Pros and Cons of new 1.4 tsi Jetta

[allblacks]

Hey Fellas
I called for an appointment at the Morvant location for a routine service of a Jetta.They said as I live in south I could use their new service in Chaguanas which turns out to be a Masterserve. Anybody have any experience with them? My experience with them in south points me to go to the Main Morvant Location.Any advice? Thanks

[drchaos]

Yeah the back seats can tilt and slide back and forth but still the jetta trunk is bigger ... but you can fit taller items and the fold down seats are more practical.

will post pic's once I collect it next week and clean it up!

[cinco]

Hey Fellas
I called for an appointment at the Morvant location for a routine service of a Jetta.They said as I live in south I could use their new service in Chaguanas which turns out to be a Masterserve. Anybody have any experience with them? My experience with them in south points me to go to the Main Morvant Location.Any advice? Thanks

I was in masterserv chag buying a. Battery today there were no cars to be worked on

[drchaos]

I would stick with morvant ... I think the guys in Chaguanas only know how to do the basic's like oil changes. Also Jetta's need special attention even with oil changes not damage your timing chain tensioner. I only took the Jetta there for tire rotation's and alignments.

[Allergic2BunnyEars]

Lol @ special attention for oil change. What special attention?

[jhonnieblue]

I was wondering the same thing lol


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[drchaos]

Aren't you not supposed to drain the old oil completely on the jetta or you cause problem with the timing chain tensioner? I've heard of incompetence issues at masterserv with basic services ... I personally would not have trusted them to service the Jetta. But then massy now own 100% of BA so don't know how this affects service.

[Allergic2BunnyEars]

Bad timing chain tensioner will happen regardless of oil drain method cuz it's a manufacturing defect on some (batch of older) engines. Nowhere in VW's documentation does it say not to train fully so that's how BA gonna change your oil.

[drchaos]

Ohhhhhhhh!

[drchaos]

So the plot thickens! Checked the service history and BA says this model tiguan I'm getting doesnt have a dsg. It has a 6 speed automatic they ordered a few with traditional automatic trannies back in 2013 to 2014. The US also gets these transmissions in their tiguans. Apparently these at's are made by aisin a Toyota owned transmission manufacturer.

[Allergic2BunnyEars]

Cheaper servicing for you then?

[allblacks]

I would stick with morvant ... I think the guys in Chaguanas only know how to do the basic's like oil changes. Also Jetta's need special attention even with oil changes not damage your timing chain tensioner. I only took the Jetta there for tire rotation's and alignments.

Thanks

[Mini]

Too much to read. Looking a new(er) vehicle and this came up. What should I look out for when checking used ones?

[Allergic2BunnyEars]

Get it scanned by a mechanic for error codes. Find out how often it was serviced with respect to engine oil changes. Ask if mechatronic unit was replaced or if recall was done on transmission.

[Allergic2BunnyEars]

Check the coolant bottle in the engine bay. It's located to the top left of the engine bay and is spherical. Make sure that the coolant level is above the "min" mark printed on the bottle. If it's below find out why from the owner.

[acesinghit]

where was mini when I was piping my jetta?

buying a used dsg jetta that is out-of-warranty is a huge risk. The regular 1.6 model is a bit more reliable which shared parts with the Octavia mpi.

[MG Man]

this ched has scared me off VW for life

[Mini]

this ched has scared me off VW for life

just skimming it... i might agree...

but the trunk space in the Jetta is UNREAL

[MG Man]

In terms of trunk space, I much prefer station wagons...I like the Focus wagon, even tho the cargo area is a bit narrow.....the Corolla has a decent sized trunk, but the rest of the car is astoundingly meh....I was actually in the market for a Roro Lancer wagon, but accidentally bought another MINI Cooper....life's funny that way

[neexis]

Yea.. accidentally ent

[Allergic2BunnyEars]

lol @ accidentally.

[Allergic2BunnyEars]

this ched has scared me off VW for life

Stop lying. You know you just waiting for these to get old as fcuk before you buy one

[Mini]

In terms of trunk space, I much prefer station wagons...I like the Focus wagon, even tho the cargo area is a bit narrow.....the Corolla has a decent sized trunk, but the rest of the car is astoundingly meh....I was actually in the market for a Roro Lancer wagon, but accidentally bought another MINI Cooper....life's funny that way

i am very wary of the focus... I know someone who has one (PCY titanium model) and experienced transmission issues from day 1... firm tried repeatedly to fix it... without success.

[kamakazi]

Too much to read. Looking a new(er) vehicle and this came up. What should I look out for when checking used ones?

I would probably suggest a look at another vehicle but if you are really looking at one. .... transmissions namely the mechatronic unit tend to be its major Achilles heel.


Does the 1.6 that was mentioned come with the plastic impeller water pump. I think servicing those was another pain in the arch.... well if you plan to service it yourself. Good luck with vehicle shopping

[MG Man]

In terms of trunk space, I much prefer station wagons...I like the Focus wagon, even tho the cargo area is a bit narrow.....the Corolla has a decent sized trunk, but the rest of the car is astoundingly meh....I was actually in the market for a Roro Lancer wagon, but accidentally bought another MINI Cooper....life's funny that way

i am very wary of the focus... I know someone who has one (PCY titanium model) and experienced transmission issues from day 1... firm tried repeatedly to fix it... without success.

xoutlaw's parents have one, maybe 8 years old now, no major issues...wifey has one that's 2 years old, doing 24,000kms....wht I notice is the DCT gets jerky from too much crawling traffic commuting, so ever so often, I drive it in 'sport' mode for a while and it smooths out again

[MG Man]

this ched has scared me off VW for life

Stop lying. You know you just waiting for these to get old as fcuk before you buy one

I do have a special place in my heart for the CC, but when it comes to buying old cars, nothing with a computer will qualify...my cutoff date for 'old' is maybe 1983....anything after that is new to me

[Allergic2BunnyEars]

this ched has scared me off VW for life

Stop lying. You know you just waiting for these to get old as fcuk before you buy one

I do have a special place in my heart for the CC, but when it comes to buying old cars, nothing with a computer will qualify...my cutoff date for 'old' is maybe 1983....anything after that is new to me

When I ready to upgrade from the Jetta I'll rip out all the computers and sell it to you. Will even add a CC badge to the back

[Pointman-IA]

What about to access the window regulators for the Jettas?
I thought the E39 one was a pain in the ass but VW take the cake.

[Allergic2BunnyEars]

What do you have to do? I never tried accessing.

[MG Man]

this ched has scared me off VW for life

Stop lying. You know you just waiting for these to get old as fcuk before you buy one

I do have a special place in my heart for the CC, but when it comes to buying old cars, nothing with a computer will qualify...my cutoff date for 'old' is maybe 1983....anything after that is new to me

When I ready to upgrade from the Jetta I'll rip out all the computers and sell it to you. Will even add a CC badge to the back

I've actually looked into converting an EFI car to carbs and mechanical spark distribution....when the first EMP drops, I'ma be ready