The lower end Jettas do feel rental grade; even Chevy learned that and the 2017 Cruze has significantly more padding & soft-touch panels whereas the VW still has hard plastics galore. The SEL & GLI models do have a nicer center stack & accents to break up the black-on-black hard plastics of the SE.

I agree with you, I'm considering buying a jetta I was shown the Base model and it was nice, but it had little details, like hard plastic on the handles and parts of the console. I have a 2004 legacy and apart from the lower end of the cabin, it's all padded. The Jetta had fabric on the upper part of the doors, but still felt a bit cheap compared with the Legacy. Having said that, I really liked the interior space, even better than the mazda 6,which I also considered buying

I think they are the best value in the market right now. how can you argue for the price and what you get. a base model has everything you need for the most part. I was shocked when I looked at them. I restore old ones and hated them for many years but the diesel got me back to them. But the new jetta is shocking and a great value almost diesel MPG. engine compartment roomy enough to get it serviced and repaired just all around well designed. But i am still waiting for the engineering flaws. They always have them some things never change. but I think if I was buying a new car I would highly consider a jetta.

Rick Feeney how much were they, did you buy cash???

Milk 2 Percent My friend just bought a brand new S trim for $13.9k

Im buying one soon for 10k with 2k miles honestly a bargain; you could get two of these for the price of a brand new civic

Vincent O I've driven a 1.8T, it's definitely an improvement.

what happened? Defect situation ??

brorowcarwiz Yes, it has Apple CarPlay and it works well.

Ty Smith The previous-gen was much nicer feeling and the Golf is also much nicer feeling since it's on the MKVII platform. The next-gen Jetta is due out soon and will be a huge improvement when it finally makes the switch to the MQB platform.

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It strikes me as a little silly too.I guess at least they're not into touching little kids.

NELSON LOPEZ If you lived with a 2006-2010 Jetta for seven years like me, you'd feel very short-changed with the interior quality. If not, then most people probably won't care which is why it sells.

Cameron Fahking Rogers It's probably my second favorite car in its class behind the Volkswagen GTI. I'd take the GTI for the more refined styling both inside & out and also overall build quality and driving refinement. I just don't think I have it in me to buy a Ford with actual real money again for a while after my previous experiences.

szaki Only had the car for a day, but based on experience with a 2018 Golf that has an even larger engine and a similar 6spd auto and size, you should easily be able to get that kind of mileage on the highway.

Nic Jennings Not seriously, briefly thought it would be cool to lease a base one as a second car, but that's way too much money to spend for me.

They’re pretty decent in the snow overall

grifster981234567890 Nope! It's a keeper!

Neil Joseph white or light blue

Funny you say that I'm actually looking at pure white or silk blue metallic right now. Which do you think looks better?

Neil Joseph silk blue metalic, but sone will say its a girly color

Really? I was thinking white would be considered more of the girly color. Tough choice!

Neil Joseph i was thinking a lighter blue but i would say go with the blue it looks good night and day where the white looks good during the day and needs lots of maintenance

1.4 liter

Ok thank you, I just got one and it's nice and fast too

sir snow me to!!!!

robert gryca nice bro I hate how it says 160 on the dash but won't pass 124.. Wtf lol

I would say so!

bos ik fun!

disconnect the ABS fuse and traction control goes with it :)

Very ancient! The MKVII Golf is a vast improvement over this thing!

@mercmilan06 The difference is that in Europe Jetta has much more soft platics inside in all trims, much more engine options etc. US Jetta was dumbed down for the US market to keep the price below $20k. On the other hand Japanese cars are pretty expensive here, Honda just reeased pricing for the new Civic hatchback (they released the sedan about a year ago in the US) and it's crazy. Base Civic with 1.0 turbo engine costs pretty much as much as VW Golf in the mid trim but - it has neither AC nor stereo! Base version of 1.5T engine (with the AC and radio) costs as much as some entry midsize sedans like Peugeot 508 or Ford Mondeo (Fusion) with 1.5-1.6 turbo engines producing 165-180hp.

Nobody buys them? But why are you here then?

That. Guy.From.Marz It's not all shit, but it is very outdated and a big contrast from the quality of the Golf. Lots of people think the Jetta is just a Golf with a trunk, it's not in this generation.

ER B I completely agree. I would take a base Golf over a loaded Jetta any day.

doen'st Jetta with leather feel better than Golf's cloth seats? What about 16 inch in Jetta compared to 15 inch Golf?? Would appreciate your comments!