The Jetta is the oldest car I ever owned and what I liked the most about it is how reliable it is. It has a strange crayon smell that I don like, but it makes up for it in reliability. The trim is a great design, even though it is 16 yrs old it does not look like a very old model. The thing I like most was how easy it is to work on. Repairs are not too expensive and the engine bay has plenty of room to work on.