[Vwdiesel] Vwdiesel Digest, Vol 82, Issue 13

[paul lew]

Maybe this one is tuned different, it's alot peppier than my diesel, the price I paid for it is about average out here, but this one the engine was rebuilt by Volks. Are there any websites that have the bulletins for Volks besides talking to Volks
Thanks
Paul
> From: Patrick Dolan <pmdolan at sasktel.net>

> That's a big buck for a 2.slow!
> 
> For that kind of money, you should be getting a low mileage
> diesel or 1.8T, not the slug.  Also, when you say
> "factory rebuilt" engine, begs the question of who's
> factory?  It is only a plus if there is a substantial
> written and transferable warranty attached.
> 
> What market are you in?  If it really is a cream puff,
> and it is the car you want, there aren't too many issues
> with that car.  It might catch the tail end of Jetta
> electrical glitches, and you can be sure the front struts
> have been replaced and the window regulators either have
> failed or are about to do so.  Other than that, not too
> much to watch.
> 
> From: Tad <tadc at europa.com>
> I assume it has the same crappy failure-prone door-lock
> microswitches as my
> 01 Golf...
> 
> I wonder what abuse the car suffered to kill the engine
> after only 200kkm?
>  The 2.0s don't have the same timing-belt-failure
> engine-destruction issue
> as TDIs, do they?
> 
> Is 7k a good price?  Seems high but I don't know the
> market.
> 
> On Sun, Aug 8, 2010 at 7:50 PM, paul lew <biovolks at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
> 
> > Hi guys
> >
> > I'm wondering if there's a website like this you guys
> use/like,
> > and/or can tell me about this car. You guys have
> always been so helpful.
> >
> > I'm in the process of buying a 2000 jetta 2.0 L gas
> standard 5 spd (Bora?)
> > to replace my 1991 diesel. It has about 212,000 km on
> the car, but it had
> > the engine replaced with a factory rebuilt engine
> (about 10,000 km ago) from
> > a parts supply store here in Canada, I believe he said
> it cost around $2000,
> > and I'm buying the car for $7000 canadian. He just
> found the reciept, I'll
> > see it when I pick it up it was a condition I had for
> the sale. He had it
> > replaced because of scoring in the cylinders on the
> old engine which was too
> > expensive to fix, he's the second owner.
> > The air conditioning seals were just replaced, along
> with the coolant in
> > the a/c.
> > Were there any issues and bulletins I should know
> about?
> > Is it true the antifreeze never needs replacing?
> Sounds hard to believe.
> > He's also been replacing the oil with the VW
> recommended type since the
> > rebuilt engine was put in.
> > There's no leaks anywhere, even on the shocks and
> struts, and everything
> > sounds, looks, and feels good.
> > I'm used to doing the work on my old one, as long as
> it didn't involve
> > going inside the engine.
> > No accidents.
> > foot note: The engine that was replaced was just the
> engine with all the
> > necessary sensors attached, and the belt, no alt,
> starter, or manifold.