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Originally posted by jkarolyi
The 2.0 is the latest iteration of the original 1.7 liter engine that came in the '75 VW Rabbit, VWs first water-cooled car. It's notoriously long-lived and tough, but perhaps the quality of assembly has slipped in recent years.
Do they make the engines in Mexico or import them from Germany? I know that most New Beetles and Jettas/Golfs are made in Mexico. Perhaps the assembly quality isn't the same when you pay your workers $3 an hour rather than $30.
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the 2.0 as we know it was changed int the current style in 98 with the beetle. the iteration you are talking about was last used as a 16v "bubble block" in the Passat and 16v gti/gli from 90-92. the aba 2.0 in the a3 chassis cars is a derivation on the design with most everything save the bolt on items being different. The deck height was increased by 16 mm to allow designers to increase the stroke while keeping the same proven bore centers. The later 2.0 that is in the 01 jetta is is another derivative of this one, it is pretty far removed from the early 2.0's ...however it keeps the basic design. The quality is actually way up on these MX built units,really it is, but they sold a heck of alot more of these cars than they did the previous generations so the problems are more easily found. Mexican vw workers make a rather good pay for their industry level in Mx (about $12-17 hourly)and are probably better at their skills than most American Union people on a good day and at least equal on a bad one. I am a car guy through and through, I have always had Porsches and muscle cars as a fun car, but as a daily driver I would never be without my VW's. I am hoping to be able to afford a TDI or V8 Toureg when i get tired of my Tundra.