Sadly, I just retired my 2000 jetta VR6. I bought it new in 1999.
292,000 miles
No major problems.
It still has the orginal clutch & orginal muffler! (the car was always garaged)
The heater fan crapped out, so with the winter we are having in the NE, I had to breakdown & get another car.
I just changed the oil (myself every 5000 miles), avoided potholes, never let my kids drive it,
and had it serviced when called for by the manual.
Most of all, I never "beat on it"
This is the third Jetta I took over 240000,
So, of course, I bought another one.
Used, this time, 78K miles, just broken in, saved a bundle.....