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For Sale/Looking For => Parts for Sale/Wanted => Topic started by: fredbear on January 11, 2010, 07:31:54 am

Title: FS: 1987 1.6 NA Jetta Diesel AUTOMATIC
Post by: fredbear on January 11, 2010, 07:31:54 am
Hi There. I have a 1987 NA Diesel with what I understand is a rare automatic transmission for sale.

Body in fair condition. Interior in good condition.  Transmission is perfect.

Starts and runs fine, nothing wrong with the car (except that it's a bit slow).

146,000 km (not miles). No idea what this thing is worth. Any suggestions/offers?
Title: Re: FS: 1987 1.6 NA Jetta Diesel AUTOMATIC
Post by: Rabbit on Roids on January 11, 2010, 09:06:22 am
Hi There. I have a 1987 NA Diesel with what I understand is a rare automatic transmission for sale.

Body in fair condition. Interior in good condition.  Transmission is perfect.

Starts and runs fine, nothing wrong with the car (except that it's a bit slow).

146,000 km (not miles). No idea what this thing is worth. Any suggestions/offers?

a BIT slow?!?

does a slug win in a drag race?
Title: Re: FS: 1987 1.6 NA Jetta Diesel AUTOMATIC
Post by: burn_your_money on January 11, 2010, 09:13:37 am
I don't find my mom's auto slow at all.
Title: Re: FS: 1987 1.6 NA Jetta Diesel AUTOMATIC
Post by: Rabbit on Roids on January 11, 2010, 09:53:35 am
I don't find my mom's auto slow at all.

i know, but i find ALL n/a diesels slow. 4spd, 5 spd or slushomatic, they are all slow with no boost. sure some of the pumped up n/a's are probably faster, but still not fast in my books.

an n/a with nitrous would probably be fast tho.
Title: Re: FS: 1987 1.6 NA Jetta Diesel AUTOMATIC
Post by: fredbear on January 11, 2010, 09:57:55 am
OK, so this is probably the slowest thing on the road (the auto box doesn't help much). But it's not that bad for tooling around town. And it's funny. I giggle every time I get behind the wheel in this thing. And it's surprisingly good in the snow.
Title: Re: FS: 1987 1.6 NA Jetta Diesel AUTOMATIC
Post by: Rabbit on Roids on January 11, 2010, 06:04:18 pm
lots of torque and no power to break the tires loose.
Title: Re: FS: 1987 1.6 NA Jetta Diesel AUTOMATIC
Post by: catlin_cava on January 11, 2010, 06:07:59 pm
there is a 91 Jetta Couple 1.6 NA automatic in my town with 700,000km on it... it takes the thing over a KM to go from 0 to 100KPH
Title: Re: FS: 1987 1.6 NA Jetta Diesel AUTOMATIC
Post by: RabbitJockey on January 11, 2010, 07:19:44 pm
i had an auto diesel rabbit, it ran really well and would actually spin the tires if ud power break a bit.  it was a nice car, just sucks on the highway thats all, they aren't any slower than a manual, they just drive different and have 3 really tall gears.  my rabbit awesome also the *** in the snow

me driving mine

0-60 1983 VW Rabbit Diesel Automatic (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ys6jVBWt3ms#)
Title: Re: FS: 1987 1.6 NA Jetta Diesel AUTOMATIC
Post by: Smokey Eddy on January 12, 2010, 01:11:18 am
Is that a video of an NA?
When my boost pipes leak/come off, my car isn't drivable in comparison to when its making even just 3-5 pounds of boost...
Title: Re: FS: 1987 1.6 NA Jetta Diesel AUTOMATIC
Post by: burn_your_money on January 12, 2010, 09:44:26 am
I think that is because of the exhaust restriction the turbo causes Eddy.
Title: Re: FS: 1987 1.6 NA Jetta Diesel AUTOMATIC
Post by: the caveman on January 12, 2010, 05:24:52 pm
Ever driven a rabbit with an automatic AND AC ...wow . I couldn't believe how slow it was. We had one for a while as a parts runner etc and i would take it every time i could in summer, just to experience how anyone could have made something so sslloooowwww.