Just got it yesterday. Silver DSG, no other options except the rubber mats.
Thanks to all that contribute on this forum, it was very helpful in our decision making process (even all the nightmare HPFP stories). I'm a do-it-yourself kind of guy, so I'm sure I'll be using this site quite a bit in the future (hopefully just the regular maintenance).
Overall, very pleased with the choice. We were also considering a Prius, Focus, Mazda3, and Honda Civic. The Prius was a clear winner in reliability and mixed MPH, but it was just completely un-inspiring, pretty ugly, and my wife didn't like all the blind spots. She wanted something a little sporty coming from her Honda Van and the JSW seemed to fit the bill while still having good utility.
A couple early observations:
Love the diesel. Wife loves having a zippy car again (I know, zippy is relative, but she's been driving mini vans for over 10 years).
I like the DSG more than I expected. I was really debating between the manual and DSG and the wife didn't care. Seems to go from a stop better than the one we test drove. I hope it's reliable.
AC works really, really well. The car we test drove had a sunroof and was never able to cool the car down on a sunny day with the shade closed with max AC. We were concerned about that (live in TX). Without the sunroof, our car cooled down quickly despite being about 110f today and yesterday. I would not get the Pano sunroof on one of these cars without a solid heat shield in a hot/sunny climate.
There is an utter lack of storage space. I'll need to do that dash cubby mod for her at some point.
One other suprise in reading the warranty - the 5/60 drivetrain warranty does not cover the fuel system (which I sort of assumed it would). I have been reading about the dreaded HPFP problems and sure hope this isn't an ongoing issue. It also doesn't look like it covers the e-box on the tranny, but not positive on that.
We're taking a bit of shot on VW after owning 5 Hondas and a couple ford and Chevy trucks with virtually no issues over the last 15-20 years. It seems some VW owners expect there to be issues, but I don't have much patience for things outside scheduled maintenance. I'm optimistic it will be a good reliable car. If not, I'll sell it.
Thanks to all that contribute on this forum, it was very helpful in our decision making process (even all the nightmare HPFP stories). I'm a do-it-yourself kind of guy, so I'm sure I'll be using this site quite a bit in the future (hopefully just the regular maintenance).
Overall, very pleased with the choice. We were also considering a Prius, Focus, Mazda3, and Honda Civic. The Prius was a clear winner in reliability and mixed MPH, but it was just completely un-inspiring, pretty ugly, and my wife didn't like all the blind spots. She wanted something a little sporty coming from her Honda Van and the JSW seemed to fit the bill while still having good utility.
A couple early observations:
Love the diesel. Wife loves having a zippy car again (I know, zippy is relative, but she's been driving mini vans for over 10 years).
I like the DSG more than I expected. I was really debating between the manual and DSG and the wife didn't care. Seems to go from a stop better than the one we test drove. I hope it's reliable.
AC works really, really well. The car we test drove had a sunroof and was never able to cool the car down on a sunny day with the shade closed with max AC. We were concerned about that (live in TX). Without the sunroof, our car cooled down quickly despite being about 110f today and yesterday. I would not get the Pano sunroof on one of these cars without a solid heat shield in a hot/sunny climate.
There is an utter lack of storage space. I'll need to do that dash cubby mod for her at some point.
One other suprise in reading the warranty - the 5/60 drivetrain warranty does not cover the fuel system (which I sort of assumed it would). I have been reading about the dreaded HPFP problems and sure hope this isn't an ongoing issue. It also doesn't look like it covers the e-box on the tranny, but not positive on that.
We're taking a bit of shot on VW after owning 5 Hondas and a couple ford and Chevy trucks with virtually no issues over the last 15-20 years. It seems some VW owners expect there to be issues, but I don't have much patience for things outside scheduled maintenance. I'm optimistic it will be a good reliable car. If not, I'll sell it.