Mods And Repairs: July 2019 //////\\\\\\
Is a catalytic converter on a 2001 jetta with 109k covered by any warrenties? The car is 11-12 years old and over 100,000 miles. Unless you bought some really expensive extended warranty, there is absolutely no chance that anybody will replace that for anything other than regular price. Saw it off and use a bypass pipe. Take the old cat to a recycler and they will give good money for the precious metals inside the cat. No, it is covered by a heat shield. There are federal mandates set by the EPA which require manufactures to provide warranty coverage for emissions equipment for a minimum of 80,000 miles. The only part covered by VW for a longer period is the body of the car, which has a 12-year unlimited mileage warranty against rust and perforation. Best bet to keep repair costs down and use quality parts is to buy a used OEM catalytic converter with low mileage from one of the VW forums' classifieds section.
The dealership and some national chain repair shops will only legally be able to install brand new emissions equipment, so try the local shops first if you don't plan on doing the work yourself. You have to fight tooth and nail with vw for them to warrenty parts. Your out of luck buddy because of the age and mileage. VW will not warrenty cats beyond the 8/80k. 80,001 miles your out of luck. Bosal make an OEM Replacement cat. 400 dollars. And the VW RustWarranty is a joke too. Is a Volkswagon Beetle overall a good car to have? Im looking to buy a used Volkswagen Beetle soon and I was just wondering if it is a good car to have? This would be my first car, and I am 19 if it makes a difference. Are Volkswagen Beetles safe and sturdy cars? No, it's a bad car to begin with, on top of which, it's german, so maintenance is very expensive.
I would not recommend VW's, because they are unreliable. I would recommend anything Japanese. It all depends on what you feel comfortable with and like to drive. It would be good to get a copy of ConsmerReports buying guide on Used Cars and see what they say is reliable, safe, comfortable, and affordable. Out of what they recommend you should be able to find something you like. Would have been nice if you could have narrowed it down to the year. I know up to 1973 Super Beetle (carburetored) 1600cc dual port air-cooled engine. Very reliable, long lasting motor. 1963 -1300 to 1500 cc motor single port carburetored air cooled used in dune buggies. In any case, these cars were great for going fishing on the back-roads, or goat trails, or the vague hint of a trail. Change spark plugs and points once a year and adjusted valves yourself and you are done for tune up. Never needed anything more than a bit of "tie wire", a couple blocks of wood of various shapes, and maybe some cigarette foil (in case a fuse blows) and you are good. No antifreeze/radiator or water-pump to worry about. I believe after that they came out with fuel injection and not so good (breakdowns or you are always in the shop - again I believe that was the general complaint.. The water cooled "new beetle" was basically a beetle body put over a Rabbit/Jetta/Golf frame. Engine same as Rabbit/Golf/Jetta and electrical wiring the same. Rabbits/Jettas suffered a lot of electrical problems due to water leaking inside the car behind the fusebox and shorting out various components. I would not drive it on the back-roads. Too much computerized B.S.. You basically have to take it in to be tuned up or fixed.
If it wasn鈥檛 for the rubber clutch I mentioned earlier, this setup would be just as, if not better than the current GLI鈥檚 manual gearbox. Brakes are good, quite good actually, but you can tell this car鈥檚 original shocks are getting old, as my tester exhibited a fair bit of body roll in the bends. It didn鈥檛 prevent me from having massive fun with it, however. The GLX remains a tossable and lightweight machine. I ended up throwing it hard into each corner, gigantic grin strapped from each ear, reminiscing my boy racer days. Nobody will know you鈥檙e flying down the countryside with it. But you will as you鈥檒l be ripping through the gears of your unassuming German sport sedan, narrow-angle, naturally aspirated V6 belching its way organically to the rev limiter. The great thing about these cars is that the market hasn鈥檛 yet hit them the same way it did some mid-nineties Japanese or German sports cars, so they鈥檙e still rather affordable.
