Buying a Jetta

Hi All:

My son want me to buy a Jetta. Should I? They seem very nice but what is their repair record?

Elaine

What repair record? Its a Volkswagen sillyyy. Well my opinion of them is.... If you look after them, They'll look after you back.

Where are they made and would you buy another one?

They are made in Germany buddy. And if i had LOADSSSSSS OFFFFFFFFFF MONEYYYYYY i'd have a garage full of them.

I bought my MK2 Jetta for £450 quid and its the best bit of money I've spent on a car.

Nuff' said. Thank you.

welcome to the JOC.

Firstly welcome to the booty boys (and girls ) fellow car owners
Secondly......the only thing better than a new VW Jetta is an old Jetta

I'm in Canada and the dealer told me they were made in Mexico. German engineering.

Hi there buddy and welcome to the booty club you have a different setup in Canada and a much larger range to choose from what sort of age Jetta are you looking to get? you were probably told that because the Mk1 was still made in Mexico untill very recently

German cars is made all over the world Spain, Germany, South-Africa to name but a few

You can generally tell which ones are made where infact the best thing to try is the club chassis decoder just pop your vin in and it will tell you where you dub was made

I'm trying.

Hi Egarnet! As far as I know all new MK5 Jettas are made in Mexico. I have one and is still in manufacturers warranty but can say I have not had ANY reliabilty issues whatsoever, unlike some French cars I've had in the past! The only other useful comment I could make is that here in England most of the VW dealers that I know are extremely professional and really go out of their way to help you which counts for a lot so if any problems did arise you can be assured of the best service possible. Hope this helps you choose VW Jetta!!!

Yes, My 07 jetta is assembled in Mexico. I think the Wolfsburg Editions are still made in Germany, but not positive.

Some of the issues we face here in the United States include:

Rear brakes - lasting 20k- Kinda normal for Jetta- Aftermarket pads can help
2.5l 5 speed Transmissions- A trend seems to be starting on some
A/C compressors
Peeling Window Switches / Radio surround / Radio buttons

I have had the rear brake issue, but otherwise, The Jetta is the best car I have owned...

Thank you everyone. I guess I will have to buckle down and make a decision. Your inputs have been very helpful.