@@seanlyons161 Yah, it's the ones you don't see... I've taken apart things that have never seen the light of day and found broken clips. The trim triangles are the worst. You can usually find one or two j-clips missing around the front footwells because they get kicked, usually in the winter with big boots when the plastic is nice and cold. My MK5 Passat has that "soft touch" plastic that after 20 years is just turning to goo. So even if the panel has all the tabs and clips it looks like everything has been chewed on by a puppy.
floppy door panel: check. Junk everywhere (anti-theft camouflage!) check. Extra fluids: check. Failing interior: semi-check (headliner on your head, bah...) Air fresheners, sometimes, but no crayon smells. Running engine, because it's a TDI.
I love the crayon smells. It reminds me so much of the old mk4 we used to own when I was a kid. When I recently bought a mk4 jetta, I said to the owner "it even smells like my old jetta"
The 1.9 TDI with 131 hp was the dominator. In Germany, the 4th series of the Golf was seen almost everywhere. Mine ran a whole 480k km (about 300k miles)
In the 15 years I had with my GTI, I had no little trees or trashed interior. Only thing was sticky soft touch surfaces and a falling headliner due to sunroof drains
When I got my first MK4 Jetta, I immediately replaced all the crappy factory door speakers. The floppy door panels still haunt my nightmares. Then I got a second MK4 and didn’t learn anything from the first time. PLUS the crayon smell! 🖍
@@patrykgti5893 i think it's also assembly line issue. I'm sure that us market VW group cars aren't assembled in Germany and transfered. They probably were made in South America somewhere. Back in the early 2000's we had the same issue with Honda as they were assembled in the UK and the building quality was terrifying
My mk4 I ripped a whole ass door card off closing the door for the first time after I brought it (2nd hand). Awfully made interior.. Australian though. So I guess its not just a US thing.
My 2007 VW Caddy is a mix of MK5 Golf and Touran. The 1.9 TDI (BLS ENGINE CODE) is still going strong at 298,000. I'll hot 300,000 soon. Maintenance is key
Hey Mr humble mechanic. May i pick your brain? Question about a 1st cousin to the passat. 01 S4. The car just, by the grace of the audi gods survived a t belt tensioner failure. NTN tensioner failed at just 40k mi. She drove it 1.5 mile home on rattling motor. Valves were definitely tapping. I do all my own work. I ripped it apart and to my surprise it hadnt skipped not even a tooth. I decided to give it a chance to live. Changed all t belt related items, cam tensioners too. She runs smooth.... so far. 🥳... Fast foward one week. My efan power wire the goes to battery was broken inside near fuse. I made the mistake of not removing neg cable. When i installed the factory power wire and efan there was a small spark. Didnt think much of it. On first start next day it stumbled bad on cold start. Ran smooth after. Next day i scaned it. Had a low voltage code nothing else. Cleared it and removed neg cable for 10min. Next morning... today, it still stumbled on cold start... though not as much. Think this is related to that spark? Or just coincidence? Appreciate any advice...besides should of removed neg cable 🤣. I know rookie mistake. I do a 2.7t timing belt job flawlessly. But forget to remove neg cable, lol
My Golf was faultless, the only problem i had was when curry spilt in the back seat and mould kept growing. And there were quite a few Vanilla little trees
My mk4 is in cosmeticaly great condition. I had to replace the trans fron the previous owner but forgot the speed sensor and now have a busted flex plate but shes still reliable
Ha! I’ve repeatedly reglued the headliner in my 2000 Jetta Mk4 back against the ceiling over the last few years. I was about to just cut it out but I found a can of adhesive on the shelf in the garage so I guess I’ll do it again.
You forgot the trademark rust behind the driver and passenger front tires on the fender and rocker panel. I have my mkiv tdi for 20 years and every mkiv still around here where I am has rust in those spots.
I have 2 older vw 2003 passat and a 01 golf ...the golf is going to be a swap from 2.0 automatic to a 1.8 manual....the Passat is my baby v6 low miles ...here's my question should I do the vr6 or 1.8 for the golf...?
