1998 Volkswagen Jetta GT review from North America

When we bought the car in 1998, after about 3 weeks the tape deck stopped working. This was not a huge deal because we had the 6 cd changer installed.

We replaced the starter two times within a course of 2 years, which was extremely expensive.

We had to replace the exhaust after it nearly fell off the car.

We had to replace the emergency brake cables because they rusted away.

The catalytic converter fell apart.

Clamps holding on the exhaust system rusted right off the car, causing the exhaust to make this awful noise, and not to mention the bill that came with it.

Every time we go out in big rain storms the car stalls out.

The sound system has turned to crap, and I tried to replace it and the radio would not work at all.

The car seems to have lost its power over the years.

I love this car, when its not broken. I have had the car in the garage more than I have driven it, or so it seems. It handles very well around turns, or down any road for that matter, however it has shown me it is a bad car. I was not pleased with the bills from the garage either.

For the first couple of years the car was a dream to own. When we hit 90,000 miles it seems things were programed to default.

Style wise, I give it 1.5 thumbs up. Because Volkswagen could have done better, but did well. I looks sexy driving down the road.