 am)
your coolant level sensor might be acting up. mine did. they replaced it.
#11015 of 12742 bye bye Jetta by justin Apr 25, 2003 (7:19 am)
sold it last night. good luck everyone.
#11016 of 12742 adg and justin by blueguydotcom Apr 25, 2003 (8:15 am)
15000 miles on a 2 year old car? Good grief. I'm at 30k and compared to vocus I barely drive.   justin, are you buying a miata? I'm SOOOO tempted to pull the trigger on a 99 or 2000 model. You can snag one for under 10k and I know from experience they'll run forever and be super cheap to fix.

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