1986 Volkswagen Jetta GL 1.8 8v from North America
Summary:
I trust this car
General Comments:
This car is great on gas, better than most new cars.
The tiny little engine makes good power, the A/C works so good (very cold), it's very easy to fix, if it even breaks. It's cheap to fix, easy to find parts for this car. A lot of these cars have and will outlive their owners...
I drive my A2 80 miles round trip a day, to and from work.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 2nd October, 2010
28th Mar 2006, 20:28
I had a 1986 GTI (same car, but with a hatch instead of a trunk) that had the same problem with the fuel system. It was brand new and I got rid of it nine months later. I thought it was just a fluke back then, but I've heard of the problem occur on Jettas and Golf consistently until the mid 1990's. Electrical problems are another VW flaw which continues even on the new ones. Mechanics generally say that a good VW is an air-cooled VW.