2011 VW Jetta sucks.

[darent]

I had an 88 VW Fox in college. Believe it was made in Mexico. Biggest piece of crap I've ever driven with the 04 Subaru Legacy Wagon coming in a close second.

I have to agree with the 04 subie. I own a 2000 outback and was looking to upgrade and test drove a 04 outback with 32000 miles. first they wanted way to much for it and the rest of the car just felt cheapened, It had horrendous wind & road noise, jerky brakes that mushed out and couldn't track a straight line to save its life. my 2000 only has 60000 so I decide to keep it, it is a lot quieter, and subies are not known to be quiet cars, heated seats and mirrors and the rest of the winter package,also a manuel tranny. that 04 was clean on the dealer carfax, but it didn't ride like it.

 

[dmc]

I get Jettas for rental cars from time to time.. They are low end..

And in no way resemble the drive or feel of my Tiguan.

I love my Tiguan way more then my Foresters.. There... i said it...

 

[bvibert]

I had an 88 VW Fox in college. Believe it was made in Mexico. Biggest piece of crap I've ever driven with the 04 Subaru Legacy Wagon coming in a close second.

You won't find too many people that think the Fox was a good car. We've had a few Golfs and Jettas from that vintage that were good to us though. I have many fond memories of my 87 GTI...

 

[campgottagopee]

When I lived in VT one of my housemates owned a second generation Scirocco---way cool car!!! Whenever we could get it to start we drove that thing all over the place.

 

[dmc]

When I lived in VT one of my housemates owned a second generation Scirocco---way cool car!!! Whenever we could get it to start we drove that thing all over the place.

I had one of those... Sweet ride... Fast as shti.. Put ski racks on the hatch - became the car of choice for ski trips..

 

[mlctvt]

I have many fond memories of my 87 GTI...

+1, I had a 1986 GTI that I bought new. Great car.
That one was made in the USA, I think in the Westmoreland plant that now makes big screen Sony TVs

 

[darent]

I get Jettas for rental cars from time to time.. They are low end..

And in no way resemble the drive or feel of my Tiguan.

I love my Tiguan way more then my Foresters.. There... i said it...

what is the price difference between a forester and a tiguan. foresters go for about 22000 not stripped

 

[RootDKJ]

When I lived in VT one of my housemates owned a second generation Scirocco---way cool car!!! Whenever we could get it to start we drove that thing all over the place.

I slept in one camping once. Not so good as a tent, but does an pretty good job at keeping the bears out.

 

[Puck it]

When I lived in VT one of my housemates owned a second generation Scirocco---way cool car!!! Whenever we could get it to start we drove that thing all over the place.

Had one of those too in graduate school. Loved it. It was set up for auto cross.

 

[dmc]

what is the price difference between a forester and a tiguan. foresters go for about 22000 not stripped

I think 23 or 24 stripped

 

[darent]

I think 23 or 24 stripped

not bad, I was thinking more.. was comparing a outback to a passat 4motion wagon

 

[darent]

I think 23 or 24 stripped

not bad, I thought it would be more. comparing a outback to a passat 4motion wagon the price diff is a lot

 

[skidmarks]

Happy Mostly VW Guy

Let's start by saying I never bought a VW Fox!
I had a bad experience with a 1985 Mercury Lynx (Ford Escort) and to say I would never again buy a Ford product again would sound kind of retarded in my opinion.
I had a couple of Honda Civic's and they never got over 200,000 mile on them before they were shot.
My 2000 Golf had over 180K on it when I sold it to my friend's son. He still drives it!
I'm in a 2004 Golf with 68K on it still drives like new
My Wife loves her 2009 Jetta Wagon TDI at 40k!!

I've had a bunch of other VW's as well a few mid 90 Golfs and a Cabrio too ( My ex-wife's car I'm not gay)
All said the thing I love about VW's is that they still drive well as they age. I hope they don't loose this feel as they move into the future.

My 1984 VW GTI retired with over 350,000 miles on it. (it was then Sold to some one else) for $500.00

 

[campgottagopee]

IMO, the (by far) coolest VeeeDub was the "Thing". A cuz of mine had one, what fun we had with that. Man-0-man I wish I would've known to buy that "thing" from him.

 

[wa-loaf]

IMO, the (by far) coolest VeeeDub was the "Thing". A cuz of mine had one, what fun we had with that. Man-0-man I wish I would've known to buy that "thing" from him.

http://www.vintagevwcars.com/vw-thing-for-sale.htm

 

[dmc]

I've had 60,000 painfree miles with my VW Tiguan.. But I do here of people having issues..

I think the difference is - I bought mine off the lot and the people that complained special ordered..

 

[wa-loaf]

I've had 60,000 painfree miles with my VW Tiguan.. But I do here of people having issues..

I think the difference is - I bought mine off the lot and the people that complained special ordered..

You think the special order cars come from a different factory or something?

 

[Glenn]

Skid...great shot with the Mt Tom front plate!

The Fox was a bit of a unique VW. It was made in Brazil. It was a north/south engine layout in a FWD car (IIRC...kinda like the Audi's had(have). )

 

[dmc]

You think the special order cars come from a different factory or something?

No - it's just an observation..

I find that cars produced in a normal production run don't have issues like special orders..

 

[bvibert]

The Fox was a bit of a unique VW. It was made in Brazil. It was a north/south engine layout in a FWD car (IIRC...kinda like the Audi's had(have). )

Definitely an odd duck in the NA VW family. Apparently it was whats called the Gol in Brazil (the car Roark mentioned above), which was the successor to the Beetle there. The original Brazilian versions had air cooled Beetle engines mounted in the front.