Are you going for big power? Though it will be nose heavier, for bigger power on pump 93 fuel, id go turbo vr6. More cubic inches equals more power on 93 fuel. 1.8t can make power too. I made 411awhp or about 500 all wheel crank hp w my 1.8t with 93 fuel. Hoping for more with the stroker. 1.8t isnt exactly cheap to build. Check how much cash you got first, and check how much vr6 vs 1.8t builds compare. They both have their power limits on stock internals. Check that too. And dont forget a front LSD. Good luck
A friend of mine had a 99 Beetle and I had to drive it home once. It had that floppy shifter. Couldn't get it into reverse for the life of me. Just kept going into 1st lol
Usually the clutch or gearbox or automatic transmission die on these models I've owned a couple of these few years ago I finally gave up and got a Toyota
Floppy door card, check. Mess, no. 1.8t AGU Engine not running… for the first time in a very long time… only runs with MAF disconnected… but can’t find MAF part no. available many places anymore?!? 😢
My mk4 diesel jetta got totalled during slick driving conditions when a guy ran into me last december. Made me sad. I had startrd fixing it up and tuning it.
Sagging headliner, fender liner full of mud, broken door lock modules, rusted grounds from the pool of water that collects under the battery tray, coolant temperature sensor probably lol
Nonsense. Bad joke. Mk4 is unbeatabale car. Top 10 europe if you want durability oh chassis. 1.9tdi excelent pereformer and undestructable. 1.6 105 hp petrol, very good engine, etc etc. Excelent walue for money.
definitely. got a '04 AXR TDI that's mint and runs like new at 500k+ km on board. it just seems like the ones exported/made in the US are so much worse at about everything
@@911connoisseur Similar here bro. 1.6 AZD 105 hp petrol. 6 years, near 90. 000km, one headlight bulb burned for all this time. Excelent all rounder. 320. 000 km on clock.
Charles I would love if u could rate my vw passat b5.5. It was a total mess back then when I got it but now is almost totally mint condition (no globebox and rear ash tray)
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Not me, everything on my mk4 is fully working. Just depends if you look after something
lol, I'm willing to bet you're missing a dozen clips on the car. 🤣
@@seanlyons161 I'd still be willing to bet there's a dozen you don't even know you don't have. (It's a VW thing)
@@seanlyons161 Yah, it's the ones you don't see... I've taken apart things that have never seen the light of day and found broken clips. The trim triangles are the worst. You can usually find one or two j-clips missing around the front footwells because they get kicked, usually in the winter with big boots when the plastic is nice and cold. My MK5 Passat has that "soft touch" plastic that after 20 years is just turning to goo. So even if the panel has all the tabs and clips it looks like everything has been chewed on by a puppy.
@@seanlyons161 OK bro.
@@debunkthejunk1 Nah, either you took it off wrong or someone tool it off before you
floppy door panel: check. Junk everywhere (anti-theft camouflage!) check. Extra fluids: check. Failing interior: semi-check (headliner on your head, bah...) Air fresheners, sometimes, but no crayon smells. Running engine, because it's a TDI.
I love the crayon smells. It reminds me so much of the old mk4 we used to own when I was a kid. When I recently bought a mk4 jetta, I said to the owner "it even smells like my old jetta"
I owned an 04 mk4 vr6 and all of this was, just spot on. Especially the part about the motor. I miss it so much tho. Stanced af.
The 1.9 TDI with 131 hp was the dominator. In Germany, the 4th series of the Golf was seen almost everywhere. Mine ran a whole 480k km (about 300k miles)
I have the 1.9 with 90 hp it dominates nothing.
I am just a bit short of 250k miles in my 2001 Jetta WE. I don't have any of those problems, but it's constant work to keep up with.
I have an audi like that,
Specifically the dead engine
Only one careless owner 😂😂😂
Ooofff I just got this one. I should check to see how many POs it has
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In the 15 years I had with my GTI, I had no little trees or trashed interior. Only thing was sticky soft touch surfaces and a falling headliner due to sunroof drains
You need the black little tree
When I got my first MK4 Jetta, I immediately replaced all the crappy factory door speakers. The floppy door panels still haunt my nightmares. Then I got a second MK4 and didn’t learn anything from the first time. PLUS the crayon smell! 🖍
Vw group falling apart interior is a US thing only btw. Same as Mercedes dashboard noises.
True, thats a US thing only, my mk5 GTI is almost like it came out of factory yesterday, people take care of them better in EU than in US
@@patrykgti5893 i think it's also assembly line issue. I'm sure that us market VW group cars aren't assembled in Germany and transfered. They probably were made in South America somewhere.
Back in the early 2000's we had the same issue with Honda as they were assembled in the UK and the building quality was terrifying
My mk4 I ripped a whole ass door card off closing the door for the first time after I brought it (2nd hand). Awfully made interior.. Australian though. So I guess its not just a US thing.
