yeah really!!.....if only.....lol....I did NOT post in the Passat section cause of the -ve reaction so i thought the thead would quietly grow and get more input from the whole tdiclub community.In other words it doesn't look like this:
And there you have it. Which is why the Jettas from say around 2004 still look so good to me. In fact, I believe that was the high point. To that point, they'd always been conservative, proportionally build sedans, and so I think Jettas hold their look terrifically. I think they lost their way with the previous gen, before mine. It looks fine, just a little out of character for VW, and veering too close to corolla land. I don't think that car will look as good 10 years from now as the one that preceded it.
2013, which is supposed to be freshened over 2012. I admit I'm no CC expert. But the 2013 looks bad ass.Isn't that the 2012 "CC"?
Peter please come back
I actually bought it (ordered actually as it has not arrived yet) on looks ....... I dont like the looks of new hyundai's and kia's but that just me.
Unless Hyundai has fixed its rust issues, in 10 years a Sonata will be rust dust! Out Passat is 7 with 227k km and yes it has rust but with the 12 yr rust warranty VW is fixing it on their dime. Sonata has 5-yr rust warranty.
I think that statement should be revised to "in 10 minutes". The Sonata is just plain ugly. I'd take the Kia Optima before the Hyundai.
What if it looked like a Volvo S60, would that make you excited!
not comparing to my new S60...I know VW is conservative but I think and this is the point of this thread that they would have been further ahead by pushing the design enveloppe harder with the new look from a Billion dollar factory....the risk to me...is that it does not age well and in the second year they have to incentivize it like crazy....to sellit. diesel heads like me will likely not care as much but they are TRYING to steal sales from others and the new crop of sedans are IMHO just plainly more attractive. I do like that it seems that the mileage is better than in my Golf ! and in canada... we are lucky to be able to order a loaded 6 speed (leather nav, roof, all the goodies) with sport package (35K though!) pretty heady territory....
I concur sir. +1 !I find the B7 to be a very elegant and timeless design which will age gracefully and look good years from now. That I consider sexy both in a car and a woman!
Double-Plus 1I find the B7 to be a very elegant and timeless design which will age gracefully and look good years from now. That I consider sexy both in a car and a woman!
Do you have complete perforation of a panel? Perforated panel in 7 years is surprising.
We have the usual issue people here are having with their B5.5 TDIs, rusting of the front fender arches due to rubbing of the foam sound insulation. In addition we have perforation of the trunk lid around the license plate lamp, and another panel (left rear fender) that is close to perforating.
