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I have a 2011 VW Jetta VI 1.6TDI (manual) with 190000km on the clock. Last week the steering wheel controls and hooter stopped working and the airbag light came on. According to VW I have to replace the slip ring and control unit at a cost of R11k, but I am still investigating if I can get it done cheaper somewhere else.
I have been pondering for a while now if I should replace the Jetta with a newer model (2014/2015 1.6tdi manual with less than 90000km). Budget is +-R200000.
Would you recommend any other vehicles in the same class as the Jetta (i.e. family sedan, good fuel consumption)?
 
I am mostly considering a sedan, but might also look at something like the X Trail as it also has good fuel consumption.
 
gjm said:
I have a 2011 VW Jetta VI 1.6TDI (manual) with 190000km on the clock. Last week the steering wheel controls and hooter stopped working and the airbag light came on. According to VW I have to replace the slip ring and control unit at a cost of R11k, but I am still investigating if I can get it done cheaper somewhere else.
I have been pondering for a while now if I should replace the Jetta with a newer model (2014/2015 1.6tdi manual with less than 90000km). Budget is +-R200000.
Would you recommend any other vehicles in the same class as the Jetta (i.e. family sedan, good fuel consumption)?
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According to your other previous posts you live in Free State, there's very few cars available, are you willing to purchase from another province or just from Free State?
 
Maybe consider looking at cars that have around 110'000km on the clock. Most cars for sale with 90'000km on the clock are normally due for their cambelt service ($$$$) which is why people tend to sell around this mark. At least if you look for something 15 or 20k km later, you will skip the need to do it yourself and save yourself a bit of cash.

What is the annual mileage you will be putting on the car?
 
You should fix the old car regardless. You'll get a very bad price for it with that problem if you try and sell it or trade it in.
 
PhireSide said:
Maybe consider looking at cars that have around 110'000km on the clock. Most cars for sale with 90'000km on the clock are normally due for their cambelt service ($$$$) which is why people tend to sell around this mark. At least if you look for something 15 or 20k km later, you will skip the need to do it yourself and save yourself a bit of cash.

What is the annual mileage you will be putting on the car?
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Sounds like good advise, but maybe you should mention as well, that you need to check if it was indeed replaced. :)
 
Sumen said:
According to your other previous posts you live in Free State, there's very few cars available, are you willing to purchase from another province or just from Free State?
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Yes, Jhb is only 2 hours away. Mostly looking at cars in Gauteng.
 
Yes, I will first fix my car before selling or trading in. I have been offered trade-in values ranging from R75 000 to R110 000.
 
While I'm no VW fanboi and would recommend replacing it with a proper non-VAG alternative - in this case I would spend the money and fix it. That car still have a lot of give.
 
 
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Rouxenator said:
While I'm no VW fanboi and would recommend replacing it with a proper non-VAG alternative - in this case I would spend the money and fix it. That car still have a lot of give.
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Seconded. Unlike a French or Swedish car, a fault like that is not the start of a house of cards coming down.
 
Rouxenator said:
While I'm no VW fanboi and would recommend replacing it with a proper non-VAG alternative - in this case I would spend the money and fix it. That car still have a lot of give.
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Kind of agree with this guy, my work caddy diesel is now sitting on 263k km and still soldiers on without a problem, even though it faces daily abuse by bad drivers.
 
LCBXX said:
Seconded. Unlike a French or Swedish car, a fault like that is not the start of a house of cards coming down.
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The plan was to drive it to ar least 250000km, but I guess I got paranoid when the steering wheel controls stopped working.
 
gjm said:
The plan was to drive it to ar least 250000km, but I guess I got paranoid when the steering wheel controls stopped working.
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Give it a chance, if other electronics start going bad then you can look for alternatives. In the past year I have learned that with modern cars it is seldom a house of cards, even if it's French. (he said while being nervously unsure about when the mechanic will call him with news on the power steering)
 
Thanks for all the comments.
The best trade-in I can get for my current Jetta is R110 000. I am looking at a 2014 Jetta 1.6tdi comforline, manual with 61000km at R210000 which means I am paying R100 000 for 2011 vs 2014 and 190000km vs 61000km. How do I decide if it is worth it?
 
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