Thanks to those that responded to my plea for Carfax.
The info retrieved on the wife's new 02 Jetta Wagon with a VR6 was
unremarkable.

Following an hour drive to the VW dealer, the car was delivered Monday and
after waiting a half hour; the head mechanic and I took a test ride. As the
car's AT usually only slipped when warmed up, I was concerned that it might
not act up.  After ten minutes he put it in the shop and twenty minutes
later the service manager was handing me the keys to a rental car and
telling me that a new transmission had already been ordered... all NO
CHARGE.  Yahoo, no hassles!

Tuesday afternoon the SM called and said the Jetta was ready for pick up.

Tomorrow I will put it to the test in a 17 hour drive to coastal VA and
back.
Stephen Steele*
Chillicothe OH
'91 Caravelle  "Hans"... Now with Son #1
'87 Westy      "Franz"
'84 Westfalia  "Fritz"
'82 Caddy VW Diesel P.U.     Unknown future????
'90 Jetta GL  18yo Sons'   "together" car.  SOLD!!!
'74 MGB  My first car...yep, I've kept it since '74
'93 Chevy S-10
'91 Jetta Diesel   My daily driver
'02 Jetta Wagon VR6  Wife's car
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> Subject: Need an after-the-fact  Carfax search....Please
> Anyone with an active Carfax account.... your Pmail reply would be much
> appreciated.
> The barn door is open, the horse is out in the field enjoying the oats, but...
> After three weeks, my wife's "new" 02 Jetta Wagon VR6 has developed a slipping
> feeling in shifting from 3rd to 4th gear (AT).  It is under warranty but just
> for background info I would like to have any negative stats on the car before
> I go to the VW dealer and bitch a lot.
> She likes the car a lot, I love it... I want to make it clear to the dealer
> that we expect this and any other problem(s) to be fixed in a timely and
> professional manner. Their sales staff was anything but that.
> ... Going out in the cold and dark, looking for the damned horse after
> shutting the damned door.
> Reminds me of a sign over a low door in a very narrow stairway in an old inn
> in the cottage country of England which says, "Duck or Grouse".
> I didn't duck and now I'm grousing.
> --
> Stephen
> Chillicothe OH
>