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2008 Volkswagen Jetta

2008 Volkswagen Jetta
Overall rating:  Product Rating: 4.5

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A Superb German Sedan

by erick7302
Oct 13 '07 - Updated Nov 19 '08 

Author's Product Rating: Product Rating: 5.0 Recommended: Yes 

Pros: Sophisticated engineering inside and out, impressive safety, excellent handling, consistent performance, overall value.
Cons: Questionable reliability, difficulty of basic service tasks, no inexpensive trims available.
The Bottom Line: The Jetta is a superb German sedan that offers a certain solidity and sophistication rarely seen in a compact.

The Jetta is a superb German sedan that offers a sophistication rarely seen in the compact segment. Its base price is higher than those of its competitors, but even the base model is well-equipped and comes with more than a base Mazda3, Corolla, or ...

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Jetta! A Big Car In A Small Cars Body

by brett_day
Sep 15 '09 

Author's Product Rating: Product Rating: 5.0 Recommended: Yes 

Pros: Styling, Performance, Fuel Economy,
Cons: Minor annoynace with ugly Radio
The Bottom Line: Amazing Perfomance, Excellent fuel economy, Excellent build quality and super fun to drive! Look no further!

After 6 years of driving the family Impala, the time has come to let it rest in the big car shop in the sky! It was a great car, a dependable car and a car that was great to drive. We needed another car like that, but what to get? There are so ...

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Good ride from VW

by wildkard58
Nov 05 '08 

Author's Product Rating: Product Rating: 4.0 Recommended: Yes 

Pros: Good driving characteristics
Nice interior
Not hard on the eyes
Cons: Fuel economy disappointing
Long term maintenance and reliability might be typical VW
Price of the higher models
The Bottom Line:

Good driving qualities makes this vehicle an good lease and a decent buy.


I was lucky to have a 2008 VW Jetta 2.5 as a 7 day rental while vacationing in California.  The Chrysler PT Cruiser they tried to dump on me was not sitting well with my family and I.  A bit of tactful negotiations got us a much better vehicle ...

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2009 Jetta TDI, hype or hope?

by idclaar
Dec 05 '08 

Author's Product Rating: Product Rating: 4.0 Recommended: Yes 

Pros: See Pros in review body.
Cons: See Cons in review body.
The Bottom Line: We still haven't made up our minds on the Jetta TDI Wagen, but it is very much in the top of the running.

I'm currently renting a Jetta TDI Wagen from a dealer here in San Diego, just so I can evaluate the new clean diesel's performance and fuel economy.  I'd read and heard quite a bit about older model TDIs and was really curious to see if the new ...

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