I love the crayon smell in my MK4.

I'm second owner on my 03 GLI bought it with 73k on it, I just put it back on the road after a clutch and timing chain job at 207k. We will have owned it 14 years in October, don't see it leaving the family any time soon.

As a 40 year old kid that was just getting my license in the days of mk4… they will forever be one of my favorite cars. I’m not even a “car guy”. The first vehicle I ever bought was a 1984 VW scirocco (dubbed by my friends the shit-rocket) but all I REALLY wanted was 337 that came out the year I graduated highschool (and then the 20th anniversary after I moved across the country where one of my new friends had JUST bought a 337). Now as an elder teenager I finally have a 2003 GTI (not an actual AE but it’s been retrofit with body kit and I’m installing the brushed trim as we speak and has BBS wheels like the 337) and a 2005 GTI that came with aristos that I’ve already converted most of the way to a faux anniversary. The beautiful thing about these cars, besides everything you mentioned, is how easy they are to work on (compared to newer vehicles especially). Plus there are tons of junked vehicles to pull from to fix stuff that breaks over time as well as a plethora of aftermarket parts that are sometimes better than OEM. They may not be as reliable as a 1999 Toyota Carolla (my mom had one that would not die even if you never changed the oil), but they feel like you are driving an actual machine and look cool while doing so. Older Honda and Toyotas from the same era feel like driving a toy. Someday I’ll own a mk7 GTI… but I’ll always keep fixing up this 2003 and keep it around. 🤙🏽

I have a 2004 GLS 1.8t, i've had it for 15 years. I love it. Take care of em, they last forever!

As someone who has owned a MK4 VR6 in the past and who CURRENTLY owns a MK4 2.0L, I gotta say that the MK4 2.0L is probably the EASIEST car I've ever worked on. I stupidly sold my VR6 some years back, but just picked up a 2004 2.0L Jetta about a week ago for $300. So far, I've replaced the coolant reservoir bubble, air filter, fuel filter, fuel pump, chaged oil, changed transmission fluid/filter, AND replaced the camshaft position sensor just this afternoon. Car had been sitting for about 2 years when I bought it and drove it home, so I figured replacing some of the fuel system and a few other things would be a good idea. Anyway, EVERYTHING so far has been SUPER easy to get to, parts were very inexpensive, and total labor time is minimal. Whoever designed this car really kept the person working on it in mind. Transmission pan had a total of 4 bolts (unlike most I've done, with a TON of unnecessary ones) AND was located about 6" behind the front bumper instead of the very center of the car. Even the fuel pump has an "access panel" located just under the passengers back seat, making changing the pump out a 10 minute job instead of having to drop the fuel tank like a lot of cars. I have a total of maybe $600 in this car now and that includes the $300 I paid PLUS all of those parts I mentioned I replaced. Absolutely LOVE it and even the "mods" I'm considering doing are easy and inexpensive. Don't get me wrong...I'd LOVE to have my VR6, black on black on black, manual Jetta back, lol. But, as far as ease of working on and parts pricing, I much prefer my 2.0L.

I’ve owned 2 mk4’s one was a 2.0 wagon and the other is a 1.8t Wolfsburg I built as a track car. By far the most fun, reliable and great looking cars I’ve ever owned. They’re easy to mod, easy to maintain and if u have a problem with them the community is great and will help you solve it. 10/10 great car enthusiast car

@marcoenrique8309

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Automatic or standard ?

@JoelCaseyJonesMusic

11 ай бұрын

The VW community (and particularly the mk4 community) is probably the most helpful group of any “thing” I’m into. I’ve had so many things that would have been problems averted by help from the vortex. That’s 90% how I got the confidence to work on the engines and transmissions too. Long live mk4 🤙🏽🍺

Im 18 and I love modding and driving my 2.8L Mk4 Jetta, I just replaced my carpet and all of the soft touch material on my trim pieces. You just can't beat a mk4.

Yes i love my mk4....modifying my jetta is very fulfilling and fun.

@imdafilmaaaa

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Couldn't agree more!

The Mk4 is the best shape golf. It has aged so well, it is the perfect balance between old skool and modern.

I had my MK4 since new for 23yrs. It was a German model from the year 2000 did not have the crayon smell like other MK4s. About 180,000 mi. He 2.0 with a Neuspeee supercharger and a full suspension. Amazing car handles great! Recently sold it to my friend's kid. Hard to let go for sure! Still have my old school beetle though, will always have a Volkswagen!

@imdafilmaaaa

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing

2.0 Manual, absolutely bulletproof of a vehicle, slower then a slug but will run forever.

@JoelCaseyJonesMusic

11 ай бұрын

I had a 2.0 back in the day and it was a slug but I sold it running perfectly. Damn thing was a tank. I’ve got 2 1.8t’s now and I have to say it’s worth the change if you can find a donor to swap. Lots of them out there. Cheers!

