I own a 2001 Jetta and it has been a great car. I have owned this car since 2005 (so 10 years), in that time, I have driven the car to multiple states across the country and it has gotten me through my college years and young adulthood. It has had some medium level repairs done such as having the brakes redone, a serpentine belt replaced, countless oil changes, and some work done to the engine. Despite some normal repairs and already high mileage at the time of purchase, the car keeps going and going. The thing is going to run forever, if I can afford the repairs! That is one thing that bothers me about the car: it costs so much to repair (even for simple things). However, it is such a fun, zippy little car that it will be hard to part with when the day comes.

The Volkswagen Jetta was a car I'd always admired, and when I had the chance to purchase one, I jumped on the opportunity. The vehicle was a bit modified, so perhaps my experience is tainted by low quality modifications, although the problems that I had can't all be attributed to that. I will say that while the car was running correctly it was fantastic. It handled well, the acceleration was acceptable, the ride was smooth. Unfortunately that wasn't very often.