Faults:

Nothing has gone wrong so far, Thou I bought this car used, The carfax is clean, not sure how accurate that is, my brakes seem to be a bit funny, which I notice when I purchased, I told the dealer about this, they said the brakes are new, yes the back brakes are new, which means the previous owner beat the hell out of it? Owell.. I have notice if you allow the car to idle (in Fl) for long periods of time, it tends to get a little hot, I do believe the Manual does mention not to do this and the manual also mentions starting the car and not letting it Idle for a long time when you first start it up.. Recommend to start and go.. THe oil change was a shock, it is recommened to use Mobil1 Synthetic Oil.. other wise your warranty could be voided.. Expensive Oil Change.. VW Recommends to change at 5000 mile thou.. instead of the normal 3000...

General Comments:

I like my car and I am happy with it, It is to my surprise quick. I can easily pass people on the highway at high speeds. The bad thing is I feel like I am going 45mph I look down and moving at 85mph? The Monsoon radio is good for a factory radio! The gas mileage is a bit more than I would like. I am driving this car on average 100 miles a day. It is comfortable and handles nicely. My Outside mirrors have defrost.. love that...

Faults:

Power loss & stalling.

I have recently experienced loss of power while driving on the highway/freeway. It doesn't happen on surface streets, but this is where the stalling occurs. Both times in a drive-thru of a fast food restaurant.

I took it into the dealer where they kept it for 2 days with no results. They told me nothing showed up in the diagnostics, nor in the test drive.

The car has stalled on me once since & it continues to lose power on the highway. I'm afraid it will leave me stranded at some point & I rather not wait. If anyone has had a similar experience please feel free to comment.

"Desperate"

General Comments:

Other than the specified problems, I have had a very good experience with my Volkswagen. I'm not sure how much has changed since the 90's, but the 00's have been very kind to me.

Faults:

Turbo was a fiasco just getting a replacement when it blew. Having the timing belt done the mechanic used the old snubber (found out they are not re-usable later) a destroyed the top end... had to rebuild it. Has perpetual leaks that flood the floor on the driver and passenger sides. Trans makes all kinds of sounds... I'm sure its not long for this world...

General Comments:

While the style is nice, and I like the leather interior, pick up and acceleration, and of course the gas mileage, there is a cost to buy and a cost to own... the cost to own far outweighs the cost of buying it... you have to have a back-up vehicle and lots of extra $$$ to own a Jetta!