I USED THIS AS A COMMUTER CAR AND STILL USE IT WHEN I RETURN TO MARYLAND. I AM LIVING IN CALIFORNIA NOW 99% OF THE TIME SO I DON'T NEED IT. I JUST PUT A NEW BATTERY IN IT AND ALL THE TIRES ARE GOOD. RADIO MAKES A CRACKLING NOISE SOMETIMES WHEN YOU ADJUST THE SOUND. IT DOES HAVE AN EXHAUST LEAK AFTER THE MUFFLER. I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN 2007 WITH 152334 MILES ON IT AND IT HA SERVED ME GREAT. I DO NOT HAVE TO ADD OIL BETWEEN CHANGES AND IT RUNS GREAT. LOTS OF POWER. THE HEARTER AND A/C WORK GOOD ALSO. HAS 292000 MILES AND STILL DRIVEN DAILY. HAS EXHAUST LEAK AFTER MUFFLER HAS SOME RUST AND NUMEROUS SCRATCHES. SMALL DENTS NO HRADLINER. CLEAR TITLE IN MY NAME. THE CAR HAS NEVER BROKEN DOWN ON ME. SHARRET VOLKSWAGON IN HAGERSTOWN MD HAS ALWAYS DONE THE OIL CHANGES AND TIMING BELT FOR ME. I DROVE IT 80 MILES ONE WAY TO BALTIMORE 5 DAYS A WEEK. IN 1997 IT WAS INVOLVED IN A SMALL ACCIDENT ON RR. I DON'T BELIEVE IT WAS SEALED PROPERLY. ALSO IN 2009 I TAPPED THE BUMPER OF ANOTHER CAR. OK MAYBE A HARD TAP. IT BENT THE RF FENDER AND THAT IS WHY THERE IS RUST THERE. NO DASH LIGHTS ON. A PIECE OF THE DASH FELL OUT BUT THE LIGHT IS STILL THERE. I WOULD DRIVE THIS CAR ACROSS COUNTRY. SUNROOF WORKS FINE BUT A PLASTIC PIECE BROKE. HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE OPERATION. CLUTCH AND TRANSMISSION GOOD. NOTHING EVER DONE TO THEM. THIS CAR WAS MADE IN GERMANY AND IT IS WELL MADE[ EXCEPT FOR DOOR HANDLES]. CALL RON 301 991 4372 I AM IN CALIFORNIA. UT THE CAR IS IN MARYLAND. I HAVE SOMEONE WHO CAN DELIVER THE CAR. $500. 00 DEPOSIT WITHIN 24 HRS PLEASE. GOOD TIRES ON THE CAR