1991 Volkswagen Jetta Reviews, Pricing & Specs

Love this car because it reminds me of my first car. Lots of interior room and trunk space. Buddy removed the A/C unit, so there is a ton of room to do work in the engine compartment. My family owned a VW repair shop for more than 25 years. Always something to fix on these old birds though. Great for the winter, as skinny tires grip better in the grooves of the ice and snow. The car I picked up is unfortunately automatic and I have to be gentile on the trans with it. I have some bugs I need to work out yet but hope to have it on the road soon! Nov 23, 2012

I would say this is a great project car body wise, the motor runs like a champ. I got it from a guy in Germany and it was rough, but I gave it 3.5K worth of parts and coil over lowering spring, rebuild and beefed up the motor, exhaust, oil, lots and lots of premium high octane fuel, paint touch up, racks, tires, 800 dollar stereo with subs. But now it needs to be paintedAug 24, 2012

Top Auto, ich will kein anderes. Außer später irgendwann mal was mit nem dickeren Motor... Hab ne Menge Geld und Zeit reingesteckt und bin eigentlich rund um mit dem Aussehen zufrieden :) Die Beschleunigung ist für nen 1.6er mit 90er Baujahr akzeptabel, klar musste hier und da mal was repariert werden, hielt sich aber in Grenzen. VW 4 Life, Opel sucks.Oct 27, 2010

Effekt / Vridmoment (kortfakta) 90 hk Motor, växellåda och avgassystem 1.8 L Rad 4:a centruminsprutning 5 växlad manuell låda dubbla pipor efter orginalsystem topphastighet 200 km/h Chassi: Kapade Fjädrar, RH Cup fälgar 15" 205/50 däck gti skivor fram med greenstuff belägg och bak (orginal) Interiör / Inredning mörkgrå inredning, sportratt . Bilstereo och multimedia Mp3 stereo med rockford steg och 12a Exteriör / Styling Dekaler,SL speglar, vita blinkers lite breddare emblemlös grill m ögonlock angeleyesJun 01, 2010

This is a great car for some one just learning to drive. built like a rock except the stupid plastic trim pieces. the down side to the solidity of the car is it's heavy is even with 170 some horse power the acceleration is pretty bad. the gas millage is really bad for short trips but pretty good for the age of the car. i haven't had too many problems heater core, breaks have had a few problems, and other small things i think its fun to drive its really good for being old its great if you take into account how old it is with out being restored Jul 27, 2009

From the MK2 generation, comes my 91 Jetta. German built from the Wolfsburg factory; it doesn't suffer the build quality issues like that of other production lines. Power comes from a 1.8 liter, 8 valve, four cylinder. It's solidly built with a Audi block, and a aluminum head; which is mated to a 3 speed automatic. The power comes on gradually, and becomes fun above 3000 rpm all the way to about 6800 rpm. Faster than most modern sub- econo-boxes, it's fun to drive. The handling is balanced and better than I expected. It's not to be mistaken for a sports car, and certainly not for it's big brother, the GTI. The braking is powerful, and more than ample to stop this car in a hurry. No ABS here, it requires some intelligence. At speed down the highway it averages about 32 MPG, which is impressive for it's time. Repair costs have be moderate; proper parts are German, and cost proper money.Jan 08, 2009

this this ran so hurt for so long, burned mad oil but was still good on gas. It got me through a tough financial time without craping out on me. It made lots of weird noises and vibrated down the highway and in idle. I finally killed the poor car when I took it for a 3 hour drive down the highway. If I never did that it would have lasted a lot longer. Jan 12, 2008

Okay, I can't be TOO critical here because it was my wife's first new car. Just out of graduate school, she bought a silver Jetta sedan for the same money as would have bought her a boring Escort/Tracer/Protege. It had nice European "flavor", pretty good handling, that wonderful VW lumpy idle that many of you may remember from the 1.8 litre four, and the quirky musical reminder chime. But by 15,000 miles there were strange clinks and jingles emanating from under the car when we hit bumps, you couldn't always get the car into first gear when attempting to depart from a stop, and the paint had worn off the leading edges of the poorly-aligned rear passenger doors from road grit coming off the tires. I swore I'd never buy another VW, and here I am driving another VW (a 2005 Jetta TDI wagon). This time I mean it. Once other automakers, especially Honda, start making diesel-powered cars available in the U.S., there'll be no reason to ever buy a VW.Nov 30, 2007