emalekuo: Pls what's the difference between unleaded fuel and premium fuel?

emalekuo: Mr siena pls I need your advice, Am being offered a 2000 jetta american specs , automatic,2.0L, 4 cylinder engine. He claimed to have bought it 3 years ago at 120,000 miles and barely used it. Its presently on 130,000 miles. I trust his judgment but I want to know how reliable the car is especially as no one has complained about it on this your wonderful thread.

bunmayo123: hello genius siena, just bought VW Vento 96, 1.8 auto transmission but no AC. is it advisable to work Ac in the Car? Also, the car is very low to the ground, wat can i do to raise it up? is it fuel efficient? and what is the cost of maintenance like? are the parts readily available in nigeria? pls reply asap. thanks

Siena:

There are no more issues with the New Jetta, than there would be with a BMW or Mercedes-Benz of a similar year, with similar mileage. My Neighbour runs a 1999 VW Bora 2,0L, she's had it for 3 years and it's a very forgiving car. It will run happily on regular unleaded with octane as low as 91 RON. Hers is currently at 244,000 miles (395,280 kms). No issues till date. She's a district nurse, and runs it on the cheapest gasoline she can buy - Regular Unleaded.

My sister also runs a Bora of the same year, same engine, and at 276,000 miles (447,120 kms) her mileage is considerably higher. All I've replaced since her ownership is the coilpack and the clutch. Nothing else, she doesn't run it on Premium Unleaded either. Her car also gets to work hard, as she tows a 560 kg caravan, when going on vacation. She drives to France like this every Easter.

The 2000 VW Jetta / Bora has a pretty basic 2,0L 8V SOHC engine producing 115 bhp, and will tolerate regular unleaded. The only issue you'll get with regular is slightly higher gas mileage. The Owner's Manual actually quotes the use of regular unleaded, with a minimum octane rating of 91. If your engine was the 1,8T the minimum octane rating would have been 95.

Lastly, 130,000 miles is NOT close to 180,kms. It's actually 210,600 kms.

omotoda: Hello Siena, please I need your opinion on something.I have a 2002 Volvo S80 and I want increase it's ground clearance.It came with a set of tyres with size 215/ 55 R16.What other size of 16'' tire can I buy to make it a bit higher from the ground without necessarily having to buy a new set of 17' WHEELS.

Advocate sam: Mr. Sienna, in respect of a Tokunbo VW Vento I want to buy, It has a very low mileage of 56045km and from the maintenance log book of d car, I dont think there is any roll back of d mileage cos the last service was 54005km. It has a new extra tyre from d factory, d exterior is clean and d interior is super clean. My mechanic said d engine is still very okay.

But d question bothering me now is why a 1996 car mileage is so low like dat and the car looks like brand new.
Pls am confused

yeko68: I just bought a toks vw passat 2001 model v6 3.0 and need general maintenance tips on the car.

phrancys001: Nice thread,for long have had interest in VW golf 5 the fifth generation golf thinking of getting a 1.6 engine manual drive but my fear is the reliability would it be a car that a will i drive with peace of mind without engine issues as like the all durable golf 3,kindly shed more light on the golf 5 before i make my purchase decision,thanks.

Advocate sam: Mr. Sienna, in respect of a Tokunbo VW Vento I want to buy, It has a very low mileage of 56045km and from the maintenance log book of d car, I dont think there is any roll back of d mileage cos the last service was 54005km. It has a new extra tyre from d factory, d exterior is clean and d interior is super clean. My mechanic said d engine is still very okay.

But d question bothering me now is why a 1996 car mileage is so low like dat and the car looks like brand new.
Pls am confused

Siena:

Mileage that low isn't the norm, but very possible. Some owners have regular access to more than one car, which means the one driven the least will have pretty low mileage for the year. As you've stated, the general condition of the car is in keeping with the mileage.

Advocate sam: "Mileage that low isn't the norm, but very possible". Pls can you expansiate more on dat statement. Do you mean it is normal n does d low mileage (a 1996 car) has any negative effect on d engine or any other parts? Expecting ur feedback sir.
God bless u sir.

atikubaba: @siena, bros please I sent u a mail some days back.

Siena:

Could you please refresh my memory? So I can check my inbox.

Siena:

What I mean is mileage that low on a vehicle of that age is rare, but not impossible to find, and does not mean the odometer has been tampered with. It won't have any adverse effect on the engine, or the vehicle as a whole.

Siena:

"It won't have any adverse effect on the engine, or the vehicle as a whole".

Doyin4real: Sienna. I drive a passat 1998, auto transmission. Lovely car with no dip stick to check the ATF level. What are the symptoms of low atf level in this car? Thanks.

atikubaba: the subject is 'engine oil concern'.thanks advance

Siena:

My apologies for the late response, email sent.