My 2007 VW Caddy is a mix of MK5 Golf and Touran. The 1.9 TDI (BLS ENGINE CODE) is still going strong at 298,000. I'll hot 300,000 soon.
Maintenance is key
After owning a VR6, Wolfsburg turbo, 2.0 golf and a beetle, I'm very happy with a mazda.
Lol
I loved my two years with my mk4
Glad i didnt die when i wrecked it👏🏼
I have a Mk3 Jetta TDI. It has been pretty reliable, honestly. It does take TLC though.
Hey Mr humble mechanic. May i pick your brain? Question about a 1st cousin to the passat.
01 S4. The car just, by the grace of the audi gods survived a t belt tensioner failure. NTN tensioner failed at just 40k mi. She drove it 1.5 mile home on rattling motor. Valves were definitely tapping. I do all my own work. I ripped it apart and to my surprise it hadnt skipped not even a tooth. I decided to give it a chance to live. Changed all t belt related items, cam tensioners too. She runs smooth.... so far. 🥳...
Fast foward one week. My efan power wire the goes to battery was broken inside near fuse. I made the mistake of not removing neg cable. When i installed the factory power wire and efan there was a small spark. Didnt think much of it. On first start next day it stumbled bad on cold start. Ran smooth after. Next day i scaned it. Had a low voltage code nothing else. Cleared it and removed neg cable for 10min. Next morning... today, it still stumbled on cold start... though not as much. Think this is related to that spark? Or just coincidence? Appreciate any advice...besides should of removed neg cable 🤣. I know rookie mistake. I do a 2.7t timing belt job flawlessly. But forget to remove neg cable, lol
My Golf was faultless, the only problem i had was when curry spilt in the back seat and mould kept growing. And there were quite a few Vanilla little trees
My Mazda had the 2 first things 🙃
Interior was fine, never needed fluids topped off.
My mk4 is in cosmeticaly great condition. I had to replace the trans fron the previous owner but forgot the speed sensor and now have a busted flex plate but shes still reliable
Pretty damn accurate. I know from owning mk2,3,and 5s.
I know this is a joke but there are really people out there who buy an abused junkyard mk4 and blame vw because the whole car falls apart lol
Did you mention the headliner? Used to have an mk4. I miss that car.
Ha! I’ve repeatedly reglued the headliner in my 2000 Jetta Mk4 back against the ceiling over the last few years. I was about to just cut it out but I found a can of adhesive on the shelf in the garage so I guess I’ll do it again.
You forgot the trademark rust behind the driver and passenger front tires on the fender and rocker panel. I have my mkiv tdi for 20 years and every mkiv still around here where I am has rust in those spots.
so sad to see a vr6 in that state. makes me wanna cry
Didn't have any of these when I bought mine, I did break my interior door handle though so it's hard to close 😅
I've got all this except the dead engine.....it's tired but still kicking
I have 2 older vw 2003 passat and a 01 golf ...the golf is going to be a swap from 2.0 automatic to a 1.8 manual....the Passat is my baby v6 low miles ...here's my question should I do the vr6 or 1.8 for the golf...?
Are you going for big power? Though it will be nose heavier, for bigger power on pump 93 fuel, id go turbo vr6. More cubic inches equals more power on 93 fuel. 1.8t can make power too. I made 411awhp or about 500 all wheel crank hp w my 1.8t with 93 fuel. Hoping for more with the stroker. 1.8t isnt exactly cheap to build. Check how much cash you got first, and check how much vr6 vs 1.8t builds compare. They both have their power limits on stock internals. Check that too. And dont forget a front LSD. Good luck
shifter, little trees and extra fluids for me 😂😂😂
If they knew that in Brazil a two-door Golf MK4 is more expensive than a luxury car... and I forgot to say, you still can't find one for sale.
Yep, I'm definitely 4 out of 5 with my MK6 Golf TDI
Hahaha this made me laugh out loud because my 01 VR6 is everything except its running and the junk is piled in the trunk
A friend of mine had a 99 Beetle and I had to drive it home once. It had that floppy shifter. Couldn't get it into reverse for the life of me. Just kept going into 1st lol
You forgot about the smell of melted crayons
The best mk4 feature
@@HumbleMechanic i thought that was a joke until i got mine lol
@@jonytube same here
I think that was covered by the Little Tree air freshener(s).
