Mine is a '98 Jetta TDI. Its an A3 body which got the TDI only in '98 and '99 until '99.5 which started the A4. I like the A3, its a little tinnier than an A4 but its easier to work on. It requires a timing belt at 60,000 as opposed to 100,000 in the A4 and later but it costs HALF as much to do and a failed water pump doesn't take out the timing belt.
Consider also the B4 Passat which is the same basic time period. Angie wants a TDI also so I've got an eye out for another A3, a B4 or a B5.5 Passat which actually has the engine turned sideways (or normal ways if you prefer) so a timing belt job requires taking the whole front of the car off. Actually for Angie's needs I'd probably be better off to get an A4 with a 2.0l gas engine, she really doesn't need a diesel. Lately I've gotten kind of tired of my '84 190D which needs body work, started to consider a newer 190E. Oooh the dark side. Strangely not much for sale lately. -Curt ________________________________ From: "arche...@embarqmail.com" <arche...@embarqmail.com> To: Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com>; Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Sent: Friday, August 1, 2014 12:13 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] What a day... You've convinced me. Going to look around for one. What was the year and model? Gerry.....who always liked working on Beetles. On 8/1/2014 12:06 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: > Well then let me insert some. I LOVE driving the car. Its quick, it handles > well, and its comfortable. The engine is TINY, puts out 90hp 150lb/ft and > sips fuel gently. When we went to Michigan last month we did 1500 odd miles > with the car loaded full and running 80+ mph it turned in 47mpg consistently. > In summertime commuting its gone as high as 55mpg and in the winter hovers > around 50. > > The oil filter thing can be blamed on a very tight engine bay, its a small > car, and an over zealous oil change monkey. I got the filter it had when I > got it out with much less trouble. I do need to remember for next time to not > fill it more than half full as it has to be tilted when installed and its > hard to grip when its oily. > > -Curt > > > ________________________________ > From: Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > To: Craig <diese...@pisquared.net>; Mercedes Discussion List > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Sent: Friday, August 1, 2014 11:58 AM > Subject: Re: [MBZ] What a day... > > > I'm not feeling any love for VWs here. > > > > > > On Fri, Aug 1, 2014 at 11:26 AM, Craig via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > >> On Fri, 1 Aug 2014 08:15:49 -0700 Curt Raymond via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> >>> All in all a simple oil change took just over 4 hours... >> It's frustrating when that happens, but congratulations on getting it all >> done. >> >> >> Craig >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those >> individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner >> has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. >> > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those > individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has > no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those > individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has > no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
