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ninjak84
05-27-2007, 04:12 PM
Got my new ride! Happy to be getting rid of this one.

This was a perfectly fine car 3 months ago. That was before it was hit & run (drivers' side fender in the picture), broken into (replaced the window), and attacked by a flock of birds on the highway (took out the emblem, grill, and windshield). In the heat of the chaos, the oil filter seal began to leak out on me thanks to a bad oil change done before I owned the vehicle. So the engine nearly seized, but didn't. I took it to a VW garage and had it 'fixed'. Now the throttle has a serious hesitation in it... Makes the car feel & run pretty badly. You need to give it gas on cold starts, and the throttle will cut in/out at low RPMs.
I don't know what it needs to run properly, and I'm not too concerned. The price reflects the value I've associated with the car. Also, I'd like to sell it as a whole car. I'd prefer not to part anything out

1996 VW Jetta GL
- 260,000km manual transmission
- tan paint, tan interior, black dashboard
- air conditioning
- cd deck
- needs front brakes badly

$1500 obo

PM for contact info. and hey, no test pilots

ninjak84
05-27-2007, 04:13 PM
You can see the damage on the fender from the hit & run, and the windshield/grill from the birds.

SoLowMa
05-27-2007, 04:52 PM
O2 Sensor Gone, Replace, Should Run Fine

ninjak84
05-27-2007, 05:30 PM
Really? I'll look into that. Thanks :thumbsup:

Weapon_R
05-27-2007, 05:59 PM
Off topic, but just unclip the o2 sensor and see if anything changes. The car will run off the stock ECU maps, so you won't hurt anything. That'll tell you whether the o2 sensor is to blame.

ninjak84
05-30-2007, 01:49 AM
Haven't looked at the O2 sensor since I've stopped driving it.
The brakes sound so bad that I lowered the price. Rear's are fine, but the front disc brakes need to be changed right away. It's metal on metal :eek:

ninjak84
06-04-2007, 01:22 AM
TTT

Still haven't fixed it, condition is the same. Might get to it on Tuesday

euro_racer
06-04-2007, 07:23 AM
any rust?
do you have any close-up pictures of the whole car and interior and engine?

ninjak84
06-05-2007, 08:11 AM
^^ Hey I remember buying some tires off of you.... You helped me out huge

I'll take pictures of any rust, the interior, and the engine before noon today and post them up.

ninjak84
06-07-2007, 01:11 AM
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06-07-2007, 01:13 AM
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ninjak84
06-07-2007, 01:15 AM
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06-07-2007, 01:17 AM
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06-07-2007, 01:19 AM
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06-07-2007, 01:23 AM
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ninjak84
06-11-2007, 08:25 PM
Sold! :) :thumbsup: