Here's what it looked like. Juat a little rust and duct tape and spray foam. The "black hole" is magnetic after the gas door rusted off. Whatever it took.

After 14 years the Jetta City in no longer in my possession. Was it right to get rid of it? I still wonder. It had grown to be part of me. Something you could joke about. The mechanic I had loved the car. Many looked at it and wondered how it stayed together. It did. It never let me down,German engineering. I donated it to the Salvation Army. Some queried "They took it?".
Yes they did. Some even offered to buy it. They will also take none running vehicles. So here's it's final pics. Good bye little car,it was a great run. Lets hope your replacement lasts as long,if not longer.