Faults:

Small oil Leak from oil pressure switch when new.

Wiper motor defect when new.

Recent upper strut bushings.

General Comments:

The Jetta GT is a pleasure to own and drive with it's German personality and styling showing throughout. The exhaust sings with every movement of the accelerator and it steers like a go cart. Suspension is compliant over bumps without introducing much body lean. Firm and supportive seats. Flawless black factory paint and panel fit. high quality materials and design throughout. 25 more horsepower wouldn't hurt a bit, but once rolling the Jetta has a command of the road and will cruise a 80+ mph all day every day. No squeaks or rattles after almost 5 years. Huge trunk without compromise to body styling.

Honda and Toyota freaks will quickly point out that their cars are more trouble free, especially if they happen to be a bean counter who never drove anything, but a golfball. The Japanese are probably still better at initial quality statistics, but their cars are boring to the point of inducing sleep.

Start the Jetta, drop the clutch and let it do it's thing.

Warranty claims fix niggling details and then you're left with a truly unique car in it's class with 250,000+ mile durability.

Faults:

Right wheel bearing.

Air conditioning cuts out intermittently.

Driver's side body molding fell off.

Three alloy wheel middle emblems fell off.

Can be difficult to shift into 1st.

General Comments:

I wish this car had auto-pilot so it could find it's own way to the dealership.

Thank God I talked the dealership into a 2 year bumper to bumper warranty when I bought it, or I'd be broke by now.

Volkswagen dealerships in Seattle are very cool about giving loaner cars, and now that I've got the service manager's cell phone number I can actually get my Jetta into the shop within a week or so.

Faults:

Seats are badly worn.

Cassette player broke.

Replaced radio, reception is still poor. Better reception is achieved when I detach my roof mount antenna.

Cruise Control works when it wants. When it does work, it shuts itself off after about 5 minutes.

Windows tend to "bounce" up and down.

Rust is starting on trunk of car.

General Comments:

The car rides like a true luxury car. All of my friends and family who hate foreign cars are now VW believers! It corners like nothing I have ever driven, and the ride is exceptionally smooth.

Being that I'm only 4'9", the height adjustable seats and tilt steering are a valuable asset! A must have for anyone short or tall.

Even though the engine is only a 2.0 4-cylinder, it whoops on anything close to it (Cavaliers, Neons, etc...)

Since replacing my head unit with a Kenwood CD player, the radio bumps for a factory system.

Plenty of trunk space for tailgating and weekend getaways. I mean, I could sleep in this trunk if need be.