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2002 Volkswagen Golf Gls Tdi 5 Speed Manual Sunroof 50+ Mpg No Reserve! on 2040-cars

Year:2002 Mileage:134000
Location:

Niantic, Connecticut, United States

Niantic, Connecticut, United States

2002 Volkswagen Golf GLS TDI

This has the high demand 5 speed Manual Transmission
Clutch is fine, no issues.

1.9 Liter Turbo charged ALH engine
Timing belt and water pump, tensioner was done around 75,000 miles.
It had the 100,000 mile belt installed  

Turbo works excellent.

The glow plug system works fine. I installed a larger battery to assure it starts up on the coldest of winter mornings.

Power windows all work fine, as well as the power sunroof, gas door and rear hatch release.

The brakes feel good. The front brake pads have about 60% left. 
Rear brake pads have about %40 left. 

Shocks are great up front. The rear are still good but I would replace them when you do the brake pads, they were replaced maybe 5 years ago. The rest of the suspension is good.

Steering feels great and responsive.

Tires were just rotated. Two tires are about %80, Two tires I would replace soon. They are worn at one side because the car needed an alignment, which was done last year.

It is due for an oil change next month.

The fuel filter was replaced in November.

The car needs a small hose from the PCV valve on the top of the valve cover gasket to the intake tube (can be clearly seen on the engine picture). The car had another key/cluster programmed something with the security system would not let the car start with the key.

The body is very good for its 12 year old age and northern environment. The pictures should depict so. If you have any questions please let me know.

This car is very reliable. I would replace the tires before taking it on a cross country journey.
Despite the tires, the car drives excellent on the highway.

The cruise control works

The AM/FM works. I never used the CD or TAPE player. No reason for me to think it would not work.

The glove box latch is NOT broken

Head lights, turn signals, brake lights are good.

This car reliably will get me 50-55 MPG with reasonable highway driving

If you do not know much about the TDIs you *WANT* to buy a PRE-2004 TDI
(2003 and down). WHY? the 2004+ ALH motors have a newer, more problematic pumpe-duse fuel injection system.  The camshaft (upper engine) also fails prematurely on the 2004+. 

The 99-03 model Jetta, Golf, Passat, Beetle TDI are the ones to look for and buy. 

The car is located in Niantic, CT (near New london, New haven - southern CT)
though I commute to Providince, RI so I can meet you anywhere in that general area if that helps. The TF Greene airport in Providence is pretty close (PVD).
The Amtrak train also is very close (New London).



TERMS OF SALE:
Winning bidder must contact me within 12 hours after close of auction. A $300.00 deposit is due within 36 hours of auctions end and full and final payment must be received within 7 days of auctions end. .
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$150 will be added to final bid price to cover my associated costs of this sale.
If you need the car delivered,  I can drive it to you for a charge, provided you are within 2-4 hours away.
If you are over 4 hours away and need a transporter let me know and I will try to help you. I want this to be an *EASY* transaction for both parties.

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Volkswagen Golf R Evo may debut at Beijing Motor Show

Thu, 23 Jan 2014

If a report in Auto Express is correct, a lighter, faster brother to the Volkswagen Golf R will be shown to the world at the Beijing Motor Show in April. Said to be called the Golf R Evo, the even harder hot hatch would be unveiled as one of those concepts that's practically a de facto presentation of the genuine thing. The Evo in its name will come from having a carbon fiber roof and CF in the bodywork, lighter wheels, thinner bucket seats up front and a roll cage instead of rear seats.
If there's a power increase, it's been described as "a small bump." However, as the report mentions, if the Jenny Craig regimen can drop 100 kilograms (220 pounds) from the the 3,247-pound weight of the European Golf R, then the Golf R Evo will do about the same damage on the scales as the Golf but have at least 50 more horsepower and 44 more pound-feet of torque.
Since we still don't have the current Golf, this isn't something that should keep you awake even if the 'concept' does become a production model. But it is good to know that the Golf R is really going to start pushing its boundaries.

Skoda Octavia vRS is just the thing for your pumped-up neighborhood

Fri, 26 Jul 2013

Skoda, oh Skoda. You're just so cool. Maybe it's the fact that it's a brand that we don't get in these United States, but Skoda's rebadged Volkswagens, in particular the new Octavia vRS shown here, are just different enough from the hum-drum VWs on our shores that the Czech brand seems strangely desirable. Maybe we're just craving forbidden fruit.
This short, minute-long spot covers the new vRS in a world of excess, where strollers ride on 26-inch wheels, lawnmowers feature V8 engines and ice cream cones are the size of toddlers. As things often go in these ads, the Octavia vRS draws the eyes of passerby that are seemingly use to things far more ridiculous than a reasonably priced Czech sedan. In reality, the Octavia should be fairly familiar to American buyers. It uses the same 2.0-liter, turbocharged four-pot found in the Volkswagen GTI and Jetta GLI, with 217 horsepower, and sits on the same platform as the Audi A3 and Volkswagen Golf. Take a look at the full spot, below.

2014 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible gets the R-Line treatment

Thu, 07 Feb 2013

Volkswagen just launched the topless Beetle Convertible at the Los Angeles Auto Show in November, but we're already seeing the next step forward in the topless Bug range with this, the R-Line. We'll admit, this treatment falls under the "all show and no go" category, but it's still a pretty potent little cutie.
The R-Line starts with a standard Beetle Turbo Convertible but adds unique 19-inch aluminum wheels on lower-profile tires, LED daytime running lamps and Xenon headlamps. Naturally, there are R-Line badges aplenty both on the interior and exterior, and we must say, the whole package looks pretty darn snazzy.
Pricing has yet to be announced, but when it goes on sale later this year, the hotter convertible will join Volkswagen's growing R-Line portfolio that now includes the CC, Beetle hatch, Tiguan and Touareg.