Can't see 1993 Jetta but there are figures for the 1996 model which I think is the same
here.
Advantages - usually well run/broken in
, can be more suitable for WVO (simple rotary pumps can take more punishment), can be modded with old fashioned tools, cheap.
Disadvantages - more modern you get more power with FE - circa 1993 you are looking at 75-90hp for 50 mpg, go post 2000 and its more like 110hp with the same FE or now up to 170hp with 50+ mpg. Also older diesels tend to be dirtier in terms of exhaust emissions and generally noisier.
The Mk3 Golf/Jetta is not the best IHMO - not so good build quality. There were rumours in the early 1990s of the night shift in the factory being employed in fixing problems caused by the day shift. If you can I would hold out for the later Mk IV models I would.
BTW Mercedes had similar problems :
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he W124 series replaced the W123's in 1985, and German Taxi Drivers were so disgusted with the poor build quality of the initial W124's that hundreds actually drove in convoy past the Mercedes-Benz HQ in Stuttgart to register their dissatisfaction.
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