Topic: Anyone owned a '96 Jetta before? (Read 3500 times)

alpalwal · « **on:** April 22, 2009, 09:17:07 PM »

We're thinking about getting a 96 Jetta for my sister tomorrow but I figured I would check here first and see if anyone has had experience with them. Anything to look for? How did you like it?

CSaddict · « **Reply #1 on:** April 22, 2009, 09:31:28 PM »

I had a 96 Jetta and it was a piece of shit. I bought it new and the top end went to shit.

SpeedyJAY · « **Reply #2 on:** April 22, 2009, 09:39:28 PM »

My VW neighboor says that that is the generation that VW went to shit. I've helped him work on his '91 and its not too different from a honda, but the newer stuff looks like it was built by an engineer that never turned a wrench.....I mean wheel bolts?? come on.

ApexSilver06MR · « **Reply #3 on:** April 22, 2009, 09:40:13 PM »

Quote from: CSaddict on April 22, 2009, 09:31:28 PM

I had a 96 Jetta and it was a piece of shit. I bought it new and the top end went to shit.

sister had a 99 and an 01. Jetta 2.0's are junk....

i think they are only worth it with a vr6

Joseph Davis · « **Reply #4 on:** April 22, 2009, 09:40:33 PM »

Go Bears!

jagojon3 · « **Reply #5 on:** April 22, 2009, 10:07:48 PM »

My girl used to have a '98. It was just ok, I convinced her to get rid of it for an Accord

I thank god that the stupid vacuum lock system never broke. But the driver door lock cylinder did, which is a huge bitch because it's the only fucking door on the car with a keyhole.

BoostedSchemes · « **Reply #6 on:** April 22, 2009, 11:59:59 PM »

alpalwal · « **Reply #7 on:** April 23, 2009, 12:21:40 AM »

sorry it took so long for the reply.

This one is a vr6 not the 4 cyl.

ariza034 · « **Reply #8 on:** April 23, 2009, 01:36:50 AM »

Quote from: alpalwal on April 23, 2009, 12:21:40 AM

sorry it took so long for the reply.

This one is a vr6 not the 4 cyl.

vr6 is good the timing chain is on the transmision side hahaha
the ecu is sencitive if you do anything on the motor reset ur ecu becides that its a good motor

Tre West · « **Reply #9 on:** April 23, 2009, 02:40:34 AM »

I "OWNED' a 15 year old girl, in the back seat of a 96' Jetta.

The suspension was bouncy, and the defroster didn't work that well, I guess it couldn't handle my Mountain Man Sex Musk.

5thgenlx · « **Reply #10 on:** April 23, 2009, 03:27:52 AM »

my cousin had a 96 jetta for about 8 years before he sold it. no problems and he drove it pretty hard too. i think its hit or miss really

BoostForLife · « **Reply #11 on:** April 23, 2009, 03:30:22 AM »

A jetta is just like a CDM turbo. It migth work for a month or break in half the next day.
LOL

Robb · « **Reply #12 on:** April 23, 2009, 08:43:38 AM »

I had a vr6 mk3, it was fucking junk. I pulled the airbags out and hit stuff with it. Thats about all its good for.

MK2 and MK5 jettas are the only ones I could recommend to anyone I didnt wish as an enemy.

j.h.christ · « **Reply #13 on:** April 23, 2009, 09:37:26 AM »

Quote from: SpeedyJAY on April 22, 2009, 09:39:28 PM

I mean wheel bolts?? come on.

you're fucking dense.

patsmx5 · « **Reply #14 on:** April 23, 2009, 09:55:37 AM »

I owned one from a 40mph roll a while back. Buslengths.

dvst8r · « **Reply #15 on:** April 23, 2009, 12:41:57 PM »

I owned a 96 Jetta, with the 1.9IDI TD. Had a couple of rattles, changed out the crank pulley for the TDI style, other then that ran great, and got about 55mpg. Had 379,000KM's on it when I sold it.

Robb · « **Reply #16 on:** April 23, 2009, 01:11:18 PM »

Quote from: SpeedyJAY on April 22, 2009, 09:39:28 PM

I mean wheel bolts?? come on.

There is nothing wrong with wheel bolts from an engineering standpoint. Every Porsche built in the last ten years has used them. Including all those 1000hp+ supra/bike killing 911 turbos. Markski's car is running low 9's in the quarter with mostly home fabricated stuff and a set of gt3 cams. Looks stock on the outside, including wheels.

97Econobox · « **Reply #17 on:** April 23, 2009, 02:20:23 PM »

My passout has its flaws like a stupid plastic heater core that has failed, retarded door handles (mine are cool so far *knocks on wood*) but honestly I cant see getting back into a civic after having one. i got more power and more luxury for the same price, size and only a slight hit on MPG.

Depends on what you want from it. I wanted a cheap beater for less than 3k and i got one sweet ass daily. I would ditch this car in a heartbeat if i wanted to go fast or achive baller status or if those damn chains start gettin noisey. Fuck all that.

My passat feels like it has more soul than my civic. Civic just felt like a dirty slut, you could beat teh shit out of it and you know you can still turn it on, it has no emotions. Passat on the other hand feels more refined.

Burntrubber87 · « **Reply #18 on:** April 23, 2009, 02:35:22 PM »

Had a '98 2.0 Jetta. Bought it..sold it for $800 more than what I paid for it, after replacing the transmission. Then about a month after I sold it, I drove by it burned to the ground on the side of the road.

Robb · « **Reply #19 on:** April 23, 2009, 03:18:52 PM »

Quote from: rawr on April 23, 2009, 09:44:50 AM

Quote from: Robb on April 23, 2009, 08:43:38 AM
I had a vr6 mk3, it was fucking junk. I pulled the airbags out and hit stuff with it. Thats about all its good for.

MK2 and MK5 jettas are the only ones I could recommend to anyone I didnt wish as an enemy.

An MK2 with a crossflow swap is actually a pretty fun car to drive around that could be made even more fun with a 14b or something.

Joseph has been dicking around with some digifant stuff for Richard's corrado, using tunerpro r/t to tune. Digifunk is the shit. Easy as hell to work on, and dead nuts reliable.

Joseph Davis · « **Reply #20 on:** April 23, 2009, 03:23:59 PM »

Speaking of VW Richard...

Quote from: Burntrubber87 on April 23, 2009, 02:35:22 PM

Had a '98 2.0 Jetta. Bought it..sold it for $800 more than what I paid for it, after replacing the transmission. Then about a month after I sold it, I drove by it burned to the ground on the side of the road.

Richard laid the third (known) replacement transmission into a '98 2.0 GTI yesterday. Poor dude who owns the car loves it, Richard says, "I've tried to tell the guy three times that anything after 92-93 is horrible, but he doesn't understand." $:-\$

Robb · « **Reply #21 on:** April 23, 2009, 03:27:29 PM »

Quote from: Joseph Davis on April 23, 2009, 03:23:59 PM

Speaking of VW Richard...

Quote from: Burntrubber87 on April 23, 2009, 02:35:22 PM
Had a '98 2.0 Jetta. Bought it..sold it for $800 more than what I paid for it, after replacing the transmission. Then about a month after I sold it, I drove by it burned to the ground on the side of the road.

Richard laid the third (known) replacement transmission into a '98 2.0 GTI yesterday. Poor dude who owns the car loves it, Richard says, "I've tried to tell the guy three times that anything after 92-93 is horrible, but he doesn't understand." $:-\$

You should see inside of those old aba trans. The gears make dsm trannies look like fucking gods. Has to be the single smallest, dinkyest, gearbox ive ever seen in a car.

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