my 1st jetta...(stewie)

hi all,just won a jetta 1991 (j) 1.6 gx on ebay for 230 quid!!
"stewie" is very clean, dentless and blue in colour and i will be collecting him from the griffin house this saturday and i cant wait
do you think i should keep stewie totally original or buy him a new wardrobe?
i will post pics next week when he comes home and i have washed his face and hands lol

chat to y`all soon
dj ashmanhoe

Welcome!

Enjoy Stewie... but keep your eye on him at all times!

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anyone know where in the yorkshire area that can tell me how much it`ll cost to drop my jetta?

welcome to the family .
check out ebay for some coilovers, that where i got my 3 sets, not bad prices.

Hi and welcome to the club.

Looking forward to seeing pics of your new pride and joy and as for (wardrobe)? If you mean wheels/lowering ect there's never any harm in that. Body kit's Hmmm........ but each to there own i guess.

cheers guys for the advice...dont think i wanna spoil stewie by putting a kit on (boys dont wear skirts lol)..just wanna lower the little bugger and maybe a subtle set of alloys....missus is moaning already and i aint even collected him pmsl
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lower and wheels yeah body kits a no no

my jetta is a j-plate and ebay listing said it had power steering but its really heavy and i cant find the p/s filler bottle..anyone know if it has p/s or not? (gx model)
also gear stick has play in it? (any ideas?)
my clutch has to be pushed to floor to get in gears but bite quite high,is this a sign of a shite clutch?
good thing is that its got all new shocks on it and 4 new tyres(bonus
done 125 miles on the motorway on sunday hitting 90 and no steering wheel wobble unlike the missus 04 plate astra lol
what i really need is someone from yorkshire who is into jetta`s to come n look at stewie and offer to be my cheap mechanic!!

enough about little stewie...any dj`s on here that wanna buy 300-400 trance/dance vinyl(need cash for stewies new parts)

best sugestion buddy take a couple of photos of the engine bay and we will try to advise you that way

However having said that my last GX didnt have power stereing

our "h" jetta gx, aka"jill" has power steering
on the other hand our friend, "jetta_st" has a "j" jetta gx without power steering

will get pics up soon so that i can be advised on stewies steering issues.
would it be easy to fit power steering and what sort of price would it be please?
i need someone in yorkshire to be my mechanic...any offers?

just uploaded pic but they have gone somewhere else on here???
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lets hear your thoughts?

Im sorry to say it doesnt look like a power steering model to me

here are the pics though

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it doesn't say it has power steering.

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would it be an easy job to convert stewie to power steering and would it be expensive?
btw,gearbox has no oil whatsoever...maybe thats why gears feel dodgy!
adjusted clutch cable and now the pedal has no play at all(not a bad days work for a mechanical numpty lol)
IM STILL LOOKING FOR SOMEONE FROM YORKSHIRE AREA TO LOOK OVER MY JETTA TO SEE IF IT NEEDS ANY ATTENTION AS I AINT GOT A CLUE!!

im losing the will to keep him...i may decide to wait for tax to arrive and either sell him on ebay or on here..oh what do i do??
HELP ME!!!!

Beautifullllllll motorrrrrrrrrrr. You got exactly the same model and colour as me.

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Except Joan likes eating road... She's almost lost her front teeth a few times too.

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looks awesome on the floor,just need some nice boots!...mine may find itself 6 foot under it as its too heavy on the steering and shite brakes.
only had it 3 days and i wanna get shot of it already!
i really need someone from the yorkshire area to come n check mine over and tell me whats wrong or i`ll just cut my losses n sell it!
cost me 250 + 105 to tax for 6 months(still got mot til jan)
someone help me!

NEW BOOTS!!!! AHEM!!! When the centre caps are on they look deadddddd sexyyyyyy. May invest in some lightweights next year but i love the std steely dans.

Yeah give her at least a week to build your arm muscles up hahaha. Could be your tracking worth 30 notes if it is, that should lighten it up a touch. Sounds silly but keep your tire pressures up to what they should. Infactttt do that first before you see about tracking. You'll be surprised how much the steering lightens up.

will sort tyre pressure tomorrow.
mines a 91 `j` and aint got power steering...would it be a big job to convert to p/s?
checked my gearbox oil yesterday and its so dry im surprised it works at all(what oil do i use?)


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To be honest i dont think its worth putting P/S in the little 1.6 I'd wait till you drop a big lump in. Plus ive heard rumours that whacking P/S on the little but powerfull 1.6 kills the power a little?
Im not a big muscley guy and i have no trouble without P/S i think personnaly that you should just give her a little time and the love will take over. Andddd im not sure on the gearbox oil, But im sure if you go into your local motor-savers they can sort you out.

cheers mr blue,you are begining to restore my faith already.
did you drop ya jetta yourself and how much did it cost ya?
im not gonna change the engine as i only passed my test 3 months ago after 18 years of driving bans lol
wanna keep stewie totally original but drop him a bit(will rip him apart when i go to illegal field raves)

will only be keeping him til may next year as im taking over the finance on missus mk 5 astra so it`ll be up for grabs...maybe you`d like a matching pair? lol

Haha no worries. Yeah me and my buddy did. Coil Overs cost £200 and if youve got some car savvy buddies you'll have it slammed in a few hours. It cost me 2 wispas for the labour. Lol.

UP FOR GRABS!!! I hope your gonna be eating your hat next May. Butt I may take her off your hands if your not too far away and shes been looked after. But a few months of Jetta driving and you'll be wanting a bigger lump in her end of next year.

i live in yorkshire.
lets see how i feel in may lol
cheers dude,will chat again when i have oiled up the gearbox n sorted the steering.

been driving the old shed for a while now and i still feel like getting my angle grinder out lol.
im now looking to get rid now so if anyone want him he`s got his bags packed and waiting for new foster parents!!!
its taxed,mot`d,and has new rear shox,pretty tidy for an 18 year old!!
500 and its yours...unless you get me a merc c180 with t+t and i`ll swap??
missus aint too happy,but women are never happy unless they are the ones who are spending!
well folks i either sell the f*cker or it`ll just sit on the drive till it rots away....surely a jetta lover can save him??