I took my car to get a new timing belt I saw visible cracks on the side of the belt it was making a abnormal noise so I took it to my local mom and pop spot a timing belt is way to involved for me. They replaced pullys belt tensioner and water pump. I got it home the following day I started it and it was making a different sound. I took it back they said it was just the belt and they sprayed some belt conditioner on it but im not convinced i pulled the cover off and I have been keeping a eye on it. It was 1400 bucks i don't the money to get it redone not sure what I should do if I should be concerned. Im attaching a video of sound and photos of new belt it looks like its starting to fray or am I just uneducated on the matter.

It's time. 175k miles, it was my work horse till 2 weeks ago. We updated to something bigger as kids are getting big. Still runs great, I should not be getting rid of her. In Houston, if anyone is interested. 💔

Recently sold my Audi S3 for a 2025 Jetta Sport and finally had a chance to test eco mode yesterday. In not so perfect conditions, this car returns an impressive mid 40s mpg! For comparison, the S3 in the same situation typically returned 26.2 on premium fuel. Of course the Audi was substantially faster, but that’s not always important.

Conditions:
-Over 100 degrees, A/C on blast
-10% city, 15% stop and go, 75% highway
-Did not use ACC

Well done VW, the 2025 Jetta Sport is a solid car

Edit: 1.5t*

Now that they’ve been out for a bit now how have they been in the long run??? Anyone have 100k plus miles???

Bought the car brand new and the seepage has been present since the first few thousand miles- at almost 10k right now. Dealership of course says nothing to worry about.

Does anybody have similar experience? Is it the O-ring? Don’t want to accept that it is normal.

It’s keeps leaking coolant so I’m trying to find the part and fix it:(

Hey all, i wanted some suggestions on how i can mount an under seat fire extinguisher on my 25 Jetta highline under the drivers seat or passenger seat.

Any ideas are really appreciated. Possibly if i could get it under around 50-100 cad!!!

I had a 2019 Jetta SE that i bought new and got rid of in 2022, fast forward to today im looking to get back into a Jetta after being away from VW for 4 years.

When I went to look at new ones I saw they did away with the R Line trim which is a bummer because I really like the appearance of it.

Provides have obviously gone up so I was wondering what is the best bang for your buck with the Jetta trims?

Also why did they discontinue the R like? Also seems like the sport replaced the S also

It's not even the big stuff for me.

The red accents, the seats, the steering wheel, the subtle badging... the GLI has a lot of little details that make it feel special without trying too hard.

Anyone else appreciate those small touches?