What should I do? Totalled Jetta TDI MKIV

Sub Groove

Member
Joined
Dec 2, 2015
Location
Florida
TDI
2000 Jetta
Why are people so CARELESS!! it is with great regret I am letting go of my beloved, ZERO rust, 2000 Jetta TDI 5-Speed. Asking $1,900 obo for the car.

Last week, someone FLEW through an intersection and T-boned me on the passeger side. Both doors are toast as is the B-Pillar. The insurance has issued a C.O.D. and totalled the car. A great shame as the car drives just as great it did before. No damage to the undercarriage/ suspension etc. COLD A/C and all options work. Original manuals, sealed factory VHS tape, and tool kit/spare. No rips in the seats.. Every panel is rust-free and dent free, except for the 2 doors.

New brakes
Diesel Geek 33 piece timing belt kit/water pump (at 187k)
New headliner
Diesel Geek Short Shift kit
Diesel Geek Shifter box bushing kit.
Current mileage is 221,400.

A video of the car driving, taken today, 7/11/18 can be seen here: https://youtu.be/z76pAlkUfjM









 
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Zeitgeist

Veteran Member
Joined
Nov 10, 2004
Location
Cascadia
TDI
'04 Variant and Vanagon mTDI
The donor for my Vanagon swap was an '01 Mk4 Jetta with 204k. I preemptively pulled the head and found lots of coking from the EGR, but the valves and cylinder walls looked like it only had 20k. No ridge and lots of cross-hatching on the cyls. These are impressive engines.
 

Sub Groove

Member
Joined
Dec 2, 2015
Location
Florida
TDI
2000 Jetta
The donor for my Vanagon swap was an '01 Mk4 Jetta with 204k. I preemptively pulled the head and found lots of coking from the EGR, but the valves and cylinder walls looked like it only had 20k. No ridge and lots of cross-hatching on the cyls. These are impressive engines.
They certainly are!
 
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