I'm trying to decide between a 1999 Jetta GL TDI and a 2000 Jetta GLS. Both cars are close to the same price (slightly under $8k).
2000 GLS: pros: 1 owner, very clean, ~60k miles cons: needs large scrape in paint job repaired and less fuel efficient (scrape repair estimate included in price)1999 GL TDI: pros: looks clean, awesomely fuel efficient, low-end torque cons: 3 owners, ~80k miles
Which would you go for? In the past, I've had an 86 GLI and an 83 Jetta Turbo-Diesel (automatic unfortunately but it only cost $200). I would love to have the TDI but the higher milage is an annoyance. I will drive approximately 40k miles over the next 2 years so the fuel efficiency of the TDI is very attractive. Both run through CarFax without issue. After running the numbers, it looks like I would save about $600 over the next two years by buying the TDI. I haven't factored in differences in maintenance costs.