The Most Reliable Winter Beater |

[@mikestenger4570]

Nice to see my mkiv live on. Oil was changed religiously at 4k miles so please change it soon lol. I owned it from 103k miles to 133k miles over 5 years and sold it to the owner before you. Daily drove it and loved every minute of it.

[@ecstuning]

As of this video being uploaded, Tyler STILL hasn't changed his oil. So make sure to tell him he needs to change it ASAP Update: There may be a DIY video in the works to help Tyler get his oil changed

[@Shoffty]

I'm telling him rn

[@jenny80myles]

Get Jay to do a DIY video to change his oil. :)

[@ecstuning]

Actually not a bad idea 🤔

[@OfficialRiggs]

@@jenny80myles Tyler would be upset... Jay would have to steal it lol

[@CedarAshCanvas]

My daily/beater is a '90 Jetta turbodiesel, 5 spd manual. Oil sprayed underneath each fall, just put a new timing belt on @ 400,000 km's. Northern Ontario, good studded tires in winter. 1.6l, likes to rev., tight suspension, drives like a go-cart. Lots of fun in snow. Exceptional mpg. 0W40 diesel synthetic.

[@ecstuning]

A MK2 as a daily?? Now that's what we like to see! A true enthusiast daily!

[@tunanocrust5089]

My 85’ gti came with a cluster that says 535,000 miles. I couldn’t ever figure out if that’s true but it still has the original 1.8 8v

[@crazy.__1577]

As someone with an 03' 2.0 now clocking about 200k miles, I can confidently say that 2.0s are bulletproof from the oil pan to the intake manifold. These engines are fine to work on and require only what is necessary to keep on chugging (oil, plugs, timing belt, etc). These MkIVs are some fun, good-looking, workhorses. P.S. Please tell him to change the oil.

[@ecstuning]

Messaging him right now

[@HansRiveraCreations]

i have the same thing as yours, parents bought it cheap 2011 for 5k rebuilt, its handled pretty well and now its being passed on to me, only major thing i remember happening to it is our fuel pump bit the dust on the highway

[@compostboomtron9001]

My family ran a 1.6 one of these in the UK for 15 yrs. We loved that car, so dependable yet so uncomplicated. We had to sell it, but I've been tracking it's annual MOT check and it is still on the road. Long may it run

[@carsonj4031]

Good to know that these Mk4 2.0L are great. I just bought a 99 beetle for $2400, it only has 90k miles.

[@ecstuning]

That engines just getting broken in. Should have a ton of life left!

[@Kiss__Kiss]

Back in 2002 I leased a brand new 1.8T Jetta. within the first 1500 miles, it left me stranded, dealership said it was the plugs and Coil Packs. After that, it was very reliable.

[@ecstuning]

Definitely sounds like a VW

[@tylergallant4404]

I got one but it’s an auto made in 2007 (Brazilian/Canadian city golf with mk4 body) at 300,000km rn-love it

[@Hangoversteer]

I bought my 04 golf 2.slow 5 speed last year for $1,500 off of the original owner. Has 234,000 miles and feels like it has half the mileage, if that. Best winter beater I’ve ever had. With winter tires these are tanks.

[@FiglioBastardo]

I'm so glad my MK4 jetta tdi alh was a desert rat from Vegas. Not a spec of rust to be found. Alh for life!

[@ecstuning]

ALH's are great, but the 2.Slows are just as strong 💪

[@FiglioBastardo]

@@ecstuning touche good sir touche. I still think the alh's are easier to work on and more durable at higher stages. I dunno. I'm just some bastard son on the themtubes.

[@DUYT09]

Had a MK4 Jetta 2.0 as my first car. Car had 200k when I got it, ran to 300k no problem.

[@ecstuning]

They're great if you need a reliable daily

[@dylanjk5946]

love the 2.0s and if they happen to blow theyre cheap and easy to replace

[@ecstuning]

They really are the greatest for a daily

[@Iwasthewalrus]

Change the oil, guy.

[@ecstuning]

We've been telling him to, he just won't listen 😔

[@virutalnewscenter]

To quote Sheryl Crow " a change will do you good"

[@colinstu]

had the same 2.slow in my 2014 manual… man that was rough. Prob way better in the mk4, smaller and lighter.

[@ecstuning]

Definitely a lot better in the MK4, but still owns up to the 2.Slow name

[@Weimaraners]

I want my Jetta back!

[@ecstuning]

The Jetta's are where it's at

[@km6832]

Lol works for a tuning company but doesnt wanna changee his oil. He corner cuts on customer cars

[@WagonerVT]

I literally beat the absolute shit out of my beater 2.0 golf with 240k and counting thing runs like a top and is almost bullet proof as long as you do proper maintenance 3rd 2.0 I’ve known in my life that has over 200k without a single mechanical failure

[@ecstuning]

Proper maintenance is key with any car 👌

[@dreygrach]

Most reliable vw engine: ALH 1.9L TDI

[@FiglioBastardo]

Yuuuuuup!

[@hopingforthebest1.9]

Ill always have a soft spot for the 2.slow Also tell him change the oil

[@ecstuning]

I'll keep reminding him daily 🫡

[@EpilepticNinja24]

Oh look at that a Smart manbro In the wild. P.s Do a oil change dude ... Don't be the community...

[@itscraigyinni4844]

That's a sub £500 car in the UK 😳

[@ecstuning]

They're super cheap here in the states as well

[@thaknobodi]

My GTI 1.8T timing belt blew after 20,000 miles/ 4 years. Guess the mechanic over tightened something

[@Shoffty]

Hey, I know that man 🫡

[@ecstuning]

👀👀

[@joeblack007]

The only thing more reliable than a manual MK4 2.0, is a manual MK3 2.0. If you want 'deadbolt' reliable winter beater, swap a 2.0 ABA into a manual MK2 Jetta GL. My GL had manual locks, manual mirrors, manual windows, manual sunroof, manual front seats and manual transmission.

[@gregordiseth6651]

Just because the 2.0 is reliable, why neglect it? Steal the keys and change it when he isn't looking :-)

[@ecstuning]

Don't worry, we're about to 👀

[@aaronhempy9906]

Change the oil..

[@ecstuning]

We're on it 👍

[@wbd810418]

Do a oil change mate

[@ecstuning]

All of us in the office have been telling him to

[@wbd810418]

@@ecstuning I am sure he will thank you all later :)

[@FiglioBastardo]

​@@ecstuning🤣

[@lalaunn]

few minutes to do a oil change, Just do it

[@joshthompson1755]

Change your oil dude, wtf.

[@meejinhuang]

Most reliable winter beater is a Honda Civic.