Well I realize it has been a couple of years but I'm bored at work so I thought I would throw in an update/closing remarks on this car. The Jetta was retired due to the engine cradle starting to pull away from the subframe and a few other "major" body issues. I sold the rims off the car and ended up selling both the Carat I had on the road and the one I had for parts to a friend who wanted the "goodies" off of them. Eventually the cars were stripped and sold for scrap. I saved a few parts from each before I let the cars go. I've actually used a few bits here and there along the way with my other assorted cars.