I’ve had my mk4 for 20 year, still works like a charm, but damn that crayon smell

Vr6 sounds are perfect even it's not straight piped

I got my first car a little over a year ago at 16 and this thing is a blast I want to keep this for the rest of my life and once I am older and can afford it I want to build it to my dream spec nothing crazy that stands out but clean this is the best first car anyone could own

I'm 50 and I'm on my second 2004 bew, 1 golf and now a jetta

bought my first mk4 jetta awp 1.8t when i was 45, its my summer car for 6 years now, only seen 1 winter. i undercoated that year. theres a long corrosion panel waranty, check that out, i had both fenders replaced free

217k on my 2003 Jetta GLS TDI with a manual transmission and still runs like a Swiss watch. I've encountered a number of issues, but nothing I haven't been able to remedy myself. The car runs and drives like it has 60k miles on it. When I tell people it's a 2003 and has 217k miles, they're shocked.

The VR6 is one of the most reliable. I'm 48 and on my 6th VR, Mark 4 R32 190k daily . Everything after the Mark 4 imo , besides the Mark 7, didn't have the boxy looks or flared fenders. Also seems VW ended relationships with Recaro n BBS. There is no continuity after the 4s. Even the badges have been moved and the font is different.

I laughed so hard when you mentioned the crayon smell on my mama been 4 year strong w my mk4 05 many many mire to come 💪🏼

My mark 3*5 I drive and run on daily driver I first the more I drove it the fun it became 19700 on it 2001 Volkswagen Cabrio standard shift I love the little car even though I was die hard American steel the performance and handling is out standing plus the fuel economy is great thanks love to see more videos

this car is what makes my life purpose

Good Video bro

I own a MK4 jetta 1.8T 2004 with 3” turbo back exhaust, bilstein coil overs, lowered 2”. K04 turbo stage 2. I love this car even though the engine light is a part of the MK4. DSG transmission. I want a 6sp manual

03 wagon tdi , 02 golf tdi , 03 Jetta tdi . All with over 250k miles one with 350k. . Best engines vw ever made

Owned an MK4 GTI 12V and MK4 R32. The GTI I sold the R32 lost to a flood 😢 miss both but the R32 more 😢

I love my mk4 great vid

Couldn't agree more. Mk4 is the shizzle🎉

I have a 03 Jetta tdi, a 00 beetle tdi and a 2.0 beetle. In my experience I believe the vast majority of the crayon smell comes from the headliner, one of the two beetles has had the headliner replaced and it doesn’t smell like crayons.

I'm in the UK and drive a bora 1.8t and love it best car I've owned 👌

I'm honestly on my third one now I really can't stay out of it idc about all those expensive nice cars just give me a mk4 Jetta with a vr in it I'm good

@imdafilmaaaa

8 ай бұрын

Couldn't agree more

Bought my first vw a 2002 mk4 jetta 1.8t and put a clutch in it but it already came with a new timing belt and other upgrades to make it a reliable daily. I'm happy so far and don't smell like burnt crayons 😂😂😂

Man I Appreciate That, Love My German Cars, As An Owner Of Two MK4 Jetta 1.8T’s, Had A 24Valve VR6, I Sold It Now Have A 2012 Passat 3.6L VR6, I Dailey, Have A 1998 MK3 Jetta Swapping In A Built 3.6T VR6, Two BMW’s E30 & E46, They Are A Blast & I Have More Fun With My Volkswagens..

I have a 2000' MK4 2.0 right now. Overall very well cared for by the 2 owners before me. Need exhaust swap and some sensors, still worth to fix it? I absolutely love the look of the car, but with 300k km on the dash, what would you guys say?

It was the high point of German compact cars.....

Hey man I have a 2003 1.8t jetta and I it has a problem that I don't even know where to begin with fixing it. It does not want to exit limp mode until I let the car fully heat up to the 190f mark. After it's fully warmed up it drives like normal. I already checked things like the MAF and the throttle body and they are working just fine. I think the boost is also working correctly too.

I'm convinced I could get a million km out of my tdi, almost half way there. A bunch of shit has gone wrong with it but the drive train itself has been pretty bullet proof.

"burnt crayon smell" - hilarious. I just picked up a one owner 1.8T 2001 Jetta from my neighbor who was just about to donate it to charity... I couldn't let that happen. My kids call it the "crayon car", and I figured it was some odd cleaner my neighbor had been using! Glue... who knew (not me)!

Totally Agree with you, MK4 Rules !

What camera do you use to make the video look so good?

