I always thought that there is a better alternative than going hybrid and found it in the Volkswagen Jetta TDI that makes close to 50 MPG and priced lower than the Toyota or Honda hybrids. The hybrids are complicated transmission of power from gas to electric & vice versa! The maintenance of the Jetta is straight forward than the hybrid which needs highly trained mechanic-electricians to repair!

Go with the simplier kind of car and think about the value for your money!!!

I have been driven Honda, Toyota,and Nissan. I never had fun like driving Jetta TDI. But Japaness cars are reliable. This is my first German car . I will find out myself if they could compete with the Japaness on reliability.I do my own miantenance.

I drove the Accord, Civic, Camry, and Volvo and NOTHING compares to the value I get for the money in my Jetta SE, its got a ipod adapter and man, great Pickup. I've had japanese cars my whole life but after riding in this Jetta I'll never buy anything else. After driving my jetta all the other import cars in my price range seem very cheaply made.

I really love the diesel engine. A totally different expereince in accerleration. Torque is an awesome power delivery! Acceleration from 0 to 60 is amazing, yet you are not aware that the engine is working; its only a 2 liter engine. It feels like a strong V6 or a small V8. It makes you want more Diesel. I'm thinking about buying a bigger VW like the Tiguan with the V10. Diesel is definitely the way to go. Makes you feel like your car is a recreational vehicle that you don't care about spending money on. Still it's cheap!

I bought my Jetta a year ago and love it. I wasn't so sure that I'd like a VW as I had never owned one but I am very pleased with it and really enjoy driving it.

This is my first foreign car and like it. You can't ask for a better deal and for a very fast 4 cylinder. I get comments all the time on my red wolfsburg. The dealer has to do your maintence which of course is pricey but the warrenty is good

I really love this car, it's the best car I've ever owned and I've owned everything from a Porsche 911SC to SUV's. It's got everything, power, performance, cornering, great stereo and an IPOD jack.

Overall this is a great car. It does everything pretty well and at about 40 mpg overall. It has a very stylish interior and the seating and interior is far superior to anything in it's class. My only suggestions are more sound deadening as the suspension drums on bumpy roads. Also, the TDI has so much torque that there's wheel hop on hard excelleration on bumpy pavement.

Great car, love the moon roof and DSG transmission, very roomy interior. Thank you Volkswagen.

I just bought this 2009 SE from Armstrong VW and they were very easy to deal with, that was nice! All I can really say is that after looking at the Mazda 3 and Suburu Legacy I was immediatly comparing them to the Jetta. It is fun to drive, has good power and besides the lack of control in the steering wheel for stereo and cruise control it really is well equiped and everything works great!