@@williambennett9764 no amount of little trees will cover the crayon smell. It's part of the charm!:)
Usually the clutch or gearbox or automatic transmission die on these models
I've owned a couple of these few years ago I finally gave up and got a Toyota
A Ford coyote engine swap is a must
(Actually a LS swap)
notification squad, Have a nice weekend!🔥🔥🔥
No i think that’s just Americans
Never had Little Trees, def had sloppy shifter, even after adjusting.
I do not have extra fluids on my floor boards in my MKIV Jetta. I store mine in the trunk.
Floppy door card, check. Mess, no. 1.8t AGU Engine not running… for the first time in a very long time… only runs with MAF disconnected… but can’t find MAF part no. available many places anymore?!? 😢
MK4 old, I got a MK1 rabbit 1.6D pickup.
I have one would love to do a W8 swap
What did you buy now? 🧐
Door panel yes
Front seats got rips and headliner
My mk4 diesel jetta got totalled during slick driving conditions when a guy ran into me last december.
Made me sad. I had startrd fixing it up and tuning it.
.... the only thing i don't have is the dead engine. anyone know a good store to get those from?
Watching this while sitting in my garage next to my not running golf mk4😅😂
Sagging headliner, fender liner full of mud, broken door lock modules, rusted grounds from the pool of water that collects under the battery tray, coolant temperature sensor probably lol
Which model of golf came with 6 cylinder??
Mark 3, 4 and 5's. 3's were just FWD GTIs and 4's were FWD GTIs or AWD R32's and 5's were AWD R32's only.
The VR6 debuted in 1991 btw.
I have a 2001 Jetta 2.0 non turbo. I daily drive it and most of these are true lol.
Since when was mk4 older one? Even mk3 will never become classic.
Okay granpappy
thats why i got leon cupra 1,9 haldex 110kw becouse
How can I get the scratch off my VW ?
Mine is just a floppy door panel and falling apart interior, thankfully
Just described my mk5
That’s what I’m missing! A little tree
i just bought a 2007 Volkswagen golf gti turbo 2.0 in MINT condition for only $800
ill post it if yall want
My New Beetle. 🙄🙄 But it is running ... Barely.
aaaaand finally!!!! a dead engine....god that ending was superb hahahaha
Mine runs great!
Except when it's hot outside then it won't start
You forgot that no matter how the interior is smashed and how much air fresheners you have you cannot get rid of the crayon smell
Pull up the carpet and replace the padding. Apparently, it's the source of the smell reported in so many MK4 cars.
But what other car can handle 300k miles
Don't forget rusted front rockers
Thankfully this is a southern car so no rust
@@HumbleMechanic cries in Canada
Speak for yourself. None of our cars new or old is like that. :)
Mines only got the little tree 😁😁
Not mine. Almost 300k still boosting 22 lbs. 20th
You forgot the weird crayon smells of the plastic they used for the interior
Forgot to mention the cup holders lol
Maybe it’s just me, but I counted 7 things.
Two bonus things I guess. 🤓
What did you do to this poor boy
I bought it this way. LOL
@@HumbleMechanic Fix it please, this poor boy deserves better.
why do i feel attacked :P
i have all
German quality at its best
Nonsense. Bad joke. Mk4 is unbeatabale car. Top 10 europe if you want durability oh chassis.
1.9tdi excelent pereformer and undestructable. 1.6 105 hp petrol, very good engine, etc etc. Excelent walue for money.
definitely. got a '04 AXR TDI that's mint and runs like new at 500k+ km on board. it just seems like the ones exported/made in the US are so much worse at about everything
@@911connoisseur Similar here bro. 1.6 AZD 105 hp petrol. 6 years, near 90. 000km, one headlight bulb burned for all this time. Excelent all rounder. 320. 000 km on clock.
Feel attacked ahahahahauahuagauahau
Loved it 👌👍
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My mk4 has none of them
Idk, my mk4 is pristine
How dare you try to cover the crayon smell
That's the car that's broken
Sad.
Just like scotty says all the time that Vw is a garbage.😁
Charles I would love if u could rate my vw passat b5.5.
It was a total mess back then when I got it but now is almost totally mint condition (no globebox and rear ash tray)
My Passat b5.5 just died after like 10 years
@@snoopy5736 mine is still running somehow after 160 k miles and had overheating issues the last year.
@@starnethotmail mine died at 185k. Timing belt broke doing 70
Also never buy the garbage 01m auto version of an old vw. Absolutely garbage transmission.
Nope
i don't have any of that nonsense
None of those XD ig im lucky
Sounds like a you problem
Smells like crayons
Smells like glue
Clean your fithhy car and then it isnt disgusting!
😂😂😭😭😭😭