One thing about a VW, unless it's one of the older 1.8l 8 valve (non-interference) is that if you don't have PROOF of timing belt maintenance, CHANGE IT NOW.
Allan On Wed, 22 Dec 2010 08:46 -0800, "Curt Raymond" <curtlud...@yahoo.com> wrote: > When I bought my '03 Ranger a friend bought an '01 Jetta 1.8T, we both > paid about $10k. I thought (and still think) he was crazy as my truck had > 1/3 the miles @25k. Neither came with any maintenance records. > > So within a year I had to dismount the pickup bed and weld in a patch to > fix a rust hole. A year later thats still fine. I also had to replace the > coupler that holds the two halves of the exhaust together, oh and I had > to replace the driver's window motor. > > He's had to do all 4 shocks, oh and the timing belt broke so he had to > completely rebuild the motor. > > So total cost of ownership over 3 years: > Ranger: $10,000 purchase price, $250 window motor replacement, $25 patch > panel, $10 exhaust coupler = $10,285 > > Jetta: $10,000 purchase price, $400 shocks, $4000 engine rebuild = > $14,400 > and his mechanic says "Bryan this car is going to nickle and dime you > forever". > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
