1997 Volkswagen Jetta Gl on 2040-cars
Kittery, Maine, United States
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We bought this car as a project for my son. He took it out without permission and rolled it into the ditch next to the house. Because he did so he ripped off the exhaust and tore up the brake lines (which needed to be replaced) and now has an empty reservoir, and the e-brake cable is broken. I will tell you what the previous owner has told me about the car when we purchase it a couple of weeks ago. It needs a clutch, brake lines, has a bad coolant hose, and needs body and floorboard work. The tires had been recently replaced (one is bad now- so 3 good tires), front brake work was done, bumper and one fender were recently replaced, and a roof rack added. I thought, "Ok, aside from the clutch all are easy fixes we can do in our spare time." Well, my son added to the list of repairs and expenses and now I would like to recoup some of the money we spent and minimize the loss. Now, I'll sum up all the other nasties the previous owner didn't mention. The alarm system has been disconnected for some reason, but the electrical seems fine. The floorboards were worse then we previously thought... rolling it into a ditch revealed this. Aside from the floorpans, underneath the car doesn't look bad for any other rust. Biggest RUST issues are the floorpans, driver's door and rocker, and the gas tank door surround. The passenger side rocker could use a patch, but not in terrible condition. The rest of the body appears solid. Clear coat is peeling. Engine starts right up and runs great. The coolant leak I did not really investigate. Doesn't appear to be heavy, no white smoke, and no coolant in the oil, and compression is good. The interior needs a little work, but overall is very clean (previous owners took nice care of the interior). The ignition switch has a little bit of over-travel... once you start it you need to turn it back about 1/8". This will be a great car for someone who has the time and energy. Buy to fix or use as a good parts car. Would like to see someone get some use out of it, but the scrap yard will give me close to what I paid for it. I will give you a quick list of what I know this car needs: 1 new tire, brake lines, floor board repairs, clutch, e-brake cable, exhaust, coolant hose, and body work. If you can do this yourself, you have a car that needs about $1,200 in repairs for a nice running car. So, come on up to beautiful Kittery, Maine and get this out of here! I'll be happy to answer any questions. If pertinent, I'll revise ad to reflect your inquiries. |
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Tue, 05 Aug 2014Inexpensive, small pickup trucks used to be everywhere in the US, whether they were from Japanese brands like Datsun or Toyota, the truly weird Subaru Brat or even from Europe with the Volkswagen Caddy based on the Golf. These days that market has completely disappeared, but if you're willing to pick up some tools to build your own, there's a company out there bringing the Caddy back as a kit for the Jetta.
Mark Smith knows a thing about building a vehicle at home. He has over two decades in the DIY-car business as a co-founder of Local Motors and the company that became Factory Five Racing. His latest venture is Smyth Performance and already offers a mid-engine, VW-based kit called the G3F. His new product, though, started as a fluke. "I just wanted a shop truck," said Smith to Autoblog. He already had a Ford F-450 but found that he was driving around with the bed empty most of the time. The result was a pickup truck based on the fourth-generation Jetta that he dubbed the Ute.
The kit retails for $3,500 and ships in three, big boxes, and it's designed to be built and painted in a weekend. Buyers get fiberglass exterior panels, a fiberglass rear window surround, sliding rear window, an aluminum reinforced bed with a tubular steel subframe, taillights, a fully functional steel tailgate, and other parts. In the end, you get a vehicle with a six-foot bed and a payload of around 700-750 pounds. The Ute maintains all of the factory suspension, fuel tank and emissions equipment and requires just a few cuts in the body to complete. "We did a modern Caddy," admits Smith.
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For VW, more important than the question of what to call it was how to build it profitably and in a way that didn't damage the VW brand. According to a report in Autocar, a satisfactory answer still hasn't been found. The hurdle is how to hit "'necessary' quality and safety levels" at the price points needed to make the venture worthwhile. At the time of the 2012 report, German outlet Der Spiegel said VW was trying to get prices down to 6,000 to 8,000 euro ($7,784 to $10,379 US), about two thousand to four thousand euro under the price of the VW Up and in line with the cost of a 6,790-euro Dacia Sandero in Germany.
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