1984 VW Jetta Mk1 1.6 Diesel in winter wonderland

Decided to take her on an 800 mile trip in Northern Ontario to see a friend over the weekend.
All went well until the last 30 miles when a water hose decided to blow up.....
At the time of shooting it, the outside temp was -19C. with -24C overnight. No access to blockheater.. She sounded pretty bad :)

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Autos & Vehicles

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• vw
• diesel
• jetta
• 1.6D
• cold

[pwned2888]

Love the car mate! And Kermit the Frog on the radio :P

[evillemaniac92]

vw diesel.... best vehicles made

[Artarous]

same motor of my van :p

[BengtHansves]

Nice shot! It looks like somewhere in Sweden! The same road ("motorväg" = highway), the same landscape, the same winterweather etc.! Blockheaters (SE "motorvärmare") is a must! Especially if you drive an elderly VW DIESEL but when it runs it can run hour after hour! I see your Jettas speedometer is graded in km/h

Regards!

// B former owner of a VW Golf DIESEL 1983 !!

[derka1]

same year as mine but not deisel oh well got mine running again today after 5 months love it!!!!

[Bullydogairsoft]

How fast are you crusing? and whats your mileage?

[Kbrusky15]

@Seattlecarnut

heck yes!

[Seattlecarnut]

Nice sounding car. I've always liked early VW Jettas, particularly diesels.

[Kbrusky15]

actually pretty quiet inside for being a diesel!