I own a 2008 Volkswagen Jetta S. I bought this car brand new and have only had to make minor wear and tear type repairs. It has been very reliable. I like the sportiness of the vehicle. It is very comfortable for my family and has held up very well. I drive it every day and have not had any mechanical problems. It has good get up and go and gets up to speed on the highway quickly. It handles well in bad weather, even in snow. I wish it had a few more bells and whistles, but it is a basic model. The gas mileage could be better as well.

I bought this car when it was about five years old and had 65,000 miles on it. It was a good buy since the miles were so low. This was the second Volkswagen I'd owned. The first was a Golf about ten years earlier, and I was surprised at how much more solid the Jetta is. It's a manual transmission and has a fair amount of power, especially when accelerating. Given the fact that the car is twelve years old, it's missing a lot of the bells and whistles that newer cars have, but it has held up amazingly well. The only real repair that I had to make was a few years after I got it when the fabric began separating from the ceiling. Mechanically, I haven't had any problems, except for the fact that the check engine light comes on every couple of months. I've taken it in to the shop for diagnostics each time that happens, but they haven't been able to tell why it comes on.