Faults:

The alternator was not working when I bought the car.

The speedometer wavers until it reaches 30 mph.

The fan-belt was squeaking and had to be replaced.

There is currently a hole in the exhaust which I have been meaning to fix.

General Comments:

30 Euro of diesel fills the tank, this runs the car for over 500 miles.

This car is really nice to drive and it sticks to the road like glue.

Unfortunately the interior is blue and is very hard to find replacement parts for.

I will change to black GTi during the summer.

The diesel engine isn't the quickest on the road, but it keeps up with the Irish limits, 60 to 70 miles per hour.

Faults:

My Jetta GL doesn't start up when the engine is hot. I learned that it was a mistake by Volkswagen, by making the the starter too close to the engine.

Right now my blinkers and my horn do not work. I replaced the fuses, and the directional relay, but neither I nor the dealer have any clue on whats going on.

General Comments:

This car can go. Its got 148k miles on it and I can still hit 120 miles per hour with no difficulty.

The Jetta GL handles like no other car. I can get through anything.

The 1.8 engine with manual transmission is quick. I feel like I can beat anyone on the road, but there are some exceptions.

Faults:

Dash board rattled.

After driving two hours or more, the engine wouldn't start back up if stopped. You had to wait until it cooled down. The Volkswagen dealers could not fix this problem the entire time I owned the car. Each time I took it to them they told me they had fixed it. It turns out it was a faulty design, the starter was built too close to the engine and would get hot, and not start until cooled off.

Rubber muffler brackets became loose every three months, causing the muffler to rattle with acceleration, and had to be replaced every three months until car was sold.

Shifter handle came off.

Radio knob came off.

Antenna broke when a truck passed me going the opposite direction on the highway.

Drivers mirror adjuster knob broke off.

Two of the four doors, the locks broke, on the inside of car.

Tires were rotated regularly, but tires developed flat spots on them, causing rough ride.

The lights in the rear melted holes in both taillights.

General Comments:

This is a horrible car, with a faulty design that caused the car to not start after two hours of driving. Volkswagen never recalled the car. Because it would only drive for a few hours at a time, it was not a car to take on vacation.

I will never in my life, and I hope you won't either, buy a Volkswagen again.