Another happy 09 owner
I'm very pleased with my car. It's very solid, drives like a sports car, great styling, handling, etc. The great torque gets you going faster than you would expect! It's my first diesel, but 2nd VW Jetta. Our 97 Jetta GLS was a great car and I expect (hope) this one is too. I was all pumped, psyched ,etc. about the great MPG I was going to get with the 09, especially after reading the article about the couple from Australia breaking the WR for fuel efficiency. I obiously wasn't completely informed! They drove mostly around 55-60 MPH the entire trip! Who the @#$% drives that slow?!! Needless to say I was disapointed I couldn't get 50-58 MPG like they did. I would be happy with 48. My best MPG on a long trip was 41 MPG driving 65-80 MPH. I get 39 MPG on my drives to/from work. The 97 Jetta gasser got 30 MPG. My car is stock, no mods. I would love to get that after market in-dash DVD/NAV display. That would be sweet! Otherwise- this is a great car!!! I've had no problems what so ever!! (knocking on wood) Currently 8,400 miles on the car. Funny, I find myself just wanting to drive somewhere. That's how much I like it!!!