Used Car of the Day: 1991 Volkswagen Jetta
Yesterday we brought you a nice, if arguably way overpriced, Volkswagen pickup.
Today's UCOTD is another VW, one that is very cheap -- but also needs a whole lot of help.
Those looking for a project car might be interested in this bad boy. Those who are not will take a pass. Here, direct from the listing, is what the car needs*:
- This car needs to be towed
- this car has been sitting for like 3 to 4 years
- heater core blown and bypassed
- car needs some body work -rust under drivers rear fender flare
- motor has issues..the car overheated and shut down
- needs a new battery
- fuel smell near fuel pump housing
- drivers rear window does not go down
- this car has a working manual sunroof
- hood and trunk need to be manually opened
- 5 speed shifts perfectly!
- 1.8l motor
- this car has a new starter and cat and magnaflow muffler
*All typos and capitalization comes from the original post.
The seller will take a grand and will not tow it. Take a look if this sort of thing is your bag.
[Images: The seller]
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Tim Healey grew up around the auto-parts business and has always had a love for cars — his parents joke his first word was “‘Vette”. Despite this, he wanted to pursue a career in sports writing but he ended up falling semi-accidentally into the automotive-journalism industry, first at Consumer Guide Automotive and later at Web2Carz.com. He also worked as an industry analyst at Mintel Group and freelanced for About.com, CarFax, Vehix.com, High Gear Media, Torque News, FutureCar.com, Cars.com, among others, and of course Vertical Scope sites such as AutoGuide.com, Off-Road.com, and HybridCars.com. He’s an urbanite and as such, doesn’t need a daily driver, but if he had one, it would be compact, sporty, and have a manual transmission.
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Mk2 Jettas are getting harder to find, especially ones that haven't been modified within an inch of their life. I grew up in an 85 GLI, and would love to have one in as close to stock configuration as I could get. This car isn't that starting point, especially sitting 3-4 years in the NY dirt. It's a parts car at best, but there might still be money in it even at that price, if you are willing to take it down to absolutely nothing left.
Crusher bait.