1986 Volkswagen Jetta review from North America

Little things like door latch, odometer,

I bought this car from a friend that upgraded to a new Jetta. This is the best little car I've ever owned. Work in construction and didn't really care about the appearance. Used it for a work car for 8 years, doing only normal maintenance. Timing belt, fuel filter, tires, oil change. Used fuel additive religiously. Never left me stranded. Finally just wouldn't start one morning and found out it was the fuel pump. Didn't want to spend the several hundred dollars to have it rebuilt, and sold it to a friend for parts for $125.00.

Did have just one issue though. The dual pulley system on the harmonic balance has a fixed pulley on the outside and plates on the inside. The plates began to wear and ruined them, so I just ground a half inch off the harmonic balance and used the fixed pulley to drive the alternator. Got another 15,000 miles. My friends just shook their heads, they didn't think it would last another week.