2006 Volkwagen Jetta Tdi 5 Speed/manual on 2040-cars
Ford City, Pennsylvania, United States
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The car currently has 139,xxx miles on it (I do drive it every now and then). It has proven to be a very reliable and economical vehicle. The only reason I am selling it is because I bought a brand new diesel car. I averaged 47 mpg (hand calculated) in the hilly western Pennsylvania roads.
The good: The mileage of the car. As you know, these cars are often used to travel long distances, and they rack up lots of miles. Most TDI's in this year range are closer to 200k miles. The 06 TDI has a few very common problems, one of those being the camshaft wear. The camshaft in this vehicle was replaced at 115k miles, as well as the lifters, timing belt, and a new single mass clutch. So mechanically, aside of routine preventative maintenance, it would not be uncommon to put 50k miles on it, before anything else needs done (check the timing belt) The car also got new pads/rotors about 15k miles ago I am including two sets of wheels/tires. The first set (as pictured) are the factory wheels. Two tires have plenty of tread on them, the other two will pass inspection, but I'm a little OCD and I would replace them. The second set of tires are a set of 15" steelies with winter tires (only one season on them). They still have lots of tread left, and the car is damn near unstoppable in the snow with them on. The car has an aftermarket Clarion head unit with bluetooth The rear wheel bearings were replaced at 100k The rear coil springs were replaced at 130k The bad: One of the common problems with this year Jetta is the headliner. It is starting to shrink and sag a little bit There is some surface rust on the driver's side door (I believe the previous owner opened the door and hit something and never addressed the problem) The plastic gear on the outside passenger door handle doesn't always catch. sometimes you have to pull on it twice to open the door The door lock/unlock button on the driver's side door doesn't work The airbag light is on |
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