what do yall think about a 2000 Volkswagon Jetta 1.8T 145,XXX miles on it.?

You're getting the crap end of the Kelly Blue Book stick.

If he has owned it since new and over 40, and has records of maintenance up the wazoo, then possibly. Your A/C could be a $2000 problem to fix. The evaporator isn't your compressor. Compressor is lots of cost and a little labor, an evap core is lots of labor and little cost. In both cases, you'll need an evac and recharge (they sell you back your refrigerant from a reclaimation device, and any extra you need at insanely high taxed amounts. Thank environmentalists for taxing a green AC gas too)

The money you'll spend on this A/C will outweigh any gasoline savings you'll have (I assume thats a reason why you're getting rid of it?). Check your insurance rates, too. Gasoline is coming back down, but with the democrats in charge, dont expect and pro-drilling political decisions to pass. Expect the price and the tax to go up on it.

If he did take care of this car, and DIDNT fix the AC, I'd wonder how much he really cared for it - or if it was simply too expensive.

Call a VW dealer and ask what the rough cost would be on all parts and labor to replace the compressor on that car. The Service Manager or a Service Writer can tell you from memory, most likely. Figure $100 an hour labor, maybe 6 hours labor and $50 to $100 refrigerant, plus the cost of the compressor.

It may even make sense to you to borrow the car for a few hours and pay a mechanic 1 or 2 hours labor to look it over. Check the model year 2000 Consumer Reports for reviews, and also a VW fan site.

if he's a kid, I guarantee he's abused the heck out of this car. They are kinda peppy.

I'd rather have the Yukon, even though I love German engineering (VW prices and quality have been in the toilet for a few years though, and so has the kbb.com value)

Personally i'd keep the yukon. Gas is getting cheaper and you never know when you're going to need space. They're also better in accidents (depending on the kind of accident. lol). If you want to improve the mpg on the yukon, change the spark plugs and wires to E3. And switch over the air filter and flow to K&N brand. There are also a few other things you can do.

I wouldn't do it because the Jetta has so many miles. And its not that old. Try looking for something better.

Nope my sister in law had a 96 jetta with like 197k on it and she finally just got tired of it, still ran like a champ and she only did required maintenance nothing big ever.

Big mistake. Do not do it. If it has one problem it will have a million. And its a jetta. Please save your self the trouble. And remember you cannot believe what a seller or trader tells you at all time its a win loose situation you loose he wins. It happend to me and im just looking out.

a 9-year old car with 145k miles on it? stay away! that is too much mileage and the car is too old. cars at that age and mileage are past their prime and start to have problems. also, i hear that VWs are finicky cars that are hard to maintain. save your money. you're better off looking for something a little newer with a lot less mileage on it.

Also, ask yourself - why does he want to get rid of it? If he'd be happier with your Yukon, chances are you would be, too.

Please remember Volkswagons are one of the more expensive (to work on) brands of cars. With 145,XXX mile you may be pushing your luck.

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