Cptcrnch
Veteran Member
So I have the opportunity to buy a 2002 Jetta tdi from a mechanic that's across the street from my place. He bought it from one of his customers who didn't want to put the $$$ into it to bring it up to speed. The mechanic has cared for the car since the 80k mile mark and it's currently at 220k and all work hasn't been done one time with genuine VW parts. Timing belt and turbo were done recently by the mechanic along with other work. It needs a few suspension bits. Mechanic said he would let it go for $3k with suspension work and a few other things included. It has the typical VW interior issues for this era car. This is above blue book value for the car but given the the demand of these cars it didn't really surprise me as he knows what he has with this TDI.
My biggest concern is the auto trans. I've read the threads here on forum and know about the issues they have. This trans has the hesitation between neutral and 1st and reverse. If I bought the car it would be my commuter to work (1000 miles/month all highway) and DD. As I'm not super familiar with these cars and most of the threads I've been finding about the trans are several years old I'm just looking for some recent feedback on whether the risk is worth taking or should I just let it go.
Thanks in advance for the feedback.
My biggest concern is the auto trans. I've read the threads here on forum and know about the issues they have. This trans has the hesitation between neutral and 1st and reverse. If I bought the car it would be my commuter to work (1000 miles/month all highway) and DD. As I'm not super familiar with these cars and most of the threads I've been finding about the trans are several years old I'm just looking for some recent feedback on whether the risk is worth taking or should I just let it go.
Thanks in advance for the feedback.