1996 Volkswagen Jetta Reviews
“Unreliable”
I had this car for 2 years.. bought it for $2000 and put more than $8000 into it to keep it running.. still loved it though
Great sleeper car. it has some balls but is an easy cruiser as well.
“Silver Bullet - Nazi Scout Car”
This was my last VW. Bottom of the line GL - the only option on the car was AIR. This had the 115HP 2L 4 banger with a 5 spd manual. The cool thing about this care was that it would run at its HP (115MPH). I once drove from Needles to Newberry Springs in a little over 1 hour. I did the whole run without dropping below 100. However, that was when the car was about 4 months old and the suspension, etc. was still nice and tight. Purcahsed new out the door for about 15,000 and put about 145,000 miles on it. I sold it in 10 years on eBay for $1800. It had some minor problems, but the AIR was still good. Never had any major problems with the car. I recall the biggest expense I had was the ignition switch needed to be replaced - my daughter broke it during my attempts to teach her to drive a stick shift - she gave it up.
reliable car, good on gas, fun car to drive.
“Who Says Mexicans Can't Build Cars”
Everyone slammed the MKIII for being Mexican garbage. Bah! 11 years old, and the car never
had a problem that took more than 20min to fix or cost over $20 (Maintenance aside).
Despite having had all 4 wheels off the ground on a few occasions the car never had a
squeek or rattle. O.K., the two-point-slow isn't the sexiest engine, but it has potential, and
it's reliable as it gets. If you can find on in good shape, you'll be very happy you did.