@imdafilmaaaa

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Sony a7iv

I have a Mk4 03 Jetta 2.0 hard to find intake manifold mods are I'm just not good at looking

i love my jetta mk4 1.6L .

I'm 62 and I love my 04 Jetta with the 2.0gas and the 5speed 270000miles. I get 32-36 mpg and want to modify it to increase fuel efficiency. Any ideas?

@ryanhunt881

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Motor swap it to an ALH TDI, I have an 03 tdi Jetta and it averages over 50 mpg.

just got an 02 6 spd vr6 gti

Can someone drop a mods list they did to there m4 Jetta 2.0 so I can have a to do list

@michaelrodriguez3852

11 ай бұрын

Lmk if you find one I just picked up a mk4 03 2.0

I got my mk4 Jetta wagon 1.8t for free

i ❤️🇧🇪 my 2001 VR6

At this point it's too old to recommend it. I own one, it's nice, but there's a lot of work that needs to get put in it to keep it decent.

There tdis are the best motor IMO

My opinion is I am bipolar with the vr6 I love them for so much aftermarket support and stuff of that nature its the small cars like the golf ther put in piss me off Beacause me and my brother were swapping the tranny in one he had took us 4 hours cause it was so small of a working space in those engine bays lol

My relationship with my mk4 is similar to an ex girlfriend i had, she was crazy always making me furious, it’s a relationship of hate and love. Crap at some point i will have to let it go as well. Yeah mine is tdi 1.9 VE ALH 02a 5speed manual 1999.5. 240k odo I hate this car because the electric is junk, or turned out junk a long the time always some blown fuse somewhere and i always don’t think might be a fuse, wasting hours with this shitty car. I have no much mods. Just egr delete with block plate i just cut a piece of metal and blocked the exhaust coming from the egr cooler. And disconnect the vaccum line from the egr valve. Drilled a hole at the egr to connect a boost gauge. I got the car for free, was almost on limp mode i guessing. I had to clean all the clogged parts on it, this why deleting the egr but all the pasts still installed,just as said blocked the exhaust coming to intake. I also added a oil catch can. Just now using some silver heat aluminum tape on some parts to see if cools parts down a bit, was black i painted white with rust oleum and roll and brush, sanded down a lot and clear coated the whole thing. Did headlight retrofit. Had the inlet turbo oil line leaking for awhile, last Time lost 2 qt of oil don’t know how i made it driving for 3.5 hrs. Up on the mountains pass. Fixed it already with new line. Replaced a lot of parts that seals . These parts keep going bad. I heard the engine is pretty reliable. Might be leaking,seaping oil from the valve seals. Because blue smoke at first starting,later goes away but even though smoke is not black i notice the car always gets dirty black smudge on the rear of the around . I already expended close to $4k damn i hate this car. Ok now why i keep it and love it. I love the turbo sound like truck lol. I love it. The car does great going up on the mountains, i can take 90mph and even more going up on 5th gear. I pass anything if i want. On the numbers the torque and hp seems ridiculous low but the little car is a beast. I love how it grabs the asphalt on turns and breaking. Driving on snow ??? Holy shit does great just using snow tires with studs, and even wrong size,185/65/15, it should be least 195/65/15. The car doesn’t loose control. I could one time go 50mph when others on 35mph would spin, maybe they didn’t have snow tires, when snow was thick and high level i still didn’t need use any chains(i had in the trunk if needed).4x4 trucks couldn’t go keep same Pace. I loved it.!!!! Even pressing the gas pedal down the floor it still does same good mileage 45/47 mpg. City driving with ac on summer does 39mpg. I counted already the mileage on maps and not only trusting the speedometer And odo. Two occasions the car went down the driveway and hit neighbors car and me backing on heavy snow storm ounce and the rear had no damage. It’s very thick strong body this car. Very quiet driving compared to a corolla any year. And the steering stays center going on the highway and keeps stiff the steering wheel. I like that. Feels very secure on highway.. iam about to replace all the suspension stuff, with oem parts this is also one thing i like. Easy to find online parts made in europe. The other things i hate is all this plastic junk on the car, and is important parts made of plastic, WTF?!!! Clutch slave and master cylinders, trans side shift bracket. And many other important parts that should been made ou of metal. I hate these cars being low and having the oil pan sticking down like asking to get hit by a rock or worse. I will add engine mount spacers soon as it arrives

Tdi... 20v... vr6... my ALH tdi has 400k miles and perfect compression, 3% leakdown. I'm going to get a million miles its tuned to 180hp 310 ft-lb and is a blast. I also have a 1.8t tuned to 240hp also fantastic. The sound!❤

Love my burned crayons, never sell #mk4tdi