Civic for a Jetta?
05-27-2004
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Civic for a Jetta? Hey guys I want to know what you think on what i just did. I used to own a 2001 civic but i recently traded in for a 2004 jetta GLI. I had a body kit for my civic and i even payed a guy for a paint job but it didnt get any of these. I went to a VW dealership on a friday 'cuz my brother wanted to see the new R32. When we got there i saw the jetta. the color caught me, so i went to see it. while i was lookin; at it, a seles mas came to mee with the keys and took me for a test drive, and the next think you know i was in the office signing the papers for the trade. I really like this car but i want to know what you think. Was it worht it? Please tell me wut you think. Thanks.
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Rep Power: 310 well this is like the gti "Jetta" it has all kind of goodies.......i added a pic of it...
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Rep Power: 0 I did the same thing, only my Civic was taken away from me by a drunk driver. I went with a 00 Jetta GLX VR6. Liked it for what it was for about a month. After that, I hated it. Too many little problems, such as the rattles. You will know exactly what Im talking about, just give it time. The VR6 motor is fun for the torque, but the car just does not have the fun factor that my honda did. Maybe I was spoiled cause I had the K20A2 swap, but the car seems boring to me now. Ive been trying to sell my Jetta for about 3 months now. 
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Rep Power: 340 18" BBS Rims... Recaro Seats... 200hp... V6... 6-speed.... can't go wrong. My dad has a 2003 GLI and he's pissed at himself for not waiting a year to get this one. His old ride was a Lincoln Towncar though. lol. Maybe it was a bit of a mid-life crisis.
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Rep Power: 0 all of the above are wrong.. the new gli version of the jetta is a 1.8t, body kit rims, some other stuff. I've had my gti for 11 months now, 5 months into it i got rattles, suspension pinging and whatever else. The car is slightly fun, the stock tranny is weak, and I don't know... I'm selling it to get a 7th gen.... to save money (payment wise)
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Rep Power: 0 Hmmm, I'm not sure on this, but from my experience with the 2000 and 2001 Jetta's, several friends and family members all had problems with them almost all the time. Just check their reliability just to make sure, might even be worse than our 7G's, but hopefully this new Jetta year is better reliability-wise. The 1.8t GLI is really nice though...
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Rep Power: 307 I was gonna buy a 98 Jetta the same day I got my vic, but the dealer kept telling me those were chick cars, and I should get a civic. Figures, since it was a few grand more.
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Rep Power: 272 Man, sweet ride. The only thing I don't like about the new Jettas is the chrome molding they put all around the car, other than that, it's cool. I thought about getting one, but decided to wait and see what the new MK5 GTI's look like in person.
Just some info for everyone: This GLI is supposed to be like the GTI 337 (hence the chrome BBS RC's), only in the Jetta version. It's pretty much the same specs: 1.8T 180hp, 6 speed, Recaros seats, etc...
Just some info for everyone: This GLI is supposed to be like the GTI 337 (hence the chrome BBS RC's), only in the Jetta version. It's pretty much the same specs: 1.8T 180hp, 6 speed, Recaros seats, etc...
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Rep Power: 0 haha, i wanna get a 1.8t gti sooo bad. thats what i was gonna get instead of my civic. but the price tag was near double plus double on insurance payments. i still plan to get a gti or a4 1.8t when my lease is up on the civic. until then.....i will continue to bump the shizz out of my system and rattle my damn trunk that is covered in dynamatt. word.
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Originally Posted by TrAnX
Hey guys I want to know what you think on what i just did. I used to own a 2001 civic but i recently traded in for a 2004 jetta GLI. I had a body kit for my civic and i even payed a guy for a paint job but it didnt get any of these. I went to a VW dealership on a friday 'cuz my brother wanted to see the new R32. When we got there i saw the jetta. the color caught me, so i went to see it. while i was lookin; at it, a seles mas came to mee with the keys and took me for a test drive, and the next think you know i was in the office signing the papers for the trade. I really like this car but i want to know what you think. Was it worht it? Please tell me wut you think. Thanks.
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12-15-2004
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Originally Posted by EnProceso
OMG you got to be kidding me!? you just got had dude. you went up to a dealership, liked the pretty color, test drove it for probably less than 15 minutes and bought it!? did you bend over for the salesman too? you didnt even do any kind of research about the car first? this is just proof that there really is a sucker born every minute....
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Rep Power: 292 my cousin has your car except its in the silver type color that it comes in and its badd ***! No rattles or anything and shes a crazy *** driver. Tight car i'd trade the civic for that anyday. Plus they are SOOO Quiet on the inside, no wind noise at all!
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Rep Power: 0 I used to have a '97 Golf, thing was trouble from day one, so I traded it in for my Civic (which I'll soon be getting rid of in favour of a Mazda3). VW had a bunch of quality control issues, they're getting a -bit- better w. that.
I would have waited personally for the new generation of VWs to come out, the ones w. direct injection engines. I was looking at pics of them yesterday, man they're looking good.
I would have waited personally for the new generation of VWs to come out, the ones w. direct injection engines. I was looking at pics of them yesterday, man they're looking good.
12-16-2004
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Originally Posted by slappyhoohah
I got rid of my civic for a GLI too and couldnt be happier.
good choice!!
good choice!!
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Rep Power: 559 awesome trade!! i think the civic is a girlie gar. the jetta is much cleaner and more refined i think, at least on the inside it is.
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Originally Posted by slappyhoohah
I got rid of my civic for a GLI too and couldnt be happier.
good choice!!
good choice!!
and as far as today i havent had any problems with the car....it has 11400 miles and still running good...
