it’s gonna be a long walk

I’m about to drop $800 in maintenance on my car. Two of the most expensive things that need to be done on it are because the people who worked on it over a year ago put in the wrong parts. So I need new spark plugs, a new Mass Airflow Sensor (MAF), a new Air Filter, and a few other items. Awesome.

After owning my car since August of 2001 I can say that I’ve been pretty happy with it. I hear all these horror stories about Jettas but I haven’t really had much trouble. Mostly just a sensor here, or a filter there. I just hit 100,000 miles on it, and it seems like I’ll have another 100K if I keep up the maintenance.

Major maintenance History

• 2002 – Windows falling into door due to heat in Arizona and incorrect grade of plastic (it melted) for the heat. WARRANTY WORK
• 2003 – 6 CD Changer functions poorly, fixed at Idaho Falls dealer. WARRANTY WORK
• 2003 – Noticed Seat warmer broken in drivers seat, fixed in Idaho Falls. WARRANTY WORK
• 2003 – Backed into a curb and caused muffler to fall off… had to get it re-welded.
• 2007 – 80,000 checkup and misc. fixes. Mass Airflow Sensor replaced, timing belt replaced, etc..
• 2008 – No check engine light
• 2009 – 100,000 checkup + fix for check engine light. Vacuum hose, MAF, fuel filter, air filter (due to previous wrong install), fix driver side door latch, fix spark plugs (improper gap from previous install).