1989 Volkswagen Jetta Reviews, Pricing & Specs

Fine daily driver, reliable but parts need replacing over time and record keeping essential to good maintenance. Rust had held off gamely but now showing at windshield wiper base, bottom of side glass, and just below the plastic body side guards. Typical Jetta weakness of front height ride and bouncy ride totally changed with HP bits. All polyurethane bushings, lowered progressive springs, Bilsteins HD shocks, front and rear sway bars, body brace, 205-50 15" wheels and Toyo Proxes 4 tires. Slotted discs, Hawk pads, K&N, Carat manifold and Corrado exhaust, FlowMaster, TT tuning chip, VW Motorsports steering wheel, Pioneer stereo, Alarm systemMar 02, 2014

Hele mooie auto als je er voor bent. zero comfort als je hem zou vergelijken met een wagen van 2009, maar voor zijn tijd zeker niet slecht. Geen servo = extra rijgevoel :-P. Veel leuke tijden mee beleeft. 3 dagen na de Jetta perd-total te rijden, naar spanje gegaan (1280km) in 17h en voor 60€ aan diesel (1 tank, 40L / 1280km dus) En waar nu nog geen belletje gaat rinkelen, dat is een goede prestatie vind ikzelfSep 11, 2009

This car was all about handling. It was tightly suspended and cornered like nothing else in its class (at the time). A practical family car that still put a smile on your face. Acceleration was brisk, but not truly quick, and you had to flog it to get quick. But get on a twisty secondary road, where cornering mattered more than speed, and it was a blast. The biggest drawback was the reliability, as the car always seemed delicate. From small niggly things to major mechanical failures, keeping it running was costly. Note that mine was the GLI Wolfsburg edition, so parts were different in many cases from the regular Jetta parts, which just added to the costs. May 13, 2009

This was my second car. I bought it new right off the show room floor. It was white with a black pinstrip down the side. It was a GLI so it came with the Recaro seats, a little spoiler on the rear deck, and 120 hp. I kept it for seven years, till I traded it in on my 1996 Audi. It was always very reliable and a fun, fast drive. It was pretty roomy and the cloth/velour seats kept their shape till I traded it in. My only complaint was that it did have a nagging starting problem which I later found out was due to an incompetent mechanic at the dealer's (didn't connect the 4th cylinder spark plug wire). I let it go with 114,000 miles, but it had plenty of life left. I kept it stock but the body style did lend itself to after market modifications. I always enjoyed it and probably would have kept it longer had I not seen the A4 at the showroom. Jan 01, 2008