RE: Some things forsale!
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"Well guys I have sold my Mark VIII for a 2002 Jetta GLS with 1.8 turbo."SACRE BLEU!!!
Say it ain't so!! Not trying to belittle the VW at all, but if you had asked everyone on here to guess your new vehicle, I don't think a Jetta would be in the first one hundred replys. I hope you hang around and let us know how it goes ( and to let us know, over the coming months, just how much you really, really wish you still had the Mark )
Jeff
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I hear ya, but fuel economy really became an issue. I still have the power and acceleration. I am having trouble getting use to a little car but you would be amazed how you could zip in and out. So far I have driven the car for 325 miles (14 gallon tank) and no complaints.
What would have been your guess for a new car? If it is worth anything I did look at a Lincoln LSE? Pretty sweet car but twice the money. I paid 12,500 for the jetta gls with 22k miles.
The Mark VIII is definitly much more of a car, but I am amazed by how solid the Jetta and the quality workmanship that VW puts into this car. It has the same motor as the audi a4 and tt (only 1 turbo though) - lots of parts are interchangeable with the audi and the Porsche Boxter too! There are tons of mods out there but by no means am I going to put a fart can on it and rice it out. If I do exhaust it will be done with performance in mind. There are even chips for the car, there is one model that is $5000 - dang right! There are ice box intakes and maf's. I think this car will be just as fun.
I really hate to leave this place, it has been my home and while searching for a vw forum, none of them seem to have the warmth that I find here. I will still be around.