CHEMVW
Veteran Member
- Joined
- Nov 9, 2000
- Location
- Maplewood, MN
- TDI
- 2000 Golf TDI GLS (back in the family), 2002 Jetta GL (sold)
2000 Golf TDI 5 spd GLS - St. Paul, MN
I am parting with my VW. I am the original owner, however, there has been one other. I bought it new back in 1999 owned it till about 2005, sold it to a good friend, and bought it back from him in 2013. I got it back from him when he got a new job with a company car, which ironically, is the same reason I am now selling it. It has spent its life mostly in the midwest, Illinois, Wisconsin, Missouri, and about a year in Oregon. (Now it is in Minnesota awaiting a new owner.)
Maintenance: I always used full synthetic diesel oil for oil changes, usually Mobile 1, Schaeffers 9000, or Delvac. Timing Belt changes were done by TDIClub guys. Ben Brendle did the last one at 130,000 miles (a 100k kit used). Gear fluid and brake fluid was also changed then by me. I just did the front brakes this week. The glow plug harness needs to be changed, and I could do that for the right price. Airbag light is on, Ben said it is likely a short in the side air bag in the seat. And of course the check engine light is on, glow plug harness. Otherwise the car is mostly stock. I never did injectors or chips or anything like that. EGR has been dialed back since early on.
The car has just over 146,000 miles on it presently. The manual transmission is in great shape. The interior is in pretty good shape. The sunroof and alloy wheels look and work fine. The tires have some tread on them still, likely not enough for a Minnesota winter though.
The car is located just outside of St. Paul, MN. We just moved in May and I have a new job that comes with a company car. I hate to part with my Golf, but with four kids in tow it doesn't make sense to have two cars and a van. I want to see it go to a home where a person knows how to care for a TDI.
PM me with questions. I will try to check in for messages often. Asking $3700 obo.
We call it the bear scratch, but really a piece of tin fell on it when it was parked in a barn. But bear scratch sounds way cooler.
There is a bit of body damage on the driver's side back door and fender. Very slight, but you can see the distortion in the picture. I imagine someone got me when parking next to me, but I didn't notice it the day it happened.
I am parting with my VW. I am the original owner, however, there has been one other. I bought it new back in 1999 owned it till about 2005, sold it to a good friend, and bought it back from him in 2013. I got it back from him when he got a new job with a company car, which ironically, is the same reason I am now selling it. It has spent its life mostly in the midwest, Illinois, Wisconsin, Missouri, and about a year in Oregon. (Now it is in Minnesota awaiting a new owner.)
Maintenance: I always used full synthetic diesel oil for oil changes, usually Mobile 1, Schaeffers 9000, or Delvac. Timing Belt changes were done by TDIClub guys. Ben Brendle did the last one at 130,000 miles (a 100k kit used). Gear fluid and brake fluid was also changed then by me. I just did the front brakes this week. The glow plug harness needs to be changed, and I could do that for the right price. Airbag light is on, Ben said it is likely a short in the side air bag in the seat. And of course the check engine light is on, glow plug harness. Otherwise the car is mostly stock. I never did injectors or chips or anything like that. EGR has been dialed back since early on.
The car has just over 146,000 miles on it presently. The manual transmission is in great shape. The interior is in pretty good shape. The sunroof and alloy wheels look and work fine. The tires have some tread on them still, likely not enough for a Minnesota winter though.
The car is located just outside of St. Paul, MN. We just moved in May and I have a new job that comes with a company car. I hate to part with my Golf, but with four kids in tow it doesn't make sense to have two cars and a van. I want to see it go to a home where a person knows how to care for a TDI.
PM me with questions. I will try to check in for messages often. Asking $3700 obo.
We call it the bear scratch, but really a piece of tin fell on it when it was parked in a barn. But bear scratch sounds way cooler.
There is a bit of body damage on the driver's side back door and fender. Very slight, but you can see the distortion in the picture. I imagine someone got me when parking next to me, but I didn't notice it the day it happened.
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