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Bennym777
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PostPosted: Sun May 01, 2016 1:28 pm    Post subject: Mexican Combi with Jetta 1.8 engine Reply with quote

Have been offered the above Combi in a trade. The exterior is mint but the engine has been around the clock and maybe more (speedo not even working).

Was wondering what people's opinions was on this engine? I don't want to be working on it all the time!
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PostPosted: Mon May 02, 2016 1:42 pm    Post subject: Re: Mexican Combi with Jetta 1.8 engine Reply with quote

Those motors will do beyond 200K easy if taken care of, if not taken care of, it'll just like any other thing that's not cared for.
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PostPosted: Tue May 03, 2016 10:07 pm    Post subject: Re: Mexican Combi with Jetta 1.8 engine Reply with quote

ps2375 wrote:
Those motors will do beyond 200K easy if taken care of, if not taken care of, it'll just like any other thing that's not cared for.

Amen. My truly first VW was a Jetta with a 1.8 (and I'm assuming this one's not one of the newer 1.8T engines). Sixteen-plus years and 275k miles after taking delivery, it finally needed a rebuild. We sold it only because too many cars while still having lingering student loan debt didn't make sense at the time.
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PostPosted: Wed May 04, 2016 7:43 pm    Post subject: Re: Mexican Combi with Jetta 1.8 engine Reply with quote

It's from 1989 and been around the clock. They sound like reliable engines so I think I will take the leap of faith with it.
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