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3k should get you a pretty solid mk3 jetta. prob. about a 97-98. The 2.0’s are bulletprrof with maintance. The only thing that should be done off the bat, if it has not yet would be timing belt, tensioner and water pump. And if the belt does go, not much to worry about since the engines are non interference. That and usual maintance and she should be ok. They run for ever, cehap to fix, and not hard ti diagnois
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not 100% true, double j’s timing belt broke on his 2.slo and he had to rebuild the head.
the valve wasnt broken, just tweaked a bit. the belt must have broke at the perfect time (or not so perfect)
but ya, 2.0’s are bulletproof, the trannys are a whole diffrent story. reverse likes to chip, common electrical issues, random things. with enough research at a place like www.vwvortex.com you can learn a lot about the cars.
good luck