1997 Volkswagen Jetta GLS 2.0 from North America
Summary:
Reliable, pretty ballsy as stock, and comfortable
Faults:
My hose from my PCV valve to my crankcase blew. That's it.
Oh, and my rear right window doesn't roll down since I had it.
General Comments:
I don't know about any tranny problems; maybe on the automatics, but I've got a standard and I have had absolutely no problems with it.
It is a great daily driver, and you can give it a lot of stress from time to time. I highly recommend this car if it's a 5speed. But that's reliability.
Now some parts on the car seem very cheap, and are made of plastic that is very easy to crack and chip, like the front bumper, center console, and the lighting inside the car.
The comfort level is very good; it's got an older style Honda Accord interior that is very soft with the heated seats.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 21st October, 2009
2nd Aug 2010, 17:18
It's called the owner before you treated the car like garbage, and never did anything when he heard a noise or felt something was wrong with the car.
I've owned several vdubs since I was 17, and I drove one to 176,000, one to 152,000, and my 97 Jetta VR6 has 188,000 and I'm still driving it strong. I feel you on the window thing, because one of mine just went, but the person before you had to have not take care of it at all.