[Turbomania]

VW's suggested price for the 99 GLS 1.8 Turbo was $19,000.00. I ordered this car in April, 99 and took delivery the very end of June, 99. It had the "Luxury Package" and the partial leather package as factory options in addition to a $525.00 delivery charge pushing the price up to the total of $21,375.00My car with all it's options is really a GLX except for the anti-skid program or what ever VW was calling it in the very beginning. I had a center console from an 02 installed a 2 1/2 years later. It's EPA rated at 25 MPG city/31 MPG highway. This car was one of the very first 1.8 turbo engined cars imported from Mexico and has the 170 HP tuned engine from a Audi TT. I had it dynoed 6 months after I got it just to make sure. That same tuned engine was also used in other models that made use of this 1.8 turbo engine. At any rate, even in 1999 a NB could indeed cost over $22,000 and thats without any dealer installed options. My rear hatch has been adjusted a couple of times for incomplete un-latching and still does it every so often. There are instructions on how to do this yourself in these forums. It's not too hard. The gas lid unlatcher is a little more difficult but it can be adjusted by yourself with instruction found here. MAX MPG I've seen in my car is 52 MPG while driving west on I 90 in Montana, A/C off, windows up, about 50 degrees outside, very level highway driving at 50 MPH and with an extremely light foot. It's just too hard to resist that Turbo and the Montana state polices lax speeding policy!!! Of course I've also seen 17 MPG too climbing mountains in Colorado using high altitude gas(87 octane) with the A/C on... Oh well, This is still the best car I have ever had! JK