Nice! :D

If you don't know the car's history change out the timing belt real soon! A friend found that out the hard way, with 4 bent valves.

Nope, fresh belt was installed along with some alignment work and exhaust work.

Is it a diesel?

Gas.....Diesel is nasty in cold waether, plus hidiously expensive.

Don't let Hozz hear you. A block heater fixes the cold weather and Though diesel is a little more expensive per gallon, you're going to get 60+ miles per gallon and it doesn't really vary between city and highway. But he's a diesel mechanic at heart and I've heard this speil a million times. He so wants to get us a little diesel VW.

But in all seriousness, congrats, it's likely a good car especially with just getting the timing belt changed. SO WOOT!

Not to mention significantly longer engine life. It equates to a cheaper overall cost of ownership. There's much less to a diesel engine, no ignition, injection system is fixed, for all intensive purposes. Emissions systems up until recently have been, more or less, non- existent. (emissions systems account for a lot of problems in modern engines) The only downside is, in a crisis, everyone is going to have spare gasoline, almost no one will have cans of diesel laying around. Unless you're on a farm. Like me.

The fun thing is that there's less demand for diesel in those situations, and failing that, there's other solutions. Gas cars really only work on gas.

I tried finding you a manual to download, they are hard to find free.

Congratulations on this new vehicle! May it serve you faithfully.

FYI,

Diesel is initially more expensive, however, with the extra longevity of the motor as compared to gasoline, and the extra miles- per gallon, Diesel is actually cheaper by and far.

gas or diesel, enjoy it my friend!

Nice car you got there, Jim. Just make sure Luna doesn't turn Nightmare Moon on ya.

Nice and BLACK ICE just claimed my own truck and hopefully insurance will total it out so i can try and find another truck. Just be sure to use the oil it says and trust me it will help in the long run.

Hope to see a cutie mark on your Luna

I'd put them on if I had them.

Try holding the trunk button down. I know on some a quick press is supposed to unlock it, while holding it is supposed to open it.

if touching the grip doesn't open it, there might be a cable sheared off, or the grip's switch is broken. but the latter is unlikely.
alternately checking every fuse might help, not all fuse applications are listed in the manual.

as for a manual you might be lucky and find one on the maker's web page as pdf.

sorry to hear you had to give away the tbird. but sometimes one has to depart... I still miss my 1972 Ford Consul 1.7 sedan. slow, but comfy.

Fine news, Rabbi!

Just needs a Crescent Moon decal on the side rear...

So now you are in good shape for Conventions again...?

I miss these old VWs, especially this one, which was called Bora in my country.

http://www.vw-club.ru/service/manua....._1/1081-00.pdf

I fear the day when I must trade in my 2003 Ford Focus.

This is a gorgeous Luna. Sad too hear you had to trade in your car, this is a great new ride for yourself. Now you just need to give Luna her cutie mark.

When I see you next, will give you my Luna Dogtag for her. (*Smile*) Congrats!

Nice car dude

Nice ride!

Very nice looking car. And great name for her.

DUDE! i had a 2001!.. LOVE that model year!.. in fact i love the body style so much I'm huting for a TDI or VR6 in the mark 4 series I had mine for a LONG time before selling it before leaving for Basic Training.. I see you already got the Timing belt done.. hopefully they did the water pump to and paid for the Metal Impler instead of plastic

some things to look out for on this.. Enging sludge not much you can do about it but look for bad proformace

Electical issues.. such as the alarm going off and doors locking and un locking by themsvels

Window regulator, they use plastic clips and can break and slip cusing the window to crash down

ECU,, mine went through TWO.. if your driving and suddenly loose power, even with the gas peddle pressed its because the ECU isn't communicating

Honistly i fucking LOVE my Jetta.. His name was Jenner! the rat from Secrit of Nime… because the little rat bastard cost me a lot of money on repair bills LOL

2004 automatic jetta here.. welcome to the family! :D

Awesome looking car and I love the name. I have a 92 Dodge Dynasty that I named Discord mostly because of the dashboard that does not match the rest of the car (original one was warped so much that it was easier to find a different one than try to fix it) and the different mechanical problems it gave me for the first year I had it (biggest were the transmission that went out after I payed to have some rust repaired and then having to replace two pistons because of broken rod bolts and a bent rod). Was a pain fixing it all the time but I did learn how to work on cars so I guess I got something out of it. Got to the point that the guy at Midas knows me on a first name basis lol

Dispite her age, shes got some teeth and she has some grip. Good choice

I thought I commented earlier, but obviously I didn't.

WOONAH!