I myself am a scriocco man, but picking up a jetta... its a 92 built in
Germany and I don't see any visible GL or other identifiers outside on the
bumper... so what is it then? Just a Jetta? or a Jetta GL in disguise,
etc????? What's this jetta II stuff I see people talk about???

are u referring the Jetta Mk1, Mk2, Mk3, Mk4? if so it's prolly the
years/series that they were made. mk1 is from 80-84 mk2 85-91? not sure
something like that.

Chris wrote:

"Chris" <splashme_removethis_ (AT) canada (DOT) com> wrote

It's a second generation Jetta but you'll never see it badged as such.

There's no badge on the back? Should be a 'GL'. There were some base
Jettas (no 'GL' or 'CL'...just "Jetta") around 1988/89 in the US, but the
'92s in the US were GL, GLI, Carat, and ECOdiesel but the Canadian lineup
could have been different and had a base Jetta with no further trim level
specified.

What powertrain is it? If it's a 2.0 16V, congratulations...it's a GLI. If
it's a turbodiesel, it's an ECOdiesel. Else, it's probably a GL or Carat
1.8 8V. The Carat in some years had an extra 5hp over the GL because of a
dual downpipe.

1.8 L


"Matt B." <noway (AT) hellno (DOT) com> wrote

"Chris" <splashme_removethis_ (AT) canada (DOT) com> wrote

It's most likely a GL then but a dim possibility it could be a Carat...does
it have lux items like power windows? if so, it could be a Carat.

Would you believe me if I told you it's a Jetta 2.5? No? Good. Like someone
said earlier, the Mk 1, Mk 2, Mk3 and Mk4 correspond to build years and body
shapes. Mk 2's were '85-'92, but they had a mid-life refreshment in '89
which included doors without vent glass, bigger bumpers, Digifant ECU,
larger diameter steering column, etc. So, what you're looking at is a 2.5!

"Chris" <splashme_removethis_ (AT) canada (DOT) com> wrote