2001 Volkswagen Jetta GLI review from North America

Absolutely nothing has gone wrong with my VW! This car has worked flawlessly. I have had to take it in for a safety recall on a break light switch, but the brake lights were working, it was done as a precaution. Very reliable car!

For a vehicle with such sedate styling, this car will shock anyone with its acceleration. The way this car performs will shock anyone driving it for the first time. Under aggressive driving I'll smell the catalytic converter though. My car is fully loaded with every option available for the year 2001 and it is a vast difference from my old truck. I got my truck last October and it has a big block V-8 with straight pipes out the sides and a 4 speed on the floor. When I needed a new car, because I'm going off to school in the fall, I wanted something that would give me good performance, but my parents would agree was safe and sedate enough because I am 17 my parents would have to sign for it regardless that I am paying for it. When I first drove a VR6 Jetta, it was to prove a point, because I thought it was a slow, sedate, "safe," greeny car. My mother and I got in and, by accident of course, I peeled out. I knew I wanted that car because it was something my folks and I could agree on. When my mother finally had a chance to drive it a month later she did the same thing, by accident. This car I love more than my truck in every sense with the exception of the way the engine sounds. You can't beat the big angry sound of straight pipes on a big block 460. My Jetta makes an excellent replacement!