2011 Jetta Sedan. Its here!!!!!

wainair

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For the VW purists, they may not like the decontenting, but as a newbie to VWs and diesels, I am absolutely thrilled with this car and expect the VW will sell plenty of them.

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You are the New VW Enthusiast! Every time there is a big change in the way VW does something there are huge cries of the VW world ending. I remember when the MKIV golf came out and all the MKIII guys were crying about how heavy and fat the new golf was. Now they love the MKIV. All should be taken with a grain of salt.

Welcome aboard!! And congrats on the new Jetta!
 

mo_focus

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one more sleep left :) can't wait to get mine. I also have a 1000kms work trip that i have to do this week, so i'm really looking forward to doing a long distance driving in my new Jetta. I wanted a comfortable highway cruiser that gave me great fuel economy. I think the new Jetta is the perfect match!
 

Jack_Berry

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haha,, I guess you missed the A1's and A2's and A3's and the B2's and B3's. Looking back, Volkswagen and Audi has had some of the absolutely cheapest dashboard materials I've seen in my driving life. It wasn't until the late '90's and the intro of the B5 and A4 platforms that they started becoming famous for their interiors.

yeah those a1 cars were hard plastic alright. nice looking for the time but still hard plastic. looked good with some armor all on it.
:Dthe gli really looked fantastic all shined up. still miss that black car.
 

Oberkanone

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A grain of salt

You are the New VW Enthusiast! Every time there is a big change in the way VW does something there are huge cries of the VW world ending. I remember when the MKIV golf came out and all the MKIII guys were crying about how heavy and fat the new golf was. Now they love the MKIV. All should be taken with a grain of salt.

Welcome aboard!! And congrats on the new Jetta!
I'll take my VW's without a grain of salt, if you enjoy the decontenting that is fine. Golf TDI is my preference over the new Jetta.
Where's the rest of the gauges?:rolleyes:

 

mo_focus

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I'll take my VW's without a grain of salt, if you enjoy the decontenting that is fine. Golf TDI is my preference over the new Jetta.
Where's the rest of the gauges?:rolleyes:
different ppl have different needs, i already have a 2010 Golf TDI highline, love it, but it lacks the trunk and rear passenger space. Also if you really look closely at the golf, they have lot more common with the new Jetta than you think. Material wise! I dont know why everyone is complaining about the Jetta and not the Golf. VW has been cutting back for a while now, but i guess ppl were sleeping for the past 4 years and just now realised. As for the gaugues....well no idea why the would cut the water temp out! its just weird if you ask me :) but then again, on the tdi, you really dont need to know the water temp. You have aux heater to keep you warm until engoine warms up. :) i do plan on changing the gagues on the Jetta, i just need to find out what gauges will fit : )but in Canada atleast we got 4000$ off of the price compared to last year. You guys in US just got screwed!
 

wainair

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I'll take my VW's without a grain of salt, if you enjoy the decontenting that is fine. Golf TDI is my preference over the new Jetta.
Where's the rest of the gauges?:rolleyes:
Sorry, it's not the VW's that need to be taken with a grain of salt, it is the opinions about VW's that do.:rolleyes:

The gauges, I agree, are lacking, but really, temp gauges in modern cars are just fancy idiot lights. A little eye candy for you. You won't get any warning that your car is going to overheat until it does because the modern gauges only indicate in one position when the car is operating within it's "normal" temperature range. So as far as that goes a light is just as good to tell me why all that steam is coming out of the hood. Admittedly when I get my Jetta I probably will change out the gauge group like mo_focus and get something with some nice little analog temp and fuel gauges.
 

djfourmoney

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Yeah VW Purist always complain about changes...

Well here's the point of view from the VW America Brand Manager - http://www.autolinedetroit.tv/show/1433/2?play

They want a bigger share of the US market. Its clearly been shown to them that most Americans are not willing to pay a bit more for higher quality materials and luxury items usually found on entry level luxury cars.

Sorry but they'll just buy an Audi/BMW/Benz.

They (Americans) won't miss the more precise handling. Honda purist complained about that starting with the 4th gen Civic when they went from a-arm to strut suspension.

With declining wages for almost 30 years, rampant poverty, high unemployment with no end in sight.... For all we know we could be in at the start of a lost decade like Japan is still experiencing, little to no to negative growth.

VW already made steps in this direction. They moved production from Germany to Mexico in the 80's to save money. Quality went down as a result. In an effort to improve quality but keep production cost low, they are going to build cars in Chattanooga, TN.

The snob appeal of VW will be gone very soon. This is brand of upwardly mobile people college degrees and all. You don't sell millions and millions of cars being true to that market, which is fleeting at best they could easily buy Volvo's, Benz' and BMW for a much as a fully loaded GLI or TDI runs. Not to mention several domestic cars. Just because most of you hear have choose not to support the US car makers which is deserved in some cases, that does not mean companies like Ford are building inferior product.
 
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