1998 Volkswagen

TDI Hatchback

4 - Cyl.

Manual

3VWBF61CXWM049339

Diesel

THIS IS A 1998 VW NEW BEETLE TDI DIESEL WITH 240,515 MILES. I BOUGHT THE CAR WITH 57,000 MILES AND HAVE OWNED AND MAINTANED THE CAR SINCE 2002. THE CAR IS IN DRIVABLE CONDITION. EVERYTHING WORKS!!!!!! WELL, ALMOST EVERYTHING... THIS HAS BEEN A RELIABLE CAR FOR ALL THESE YEARS AND MILES. I USED THIS CAR TO COMMUTE 3 HOURS EACH WORK DAY. THIS IS A VOLKSWAGEN.... IF YOU'VE NEVER OWNED A VW, I URGE YOU TO LOOK SERIOUSLY INTO OWNING ONE. TALK TO YOUR FRIENDS. ENQUIRE WITH OTHER VW OWNERS. MY WIFE DRIVES APASSAT AND MY SON DRIVES A JETTA. MY LAST CAR WAS A VW 'TREK' JETTA. LOVED THAT CAR-GOT SMASHED UP... MOST (IF NOT ALL) VW's ARE QUIRKY AND NEED PERIODIC ATTENTION. THIS CAR IS NO EXCEPTION. I HAVE HAD REGULAR OIL CHANGE-USING ONLY THE BEST SYTHETIC ( EXPENSIVE) OIL. THERE ARE 240,515 MILES ON THIS RIDE. THE ENGINE RUNS STRONG. I TYPICALLY ADD A 1/2 QUART OF OIL JUST BEFORE THE OIL CHANGE IS DUE. RECOMMENDED WITH DIESEL TDI 3 TO 4000 MILES. I HAVE A STACK OF RECIEPT AND DOCUMENTS FOR THIS CAR. I AM LUCKY ENOUGH TO LIVE NEAR A REALLY GOOD AND HONEST VW REPAIR SHOP. THIS IS 'PEOPLES II' IN HIGHLAND NY. GO TO WWW.VWPEOPLES.COM FOR A REFERENCE. I HAVE REALLY ENJOYED OWNING AND DRIVING THIS CAR. THE CAR HANDLES FANTASTIC-HUGS THE ROAD AND HANDLE WELL IN WINTER AND ON WET OR ICEY ROADS. THE TIMING BELT WAS CHANGED AT 104,860 MILES. THE TIRES ARE GOOD. EXHAUST IS GOOD. I HAVE NEVER HAD TO CHANGE THE CLUTCH IN THIS CAR. BRAKES WORK WELL. THE E-BRAKE DOES NOT WORK. ELECTRIC WINDOWS WORK. REMOTE OR MANUAL ELECTRIC LOCK AND ALARM WORKS. COME WITH A STOCK CODED VW RADIO/CASSETTE CD CAPABLE (NO CD PLAYER). THIS RADIO HAS BEEN IN STORAGE SINCE 2003 AS I REPLACED THAT RADIO WITH A BLAUPUNCT CD PLAYER. THE ORIGINAL ANTENNA WAS NOT WORKING SO WELL, SO I HAD A HIGH TECH WINDSHIELD ANTENNA INSTALLED A NUMBER OF MONTHS AGO. THIS BETTER ANTENNA ALLOWS BETTER FM AND AM RECEPTION. THE HUBCAPS ARE IN GOOD SHAPE. I ZIP-STIPPED THEM TO REDUCE HIGHWAY DRIVING LOSS. THERE IS NO STRUCTURAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. THE ONLY RUST OR BODY DAMAGE IS SMALL STONE CHIP RUST SPOTS IN THE HOOD AND THE PARTIAL LOSS OF THE LOWER PLASTIC PART OF THE FRONT LOWER BUMPER..... SINCE I'VE OWNED THIS CAR, THIS CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. WINDSHIELD REPLACE IN 2004. THE ODOMETER HAS A FADED (LED) lSECTION IN THE LOWER 1/2 OF THE DISPLAY-SEE PICS... YOU CAN STILL MAKE OUT THE MILEAGE. TRIP MILEAGE WORKS. THE A/C WORKS GREAT BLOWS COLD!!!!!!!!!!!! HEATER /DEFROST WORKS GREAT! REAR WINDOW DEFROST STRIPS WORKING. THE DASH FAN WORKS. THE CAR COMES WITH THE ORIGINAL FULL SIZE NEW (UNUSED!!!) SPARE TIRE AND THE STOCK VW ROADSIDE TIRE CHANGING GEAR. THERE IS A NEW OIL PAN ON THE ENGINE-THANKS TO LOCAL FAST OIL CHANGE STORE STRIPPING OUT MY DRAINPLUG... THESE