Hi,
Thanks so much for this site. I've been reading the MkIV FAQ's, etc. and appreciating all the tips -- like where to find the light on the console for the heater. I didn't know there was one before that!
I just got a 2003 VW Jetta GL SportWagon October 14. My mechanic says it was somebody's baby -- got it with just under 135 k miles -- now has almost 137,000 miles, getting over 48 mpg average and 52.6 mpg on a recent 450 mile trip with a combo of interstate, highway, and in-town driving. I love it -- fun to drive and economical -- but you know that.
I live in Vermont, so that seems pretty satisfactory with snow tires on and temps ranging into the 20's F and up to the 50's F on good days since I got the car.
When I got it, I received only one service invoice from the dealer saying they had done work on the glow plug circuit because the prior owner had the MIL tripped. No parts were replaced.
Interesting that my MIL just tripped this week with a code of P0671, according to my mechanic -- a glow plug circuit issue. Anybody have that come up before?
The sale was AS IS/NO WARRANTY, so I'm on my own.
Any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks again for this great site.
Thanks so much for this site. I've been reading the MkIV FAQ's, etc. and appreciating all the tips -- like where to find the light on the console for the heater. I didn't know there was one before that!
I just got a 2003 VW Jetta GL SportWagon October 14. My mechanic says it was somebody's baby -- got it with just under 135 k miles -- now has almost 137,000 miles, getting over 48 mpg average and 52.6 mpg on a recent 450 mile trip with a combo of interstate, highway, and in-town driving. I love it -- fun to drive and economical -- but you know that.
I live in Vermont, so that seems pretty satisfactory with snow tires on and temps ranging into the 20's F and up to the 50's F on good days since I got the car.
When I got it, I received only one service invoice from the dealer saying they had done work on the glow plug circuit because the prior owner had the MIL tripped. No parts were replaced.
Interesting that my MIL just tripped this week with a code of P0671, according to my mechanic -- a glow plug circuit issue. Anybody have that come up before?
The sale was AS IS/NO WARRANTY, so I'm on my own.
Any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks again for this great site.