The alternator is going to go next, then the P/S pump, if the headgasket doesn't blow first (headgasket is moot, if you're getting a rebuilt vs. fixing existing).

Then again, the car was free to begin with, so you if you spent $4k, would you end up with a $4k car?

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09 Jetta TDI
1985 300D