The VW Passat was very beautifully styled, and I got many compliments on it from friends and strangers. The car had leather seats with heaters and all kind of electronic seat adjustments, so it was more than comfortable. It even had a memory function to remember your seat positions exactly! The car sat five comfortably with plenty of legroom to spare. The trunk was also very spacious, in my car it held two large subwoofers with plenty of room to spare for groceries and random equipment. The real downsides were the gas mileage and maintenance costs.

I had a 1984 Jetta back when I first started driving and I fell in love with the Volkswagen line of cars. When I got older and got married, my wife and I were looking for a great safe car that got good gas mileage. I also wanted a car that I could invest in and would last hopefully 10 years if I took really good care of it. I'd always considered the Passat to be a few steps above the Jetta, so I took a great gamble and went with it.