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Originally Posted by ricosuave
there is some misconception in this thread...
first off, they were not made only in mexico. if your serial number begins with 3vw, it was, but if it is wvw, then it is german made, there are others that i cant remember right now...
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When I was looking to buy back then (was considering a Jetta) and hung out on the VW boards they were saying that the first digit wasn't always the way to tell, they said the best way was to look at the 11th # of the VIN. M was Mexico, and pretty much any other letter was different places in Germany except for P being Brazil and some others I forget.
But at that time all Jettas for North America were being assembled in Mexico (or so the people on the VW forums said), and his is from the same time so that's why I said it was made in Mexico.
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third, do not take the car to a 'stealership' that is just asking to be raped. find a good local mechanic or shop (cough tunedub cough) and stick with them.
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Second that. I've tried Two Square Auto who say they're German car repair specialists, but almost everything they've fixed on my car has broken again (amazingly enough just beyond the warranty for the repair). Nice to deal with, but I'll try somewhere else for my next repair.
Still expensive to repair though.