To be fair, I started driving this car when it was fairly well used. But given that it only had about 160,000kms on it, I guess I had hoped it would be in a little better shape. Its needed a good few repairs done to it, though I will say they were more affordable repairs than I expected. Given that it's a sedan, it's not GREAT on fuel, but not awful either, just average. The biggest thing I like about this car is the size and the comfort. It's a fairly wide car and it has a lot of trunk space, so it's a great travelling car when packing heavy (like camping!) and it handles the roads in the winter well because of its size (no getting stuck in the snowbanks for me). I would recommend it for those features, otherwise fairly standard car.

This is the second diesel jetta, and I like this one as much as I did the first time. Since I make frequent drives to visit family and friends more than 2 hours away, the diesel fuel economy makes a big difference in terms of fuel costs. He drives smoothly, I enjoy the leather seating inside, and I love the overall look of the car. The only things I would say need to be improved is that the buttons around the radio and parts on the wheel have peeled away so it looks fairly rough and buttons aren't really labelled anymore because of it, and that due to how the car runs, it tends to roll backward just a little when I'm stopped on a hill. In a town full of hills and people who tailgate, it's a bit unnerving at times. All around though, I love the car and I know as a volkswagon, it will last a long time.