OIL PANS ARE CAST ALUMINIUM AND EXPENSIVE... THE NEW OIL PAN IS FREE OF ANY DAMAGE... THE INTERIOR IS IN NICE SHAPE. THE ONLY DAMAGE TO THE SEATS IS AN AREA ON THE DRIVERS SEAT-SEE PICS.. COMES WITH THE STOCK FLOOR PADS AND THESE COOL 'BEETLE' FLOOR PADS. THE CARS ORIGIANL VASE IS INTACT. THE FUEL DOOR IS BROKEN AND CANNOT BE LOCKED. THERE IS SOME DINGS AND SMALL DENTS TO THE BODY BUT NOTHING TOO NOTICABLE. THE 'CLEARCOAT' ON THE FRONT OF THE CARS PAINTED SURFACE IS FLAKING OFF. THE CAR COMES WITH THE ORIGINAL ENGINE COVER. I REMOVED THIS AS IT WAS A HASSLE... I ZIP-STRIPPED THE DIP STICK PIPE IN PLACE. ALL ELECTRICAL PARTS WORKING FINE. ONE OF THE TWO REAR LICENSE PLATE LIGHT LENSES ARE BROKEN-BOTH LIGHT WORKS. CAR COMES WITH THE VW MANUAL-THICK BOOK WITH ALL INFO YOU WILL NEED. NEVER ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER STEERING. CLOCK WORKS... THERE HAS BEEN AN 'ISSUE' WITH THE TURBO GOING INTO 'LIMP MODE'. THIS HAS HAPPENED EVER SINCE I'VE OWNED THE CAR. THAT MEANS THE TURBO WILL DROP OUT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDSRESULTING IN LOSS OF POWER. I HAVE HAD THIS IN THE SHOP A NUMBER OF TIMES FOR THIS 'ISSUE' AND MY VW MECHANICS WERE NEVER ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE EXACT NATURE OF THE QUIRKY PROBLEM. THE SOLUTION THAT I HAVE PUT INTO PRACTICE (ALL THESE YEARS) IS SIMPLE. ONCE I NOTICE THE CAR IS IN 'LIMP MODE, I QUICKLY TURN THE KEY TO THE 'OFF' POSITION AND THEN TO THE 'ONPOSITION. THIS MOMENTARILY STALLS THE ENGINE AND ONCE YOU HAVE RESUMED, THE CAR WILL HAVE GOOD TURBO POWER AGAIN. THE 'ENGINE 'CHECK LIGHT' COMES ON FOR A COUPLE DAYS AND THEN THE COMPUTER RE-SETS ITSELF... THIS IS ONE OF MANY 'ISSUES' THAT CAN OCCUR WITH VOLKSWAGENS. ASK AROUND... I HAVE LIVED WITH THIS FOR ALL THESE YEARS AND THIS HAS NOT PRESENTED A PROBLEM TO ME. I HAVE TO TELL ANYONE WHO IS BORROWING MY CAR.... ALL MAIN LENSES ARE CLEAR AND FREE OF DAMAGE. THE CARS INTERIOR IS EXTREMELY ROOMIE. FOLD THE REAR SEATS DOWN, OPEN THE HATCH AND YOU HAVE A SMALL TRUCK. I HAVE USED THIS FINE CAR TO PICKUP LARGE ITEMS, LUMBER, MUSICAL EQUIPMENT, COMPRESSORS AND FURNITURE. THERE IS A LOT OF HEAD ROOM AND IN SEATED POSITION, ONE CANNOT TOUCH THE WINDSHIELD. SAFETY BELTS WORK WELL. ALL AIRBAGS HAVE NEVER DEPLOYED... THIS COMES WITH DRIVE PASSANGER FRONT AND SIDE BAG PROTECTION. THERE ARE 4 ORIGINAL VW KEYS AND REMOTE THAT WORKS FINE. GLOW PLUG INDICATOR LIGHT WORKS. VEHICLE STARTS EASILY AND THE BATTERY IS IN GOOD SHAPE. HORN AND LOCK HORN WORK FINE. CAR SHIFTS WELL AND ACCELERATES FINE. REASON FOR SELLING IS I HAVE BOUGHT A NEWER (LOWERER MILEAGE) NEW BEETLE DIESEL. SO, IF YOU ARE INTERESTED-PLEASE EMAIL ME AT dahaight53@hvc.rr.com OR CALL MY CELL 914 388 1629. I RESERVE THE RIGHT TO SELL THIS CAR LOCALLY AND PLACE AN AD ON CRAIGS LIST. CAR IN LOCATED NEAR 12401. PRE-VIEWS WELCOMED BY APPOINTMENT.