[Vwdiesel] Got One ! Jetta TDI Shakedown

[Nate Wall]

Great deal! Congrats. That's about half of what a new
one costs. I'd buy one if I could get that deal. Was
the seller near to you?

The noise? The only thought I have is that it may be a
strut bearing, but I'm not sure how the A-4 struts are
set up. I'd probally do what the dealer says, wait
'til its bad enough to locate.

--Nate
--- Bill Kelly <magnificationbill at hotmail.com> wrote:
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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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