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mk6 here
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Only if you do the Bosch CP3 swap and maybe delete the emission system. The CP3 swap is required for long term durability, but this is also a problem with big ass Diesel trucks in the USA.
As for the 2.5, I've seen crackheads driving the Jettas so that should tell you everything about how durable they are.
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@PhenomX6 @adachi @Hoss @meso is it good? my prejudices say 95% of all cars that were made after 2010 suck, and after 2016, ALL cars are dogshit
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The main issues in the MK6 from my knowledge aside from the TDI specific ones are the clock spring, headlights burning out for some reason (that crackhead owners are too lazy to replace), and water getting into the low mounted blower horn and killing it. You can replace them with disc horns and it won't kill it as easily.
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@PhenomX6 @adachi @Hoss @meso huh, the most i know that the mk3 suffers from is the shitty alloy it has for front quarterpanels and maybe other body parts so they rot easily
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Also this was before they began to have the shitty "network connected" stuff in the cars (which no longer works on the MK7 because of the 3g shutdown LOL), and it's the last gen based on the PQ35 platform (which lasted a long time in the USA market because of the Passat). There's lots of jank shit on upgrading head units with later ones that cost tons of money because it also has to be "unlocked" (you can't just pull one from a junked car).
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@PhenomX6 @adachi @Hoss @meso crackhead jetta
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I've literally seen one at my old job owned by one or so.