Getting the assist from a shop in New Hampshire, the Jetta got a whole new heart and drivetrain based on a 12-valve VR6 swap which relied on a mix of borrowed parts from both the MK3 GTI and ...

"We did 99% of the work on the cars from the body ... With the engine bay and interior empty, Tina got parts from a Mk3 Jetta VR6. "I bought the car from an auction," she noted.

The incident happened at a car meet, where the driver of a VW Golf Mk3 with a VR6 swap wanted to enter a road by doing a burnout. Apparently the car was too powerful and his right foot too heavy ...

The result was the VR6-powered Mk3. It had all sorts of luxury features that refined the experience, adding weight and complexity in the process. It wasn't as much a departure from the original ...

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