2003 Volkswagen Jetta GLS review from North America

So far nothing has gone wrong if you don't count 3 bulbs replaced and all four tires replaced at 55,000 miles. Oh, I forgot, the windshield washer fluid idiot light was dysfunctional... I just had the dealer disconnect it.

This is a marvelous little car. It's sold as a five seater which is presumptuous... the back seat will hold two adults provided they have no legs. Just not a lot of room back there, but my dog loves it. The front buckets are great and the mechanical adjustments work very well. After 90,000 plus miles I am still getting an average highway/city mileage of over 45 miles per gallon. The car has good pickup and passing power and easily goes 700 miles on a tank full highway driving. With diesel fuel these days a little cheaper than gas, you can't beat this. Since you pay more for a diesel than a gasser, you have to drive it a lot of miles to make it pay. I figured that after 50,000 miles, I started paying half in running costs over a gasser. The newer ones are not quite as economical since they're a bit bigger and have cylinders.