Re: 91 vs. 96 Jetta, suprised me.

NO DOUBT!!  I have a 1991 "Wolfy" and although its been giving me trouble
this year, I plan on holding onto it.  It handles better, better fuel
economy, the gear ratios are spot on and I still get great acceleration
after 260 K kms.  Simply put, these engines age beautifully.

I am comparing of course to our 1997 Jetta.  We just bought a 2004 Jetta
Wagon for my wife to drive and she thinks I should dump my Wolfy.

No way!


"Benjamin F. Zhou" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> Since my 91Jetta GL wolfie MT, with 260,000 is feeling the age, with blown
> stem seal ring, leaking suspension, etc. I decide to shop around for a
newer
> model. After a few tryouts, today, I test-drove a 96Jetta GL MT. To my
> complete suprise, from all perspectives, my 91Jetta still performs and
feels
> much better than any of those mid-90s I tried.
>
> So I'm seriously considering spend $1000 to rebuld the engine and fix
> everything that need be fixed to revitalized my old goody. With all the
> nichtees, it's still giving me 34.4 mpg, which is not possible with newer
> models, I was told.
>
> Has anyone of you folks there had similar experience?
>
> cheers,
>
>