I see a 2000 Jetta TDI GL for sale, 345K on it. Timing belt and Turbo done 25K ago apparently. for $1800. Recent clutch. Can one of these do another 100k without major repair?
Les
2000 TDI with High Miles
Dec 14, 2010
4 Replies
If you want to get a book and work on your car. Buy it. Otherwise. That series on VW is the worst they ever made. So Probably not.
Let me ask you another question. Is the car $1800? . Or is that the price it cost to replace the timing belt and turbo.
Think about that. And decide accordingly.
If you cant work on it. Everytime its in the shop. You better have $500- $1000 to buy your car back.
Thanks for the replies. I do work on my car but I don't tear down engines or replace transmissions. 1800 is selling price, I know the work done must have cost more... TDIClub noted. I'll ask about the timing belt. Thanks Les
Ignore DogDiesel. Come on over to
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and get some proper advice. Plenty of TDIs are over 300,000 miles and still going. The site also has a list of known TDI gurus who can work on them and give you an evaluation. The critical question I'd have is: Who did the timing belt? TDI timing belts are persnickety to do correctly and need to be done by who knows how to work on them. Certain procedures must be followed and proper tools to lock down the cam and pump must be used. Most "VW shops" and "diesel specialists" don't do them correctly. Dealers generally don't do them correctly either, believe it or not.
Todd
2001 Golf TDI - 266,000 miles (and more reliable than my old '87 gasser Golf that went 654,000 miles)Looks like it sold, kinda thought that would happen, well my 90 gasser is still alive, I got time.
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