took my 2 month old to me jetta on a road trip from Chicago to Pigeon Forge TN last week. All I can say is I'm very happy with my purchase. It rides smooth and the 1.8L turbo gave plenty of power on the interstate and had enough pep to keep driving fun.
The seats (leatherette) were very comfortable for a 9 hour car ride and the wind noise wasn't too bad but I'm used to a softtop wrangler so I can't judge that just yet.
The only con I have found with this automatic transmission is 1-2 gear is kind of "clunky" but it then is very smooth after that. I found letting off the brake a second or so before you accelerate from a stop can help smooth out the clunkyiness
I also averaged 37.7 mpg with 95% interstate driving with my cruise control set at about 80mph.
All in all, I am very happy with my purchase, now I just hope that VW is still around in a few years for any warranty claims.......
The seats (leatherette) were very comfortable for a 9 hour car ride and the wind noise wasn't too bad but I'm used to a softtop wrangler so I can't judge that just yet.
The only con I have found with this automatic transmission is 1-2 gear is kind of "clunky" but it then is very smooth after that. I found letting off the brake a second or so before you accelerate from a stop can help smooth out the clunkyiness
I also averaged 37.7 mpg with 95% interstate driving with my cruise control set at about 80mph.
All in all, I am very happy with my purchase, now I just hope that VW is still around in a few years for any warranty claims.......