Looking for Volkswagen Jetta's German Engineering? I've heard Many people saying some VW's are made in Mexico and there's a lot of problems! I'm planning on buying a VW Jetta but I don't know from what year to what year they Stop making the Mexican Versions I don't want this disease "Made in Mexico". Because I want a German car I can count on during the Canadian Winter. German engineering ain't all it's cracked up to be. Volkswagen builds stuff in a lot of countries, and the products from Mexico aren't that great. Even Porsche and Mercedes get their parts from China. My aunt has a 2002 VW jetta and loves it. It was made in Germany also. It gets good gas mileage too. I'm sure if you buy one you won't have any problems. She lives in Michigan and they get a bad winter as well. Well most of the car is built right here in Chattanooga Tennessee, What you have heard is right though, the plant they have in Puebla Mexico makes the inline 5 cyl engine for the car and thats about it.
Mk4 and new Mk5 Jetta, if you get an Mk3 or older you will have a German engineered car. If the VIN starts with a 3 it was made somewhere else, not in Germany, If it has a W for the first letter, it's a German made VW. The vehicle can be engineered in Germany and manufactured in Somalia w/ parts made in Burma. And in the 21st century, what would be unique or better bout German engineering? It's a creation of advertising. Mercedes ranked 10th for 2011 in Consumer Reports. BMW was downrated, too. Both for reliability issues. Top five were Honda, Subaru, Toyota, Volvo and Ford. Dont fall for the name-game cons. The Cadillac Catera was a re-badged Opel. Dont buy anything w/o reading Consumer Reports, CR. A non-profit testing organization. Free site for basic info. Also @ libraries & bookstores. 1 in Consumer Reports for 2011. Subaru, Toyota, Volvo & Ford follow in order. BMW and Mercedes were down-rated for reliability, with Mercedes in 10th place.
Vehicles were rated for performance, reliability, fuel efficiency and other factors. AutoIndustryNews Wall St Journal. 2011/04/13/mercedes-gm-chrysler-nissan-business-autos-worst-cars.html Forbes' "Worst Cars On The Road" list. I'm looking at buying a used Golf or Jetta, maybe diesel, but after doing a bit of research, it seems like all I read about VW's is negative. Everybody complains that they're constantly needing work done and parts replaced, and a lot of people say they'd never buy another VW again. This has really put me off, as it'll be my first car and I need something not only cheap and that gets good gas mileage but will also be very dependable and last a long time. What can you tell me about their overall long-term reliability and maintenance? I think I'll probably end up buying Japanese, as tempting as some VW's may be. I have had my Jetta for 18 months and have had one bad sensor. You can add me to one of those who bought a VW and will never buy one again. I payed too much because their prices are inflated for what they are.
3000 sunroof frame, tape deck and A/C broken, door locks broken, rust starting, zillions of electrical glitches). I wound up practically giving it away. Go for a Honda Civic and you won't go wrong. I duno what's temping bout VW's. Dont buy anything w/o reading Consumer Reports, CR. A non-profit testing organization. Free site for basic info. Also @ libraries & bookstores. 1 in Consumer Reports for 2011. Subaru, Toyota, Volvo & Ford follow in order. BMW and Mercedes were down-rated for reliability, with Mercedes in 10th place. Vehicles were rated for performance, reliability, fuel efficiency and other factors. AutoIndustryNews Wall St Journal. 2011/04/13/mercedes-gm-chrysler-nissan-business-autos-worst-cars.html Forbes' "Worst Cars On The Road" list. Buying a driving a VW, expecially a diesel, is more of a hobby than anything. Sold my '97 Passat TDI with 140,000 miles on it and my '01 Golf with 160,000 miles on it (my dad is still driving it at almost 190k), and now I've got 20k on my 2010 Golf TDI.
I absolutely love these cars, obviously, but then I consider myself pretty well mechanically inclined and, more importantly, willing to get out and tinker with the cars on the weekends. Never had anything major go wrong with my old ones, but it seemed like there was always a little something here and there that needed fixing. If you're looking at used diesels, I would almost look exclusively at 2003 Golf and Jettas with Manual transmissions. The 99-03 engine was much much more reliable than the 04-06s, but the automatic trans was terrible. The automatic trans was better for 04-06, but the trans requires expensive services every 40k miles. While I've had pretty good luck with my cars, with improper car these cars can turn into absolute money pits. Don't feel dejected, mate. Jettas have always been reliable. What is the besy engine oil for a 2000 vw golf iv? I want to put in new oil into my 2000 vw golf iv and would like to know the best type.. It sounds to me that the best you could use in a ""tired motor"" that only has 51K and a very small engine is now the use of 30weight oil. Always use what the owners manual tells you, eg the weight and mineral or synthetic always use what is stated in the manual. Car manufactures spend millions of dollars on what oil is best for the engines they build, some 18 year old from an auto store doesnt even know the differance between oils. It seems your current oil has too low density in high temperatures. It depends how you drive it and where you drive it, but it seems that you need something that will perform better in high temperature. 10W40 which is a very, very decent oil. Get the designed logo from any of the designer shop. Not too much difficult task.
