[Vwdiesel] Got One ! Jetta TDI Shakedown

[Bill Kelly]

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Thanks to all who helped me as I was looking ! Last Saturday,  I acquired a
2001 Jetta GLS TDI Sedan... The poop:
Ebay purchase ( long story short: Buy It Now was 13,500.00, I paid 10,900.00 )
84k miles, well cared for by a travelin' guy, Tbelt changed @ 50k
Traded in on a new BMW 5 series
5 spd., Silver w/ black leather, new in/out except for a few rock chips up
front ( silver hides them well, though ).
I plan to hang on to my 91 ECO, as it is still tight, dependable, and runs
fine. On my test drive in the 2001, I hit the highway, moving through the
gears like I do in my ECO. I felt a slight shimmy through the wheel, and
thought " Guess I'll have to balance the tires" , as I looked down at the
speedometer, expecting 70 mph or so. Yikes ( or Yahoo) !! The needle was a tad
over 100 ! Such is the difference between the Old Standard and the New
Power...

The car is overall EC, except for: The Mysterious Thump. The MT comes from the
passenger front corner, occurs when I hit a small/moderate bump. Sounds like a
ball joint ( though less frequent) or a loose strut mount, though VW dealer
claims all is well with the front end, and can offer no constructive advice (
big surprise ) other than " wait 'till it gits worse and bring it back in "
.Seller will pay what it takes to fix The Thump, but what to fix ?? Any ideas
would be appreciated !!

Sincerely,

Bill Kelly
1991 ECO
2001 Jetta GLS TDI         !!!!!!!!!!!!!

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