# buying a jetta 1995...with some mods **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [December 18, 2007, 4:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buying-a-jetta-1995-with-some-mods/194278 "2007-12-18T16:03:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![tegSimple](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d6d6ee/32.png) [@tegSimple](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tegSimple)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2007, 8:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buying-a-jetta-1995-with-some-mods/194278/21 "2007-12-20T08:23:14Z")
> [@8-17-07 NYIRP](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/8-17-07-nyirp/33992/2): > > my word of advice it stay away from VW or audi ---
**Author:** ![imported\_Jon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/edb3f5/32.png) [@imported\_Jon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_Jon)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2007, 8:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buying-a-jetta-1995-with-some-mods/194278/22 "2007-12-20T08:31:58Z")
> [@Any good restaurants that may potentially have vegan food in the Galleria area?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/any-good-restaurants-that-may-potentially-have-vegan-food-in-the-galleria-area/33972/25): > > or audi To each their own, I stay away from Hondas… ---
**Author:** ![Blackbelt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blackbelt/32/5998_2.png) [@Blackbelt](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blackbelt)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2007, 6:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buying-a-jetta-1995-with-some-mods/194278/23 "2007-12-20T18:01:52Z")
> [@FS: 1994 Del Sol Si CLEAN $4500 low milage](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-1994-del-sol-si-clean-4500-low-milage/33862/23): > > \<3 my 98, but just like eurodad I have the 2.0… > Same thing, in a way, I’ve done the clutch twice. > Maybe because I can’t drive? Who knows. > Anyways, I haven’t had much of any problems besides regular maintenance because it has 118K miles on it. Obvious things like filters and belts n shit, and now the suspension has gone to hell but other then that it’s treated me well over the last 60K miles that I’ve been the owner. > As for it being a money pit? > Not so much. > Proper care saves you a shit-ton of money, but then again, who knows what this guy has done to it, right? > > Oh and once again, more info. > Mods can mean all kinds of things… The 2.slow is a pretty reliable engine, and parts are not too expensive. The VR6…get your wallet out. Don’t get me wrong…i love VW’s. I own one now. I have pretty much owned some vw (or 2 or 3)continually since 1980. But they have their quirks and they have their issues. I prefer A1 and A2’s. ---
**Author:** ![imported\_Jon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/edb3f5/32.png) [@imported\_Jon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_Jon)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2007, 7:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buying-a-jetta-1995-with-some-mods/194278/24 "2007-12-20T19:27:48Z")
> [@no respect....](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/no-respect/34024/5): > > The 2.slow is a pretty reliable engine, and parts are not too expensive. > The VR6…get your wallet out. > Don’t get me wrong…i love VW’s. I own one now. I have pretty much owned some vw (or 2 or 3)continually since 1980. But they have their quirks and they have their issues. I prefer A1 and A2’s. Go figure I post something about how I like my car and it hasn’t had much wrong with it at all, and the clutch cable breaks in another town 20-25 minutes away from home. Looks like I’m fixing it tomorrow in the parking lot it’s stuck in… ---
**Author:** ![bgblockelcamino](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bgblockelcamino/32/5997_2.png) [@bgblockelcamino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bgblockelcamino)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2007, 7:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buying-a-jetta-1995-with-some-mods/194278/25 "2007-12-20T19:35:02Z")
> [@Past 2 nights...](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/past-2-nights/33897/177): > > Go figure I post something about how I like my car and it hasn’t had much wrong with it at all, and the clutch cable breaks in another town 20-25 minutes away from home. > Looks like I’m fixing it tomorrow in the parking lot it’s stuck in… start it in second gear and drive it home ---
**Author:** ![imported\_Jon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/edb3f5/32.png) [@imported\_Jon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_Jon)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2007, 7:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buying-a-jetta-1995-with-some-mods/194278/26 "2007-12-20T19:40:50Z")
> [@no respect....](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/no-respect/34024/15): > > start it in second gear and drive it home Theres only about 10 stop lights and a few stop signs, just isn’t worth it tbh… Sonny suggested the same thing, till I told him where I was lol ---
**Author:** ![eurodad](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/eurodad/32/5988_2.png) [@eurodad](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/eurodad)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2007, 8:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buying-a-jetta-1995-with-some-mods/194278/27 "2007-12-20T20:34:40Z")
> [@no respect....](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/no-respect/34024/15): > > start it in second gear and drive it home starters aren’t that good. they have plastic gears in them ---
**Author:** ![starboy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/starboy/32/5985_2.png) [@starboy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/starboy)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2007, 11:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buying-a-jetta-1995-with-some-mods/194278/28 "2007-12-20T23:46:19Z")
If your going to be doing alot of performance mods to it… Dont buy it. If your just going to slam it and rock it out then I would. ---
**Author:** ![fmfkid250](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fmfkid250/32/5973_2.png) [@fmfkid250](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fmfkid250)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2007, 3:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buying-a-jetta-1995-with-some-mods/194278/29 "2007-12-21T03:37:03Z")
> [@Zoloft](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/zoloft/33995/13): > > To each their own, I stay away from Hondas… lol obd1 VR6 are not the great…step into a 96+ range. if your going to do it. ---
**Author:** ![Blackbelt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blackbelt/32/5998_2.png) [@Blackbelt](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blackbelt)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2007, 6:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buying-a-jetta-1995-with-some-mods/194278/30 "2007-12-21T06:58:30Z")
> [@Past 2 nights...](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/past-2-nights/33897/177): > > Go figure I post something about how I like my car and it hasn’t had much wrong with it at all, and the clutch cable breaks in another town 20-25 minutes away from home. > Looks like I’m fixing it tomorrow in the parking lot it’s stuck in… That sucks but it’s common. I had a clutch cable break in a Subaru i had when it was a year old with 15K on it. Broke on Penn avenue right in the middle of the strip. Interesting driving that car with a broken cable…LOL ---
**Author:** ![EricS4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@EricS4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/EricS4)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2007, 7:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buying-a-jetta-1995-with-some-mods/194278/31 "2007-12-21T07:49:36Z")
In light of all the VW bashing… I owned a 1995 Jetta GLX for 6.5 years/98k miles. The car ran like a champ and in all those years I only had to replace a $352 coilpack. ---
**Author:** ![Brandon\_Dull](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/97f17d/32.png) [@Brandon\_Dull](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Brandon_Dull)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2008, 11:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buying-a-jetta-1995-with-some-mods/194278/32 "2008-01-01T11:59:41Z")
yep my starter went the other night. ---
**Author:** ![spoolinsteve](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/spoolinsteve/32/6026_2.png) [@spoolinsteve](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/spoolinsteve)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2008, 12:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buying-a-jetta-1995-with-some-mods/194278/33 "2008-01-01T12:23:18Z")
so did mine. it happens with a 13 year old car lol [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/buying-a-jetta-1995-with-some-mods/194278.md?page=1)