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“Peppy 1.8 Litre Handled Nicely”

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Matthew4024 recommends this car
06/08/2008

i bought it for 900 bucks, drove it for 2 years and sold it for 300. that  car didn't owe me a penny.

Pros — durability, i once burned a quart of oil through it by accident. it never broke down or left me on the side of the road.
Cons — i sold it to move to hawaii or i'd still have it.
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“A Mediocre Vehicle.. You're Better Off With A Jetta”

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04/21/2008

this was one of the most unappealing vehicles i've ever owned. although smaller and
lighter than the jettas of the same year, the 4 speed manual transmission's ratios were
horribly spaced and made the 1.8 liter 4 cylinder engine perform worse than the jetta. the
fuel economy was also 2-3 mpg less. another issue i've had with the volkswagens is the
1.8 liter 8 valve 4 cylinder engines are prone to cracked pistons. all 3 VW's i owned died of
this problem. the only real plus side of the fox I owned was that as a 2 door wagon, there
was a surprising amount of cargo space.

Pros — fuel mileage, cargo room, handling.
Cons — engine reliability, 4 speed manual transmission, poor acceleration
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“My Vdub Beater”

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Jon960 recommends this car
03/06/2008

I had in Edmonton I paid $250 for this 87 fox with 220,000kms it was badly rusted on the sides but the floors had no rust. This was not one of Volkswagens nicer models but the four speed standard was fun to drive, I drove the supreme hell of this vdub for 4 months and it never once let me down. I drove it to the scrap yard the day I flew home to Cape Breton from Edmonton.

Pros — Volkswagen reliability is untouchable, great on gas, fun to drive
Cons — Volkswagens basic transportation no options, rusted fenders looked bad
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“Piecer”

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01/26/2008

Sat in my backyard for a year, sold to friend, caught fire two weeks later.

Pros — They're probably damn cheap
Cons — slow, will probably break a lot
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“1987 Vw Fox 2dr Coupe”

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Matt120 recommends this car
12/13/2007

i miss my fox.. fucking boro made me junk it cause "it brought down the value of the neighborhood" ,, i guess the abondoned crack houses across the street dont hurt the shitty fucking neighborhood tho.. lindenwold suckssss

Pros — vw <3
Cons — it broked and i stopped driving it which was stupid
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