My sister will hopefully be picking up a new (to her) 03 Jetta TDI this weekend or quite soon. She got a new job a few months back and is doing a lot more driving than she used to. Her 96 Celica was doing the job, but has almost 200k miles on it, so it was time for a newer car. She wanted something that got as good or better mileage, so the TDIs were on the list. Last week we found this car and took a look at it. The owner really didn't seem to want to sell it, but needed money to fix up his house and other vehicle. He also seemed pretty anal about the upkeep of the car which is great news for us.
So, once she picks it up, I'm thinking of doing some simple mods to it. We'll start with tire pressure of course. I was also thinking grill block, but I don't know about blocking off the intercooler? Any other easy things to hit. I don't want to spend a ton of time with the car, but just something to help her out over the life of the vehicle. Any ideas are welcome!
Here are some pics and the
craigslist ad.
