You check them out, pay your money and take your chances. All cars will break down. Yes, they are both bad. If you want something that won't break down buy a Toyota, or maybe a Honda or Nissan. All Volkswagens made since '93 are notorious for electrical issues. The Passats are especially bad, but the Golf/Jetta line isn't a pinnacle of reliability either. And as far as first cars go, buy something you can afford to wreck, dent, scratch up and not feel too terrible about. If you want a VW, get a Rabbit, or 2nd generation Golf (pre 92), or a Scirocco. Avoid Corrados. I know, they're cool, but they are trouble. It really depends on the condition the car is in. Make sure the oil is changed, has a clean air filter, brakes, radiator fluid is changed, and all that good stuff is taken care of as soon as you buy the car. There are allot of bad reviews about Volkswagen's and to be honest, most are true. However, the surviving VWs you see from the 90s and 2000s are probably very reliable.
ANY car you buy new or used can break down on you. Human error in construction of vehicles is always a factor. Will it break down on you? If its lasted this long then its probably a decent buy for a used car, and if you take care of it, there is no reason it should break down on you. Tortilla. Ours are made in Germany and are brilliant. Back to yours, the main thing to check is that they have had a new cam belt fitted. They should be done about 70k miles and every 70 k thereafter. If it has not been done and you buy get it done asap. When the engine is cold my car really doesn't want to start. It does after about 10 minutes of trying. I have had a new plug's put on. But the garage couldn't find any thing wrong with it. Maybe they are willing for you to park the car with them in the evening, so they can have a look at it first thing in the morning. Leave it with the garage overnight and let them try to start it.
Have you checked the battery? It could be that its not producing enough cold cranking amps and that's why it takes as long as it does to start. Best thing to do if you can is to leave your car over night at the repair shop and have the mechanic start the car in the morning. That's the best way to tell what's going wrong with it. I had a similar problem in the past. First time was a (don't laugh) Skoda and then a Honda Civic. I went through every mortal thing and on both occasions it turned out that the spark plug leads needed replacing.They were a composite type material not copper wire, and were simply worn out. If your in UK ( I assume) you can get new ones from Halfords stores for less than 拢40 and they will probably fit them for free of charge. This happened to me years ago and they went crazy trying to figure it out.
Open the carburetor and take the air filter out, then have someone cover the top of the carburetor with their hand while to try the ignition again. And it works. I actually had to do this every morning for 3 months until they finally figured it out it was the small fuel valve feeding the carburetor. How to make a jetta look less girly? I have a 2006 black VW Jetta, and I was just wondering if there is anything I could do to make it look less girly. I don't mind how it looks now, but I'm just curious. What can you do? It's a chicks car. Get rid of it. Racing stripes and a spoiler. Give it a hatch, call it a Golf. 04 VW Jetta Question? 1150. This includes Labor time. Now my make is the 2004 VW Jetta 2.0L and im at 80k miles. Just wondering if this is a bit overpriced and if i should go to an independant shop? The price isn't too high.
