Awesome! I’m a sucker for Jetta IIIs.
My first -new- car was a 1996 VW Jetta GLX VR6. Black with black leather and a 5MT. Back then, 160lb-ft was a big deal in a little car.
I put Neuspeed springs and custom shocks on the car, and it was like a go-cart.
Wasn’t much of a winter car, though… FWD with lots of low-end torque makes for tons of wheel spin.
I didn’t know jack about winter tires back then, either. The car came with 205/50 R15 high performance tires that turned the car into Fred Flintstone’s chariot when the temperature dropped below freezing. That first Chicago winter was rough.