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vwjtdi

Member
Joined
May 31, 2019
Location
illinois
TDI
2005.5 jetta tdi
Bought my first jetta tdi today and so far its love at first drive !!! Any recommendations you guys can give ?
 

JETaah

Vendor , w/Business number
Joined
Jan 18, 2001
Location
mi 48836
TDI
96 B4V, 1999.5 jettaIV,2005 BEW Beetle
Not to be a downer, but...

Better get it looked at by a guru to see why it was sold.
People usually sell these cars because of some up and coming repair that they did not want to cough up for.

How many miles on it? Manual or automatic trans? Any service records?


All the best!
 

IndigoBlueWagon

TDIClub Enthusiast, Principal IDParts, Vendor , w/
Joined
Aug 16, 2004
Location
South of Boston
TDI
'97 Passat, '99.5 Golf, '02 Jetta Wagon, '15 GSW
That car is 14 years old. Hardly new. JETaah's advice is good. Have a guru look at it. Don't know where you are in IL, but if you're in Chicagoland consider heading up to Oregon, WI to Jason's TD repair. He's worked on more BRMs than most of us have ever seen.

BRMs are good cars, and people love them, but they have some common problems that, if known, are pretty easily addressed. Cam wear, engine wiring harness breaking, door harness issues, heater core hoses failing, and the usual issues of flywheel and timing belt service. They also tend to break one of the big intercooler pipes. And turbo actuators get tired, causing all kinds of running problems (limp mode, poor DSG shifting, smoke, low FE).

Get it checked out or do some homework here and do it yourself if you're willing. With good maintenance it will give long and reliable service.
 

vwjtdi

Member
Joined
May 31, 2019
Location
illinois
TDI
2005.5 jetta tdi
i had it looked at and the only thing he found was two broken springs on the front !!! other than that he changed the oil change intervals to 5 thousand miles .
 

vwjtdi

Member
Joined
May 31, 2019
Location
illinois
TDI
2005.5 jetta tdi
he didn't say just that they need to be replaced and not sure how long the will stay seated and driving in Illinois is like whack a mole
 
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