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victoriaveloster t1_isft3us wrote

Reply to comment by korky1318 in 1987 vw jetta. Starts, runs, tiny maintenance costs and never left me stranded. Soon 300k km. Got it since 5y + by korky1318

I had a 92 8 valve Jetta, and an 89 GTX 16valve. I loved my 8v, 16v was a bit of a mess, but that was for due to Digi swap and other mods. I'd love to pick up a mk1 Jetta project. Easily some of the most serviceable cars

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korky1318 OP t1_isfuqbp wrote

I had a gtx too. Sold it. Same story, a mess and no power under 4k rpm. Don't like the 16v that much tbh.

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victoriaveloster t1_isgi03u wrote

Agreed, 8v had much more personality, felt like diesel levels of torque going up hills

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