2006-08 VW Jetta: who has one/knows someone who has one?

[rnch]

i had one for a rental the last 3 days...was impressed with it.

BUT

i have heard horror stories about vdub's build quality and reliability; espically on models assembled south of the border.

is their an easy way to tell if a jetta is german or mexican assembled? a key letter or number to look for on the VIN strip, perhaps?

your thoughts/opinions/experiences, pls...

 

[pdaddyII]

Had a friend with an 06, he loved it until he totaled it going too fast on ice. They are good cars from what I hear. he still hung onto the trunk emblem so I'm pretty sure he loved that car.

 

[Sean Scott]

I have a 99 jetta with 130,000 miles, had a gasket cover problem that was a pain to have them fix. I have replaced most of the ball joints and bearings but the body looks great and people are impressed with how old but how nice the car still looks.

 

[gotmilk]

I bought my mom a 2007 Passat and she loves it. Only had one small problem with it. The plastic gas cap froze and cracked....which is a problem you will not have where you live.

They are great in the Winter here....decent on gas...pretty comfortable too. Most people forget that the newer VW's are built in a joint deal with Audi.

 

[jnef]

I bought my mom a 2007 Passat and she loves it. Only had one small problem with it. The plastic gas cap froze and cracked....which is a problem you will not have where you live.

They are great in the Winter here....decent on gas...pretty comfortable too. Most people forget that the newer VW's are built in a joint deal with Audi.

im a big fan of the interior of a car......vdub doesnt do it for me

for the price bmw/merc still has my pick

 

[gotmilk]

what's the new smaller BMW's? 1 series?

 

[jnef]

what's the new smaller BMW's? 1 series?

yea that would be cute for a chick but to cramped for a grown man imo - lol and not a fan of the 1's interior either - i guess im jus picky

 

[gotmilk]

haven't seen them yet......

 

[jnef]

haven't seen them yet......

very tiny.....makes the 3 series feel like a 7

here you go

http://www.bmwusa.com/Standard/Content/Vehicles/2008/1/1Explore.aspx

 

[rnch]

im a big fan of the interior of a car......vdub doesnt do it for me

for the price bmw/merc still has my pick

the interior was the first thing i admired about the jetta...very rich looking but restrained, classy in a quiet refined way...reminds me of the audi interiors that i cannot afford, dammit.

as for price....bmw doesn't have anything close to the price of a jetta.





STILL concerned about quality control and reliability 2 years down the road....