2006 Jetta 2.0T - Any Issues??

[Skrilla]

Well I believe I have decided on a car to replace my 350Z. I was initially looking into a wagon, but after driving a 06 Jetta I was very surprised. The ride quality is excellent, and I love the 2.0T engine, seems to make power in any gear which is nice, helps to eliminate a lot of downshifting in city driving.

The car I found has 73K kms, fully loaded, 6 speed. I have no experience with the Jetta, so i am looking for anyone who is very familiar with them that may know things to look for. Also the owners manual is not in the car so i am not sure about servicing, is there any VW specific service items??

The tag in the window states not to service till 80,000kms, so what is the oil range rating?? I heard the oil changes are expensive, is this because of synthetic??

Any advice would be great!

[EmJay]

Take a look at the following forums at vwvortex:

General forum for the mk5 Jetta and GTI
http://forums.vwvortex.com/zeroforum?id=142

Technical forum for the 2.0t fsi engine that is in the Jetta you are looking to purchase
http://forums.vwvortex.com/zeroforum?id=739

Good luck in your new car purchase.

[adidas]

The oil changes aint all that expensive. The oil itself is 40 bux for a 5L jug at walmart(castrol synt). The filter is 11 bux at the dealer.

If your gonna get a dealer to do it they will charge half an hour rate ontop(their hourly rate is 115 now i think)

They are pretty decent cars...but they can have their problems. Check eurodrivers.ca and see what the guy say that actually own it.

[r3ccOs]

I think its a good chasis and regardless of FSI or TSI, the 2.0L engine is solid and has potential...

there were some recall issues w/ the FSI, that again can be handled thru a dealer...