[Vwdiesel] Beat down TDI for sale cheap

S. Shourds sshourds at flash.net
Wed Aug 29 21:33:33 EDT 2007


Beat down TDI for sale cheap--and it's not even mine!

 From the Ft. Worth, Texas  Star-Telegram classifieds:

2000 Jetta TDI Runs Great $4991 1-877-523-5806


I am sort of looking for one for my sister so I went and looked at it.  
Needed more work than they can put in it, so I'm posting it here.  It's 
got 182,000 miles.  Among the things I saw, the trunk lid wasn't 
original so there's been some body work though it looked good (they 
didn't put the Jetta and TDI emblems back on the trunk lid is how I 
could tell), there was the wrong coolant in it (the green stuff) the 
serpentine and timing belts need replaced badly, the timing belt is not 
tensioned correctly--was absolutely scary loose--, and the shifter 
sometimes popped out of gear when I let off the accelerator.  I would be 
curious to know what that is.  The body looked decent with a few 
scratches and the interior showed some wear.  The engine shrouds were 
either missing or showed signs of being removed and replaced several 
times.  Definitely not by the dealer.  Not that they don't mess them up, 
they just charge you for a nice shiny new one when they do :)

On the plus, it did pull well and the major systems (outside of the 
popping shifter) appeared to work.  If someone wanted to mess with it 
some, it might come around.  The Chevy used car lot it was at indicated 
that they were probably going to send it to auction so a deal might be 
possible.  I don't generally deal with the used lots.  Kind of feel like 
you need a shower afterwords, but they did let me pull the engine shroud 
and inspect the belt. 

Now, if someone has a TDI in better condition for sale preferably in the 
KY, or Southern IN, IL, OH area at a decent price, let me know.  Or one 
in Texas.  My sister doesn't have a lot of money, but she'd like to save 
on fuel.  Just the running bits have to work.  Appearance is a secondary 
concern as long as it drives straight.  Hard not to hit a deer where she 
is anyways. 


-Shalyn


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