2005 Volkswagen Jetta, good car or not?

2005 Volkswagen Jetta, good car or not?

My dad has a friend at work who is selling his used jetta. it only has about 30k miles on it. This will be my first car, is it a good desicion?
Pros and Cons about the jetta?

10 points best answer

Asked by: Krip Fortyhands @ 2009-07-26 14:14:05

[Best Answer]I bought my wife a 2005 Jetta with the 2.5 engine.
The Jetta has proven to be super-reliable. We use it as a daily commute car . But where the Jetta really shines is when its vacation time! With the roof rack ,we load up our bikes and kayaks and head for the mountains or the beach. And there is plenty of room to take a friend or two....
We get abt. 32 MPG and have plenty of power . The Jetta features disc brakes front and rear, something competitors dont offer. The suspension [indeed the entire car] was designed in Germany for the Autobahn (they still have unlimited speeds there). It must pass rigorous safety standards.
We have driven the Silver Jetta for 75,000 reliable miles. It has never let us down.
The only "Con" we can think of is that we wish it only had 30k on it !!
We think the Jetta would make a fantastic car for you.

By : fenton @ 1248660760

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It has good mileage, thats all I know.

Willy™

buy it it only has 30k miles on it it would b a gr8 first car

mystery guy

volkswagons are good cars

shuman57

Pros:
-safe car and solid feeling
-very rust resistant

cons:
-expensive services
-electrical issues (switches, harness, coils)

If the money is tight - look into 06+ Civic or Corolla cheaper in the long run, but lacks the visual appeal.

eg6ajk

There are no "cons" for a Jetta [that I know of], which in Europe is called "Golf". I have owned three. My current one is from 2000 and still running like a dream.

Hardhat

great for your first car, drives nice reliable, nice power, lasts long, and if you maintain it volkswagens drive forever

Problem

Well, the Volkswagen is well made, specially for the US. For a woman I would say that it is a good choice, because it is not to big, ( driving in the town, finding parking place), but not to small, I mean that there is space for your friends also or your stuff if you are travelling. Generally the engine works well, depends also what type of engine, diesel or petrol, ( 2.0; 2.5.... turbo, TDI, FSI) there are several type of engines, I think that the best is a 2.0 TDI or 2.5 TDI, so I suggest a diesel engine, it does not consume a lot, works well, it has power!
About the materials used in the car, interior, well I suppose leather, fine leather, which makes the car tuff, but also a gentleman...
Contra, Jetta has a new model since 2007, so this old model, which was designed in 1999, is a little bit old fashioned, at with time it will loose from it's price a lot, so after a time, if you wanna sell, you will get less than you have payed for it!

Csongor K

I bought my wife a 2005 Jetta with the 2.5 engine.
The Jetta has proven to be super-reliable. We use it as a daily commute car . But where the Jetta really shines is when its vacation time! With the roof rack ,we load up our bikes and kayaks and head for the mountains or the beach. And there is plenty of room to take a friend or two....
We get abt. 32 MPG and have plenty of power . The Jetta features disc brakes front and rear, something competitors dont offer. The suspension [indeed the entire car] was designed in Germany for the Autobahn (they still have unlimited speeds there). It must pass rigorous safety standards.
We have driven the Silver Jetta for 75,000 reliable miles. It has never let us down.
The only "Con" we can think of is that we wish it only had 30k on it !!
We think the Jetta would make a fantastic car for you.

fenton

Where do VW cars get their names?

Just like the question asks?

Asked by: Dos Equis @ 2009-07-27 05:14:30

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Volks wagen= vw looks like a beetle looks like a bug call bug vw

kelly_f_1999

The car makers/designers, I suppose

JR

in the 1930's when hiltler was a young an d upcoming promising
politician he was trying to stalilize the economy in germany
he said what we need is the mass production of a car
he or they called the peoples car that was affordible
volks vagon in german translates into the peoples car
thus vw.

Trevor

VW cars get their names from winds.

Golf gets its name from the Gulf stream
Bora gets its name from the Bora winds

Jetta, Passat follow suite.

A weird bit of trivia, eh!

The Wonderful Jimmy Page

Where can I buy floor mats for my 03 GTI that have the GTI logo on them?

Asked by: Joseph @ 2009-07-26 20:57:26

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type into search box

03 GTI floor mats

kelly_f_1999

http://www.1stvwparts.com/default.php?cPath=65_91

Or the dealer.

David

OEM

Lukesfather

Google gti monster mats and you should get a bunch of results. Don't pay more than $100 though.

eten_23

CAN I PUT REGULAR UNLEADED FROM SHELL AND BP GAS STATIONS IN MY 2002 VW JETTA?

2002 VW JETTA 1.8T

Asked by: HPRINZE @ 2009-07-26 16:48:15

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if you have the money--yes

ken k

Why not?

MichaelS

I would go with VW's recommendation, after all, they did engineer the car....
This info can be found on the inside of the gas door.
I drive a 2006 GTI and use premium only, as recommended.
It only costs $2.40 extra to fill my tank [at 12 gallons] The tank holds 14 gals, but usually I dont let it get that low.
Now , really , what can I buy with $2.40?! With the fantastic MPG I get, I only fill up abt 3 times a month. Wow, $7.20 a month for premium !!! OMG!
Bottom line; my car gives me so much driving pleasure that I would gladly spend much more than that if I had to.
Thats my way of looking at it anyway.....

fenton

It's a turbo car, it needs premium fuel.

TJ K

where to find a cheap classic bettle?

Asked by: Nate @ 2009-07-26 14:28:46

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EBAY
www.craigslist.com

Bubba B

craigslist?

Ted J

www.thesamba.com

A website dedicated to classic VWs. They have forums, classifieds, lit. etc etc.

vwbuggin64

www.thesamba.com

The classifieds they have are great. Do check craigslist too.

Prime

What colour VW should i get?

I love Volkswagens myson what color should I be at?

Asked by: Dos Equis @ 2009-07-27 08:41:06

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Brown.

It is the closest to poop.

Maybe throw some yellow spots on it to look like corn in the poop.

Jake C

Get silver, because silver is a colour that you can get for VW and it is easy to keep clean.

The Wonderful Jimmy Page

depends what car it is, volkswagen what? it also depends on what you will use the car for

some cars such as Volkswagen Golfs look good in many colours such as black, white or silver

Volkswagen Beetle - white or red

paint it black if you dont use it that often becasue black will display all the imperfections because it absorbs light

paint it white if you use it more often because imperfections will be hidden more because light is reflected

mabye red for a sportish feel

depends on what you want

alramg999

Yellow.
it's like the coolest color.

Sharon

whats faster a 2001 jetta vr6 gls or a 2001 jetta vr6 glx?

jus wanna know what the diff is.

Asked by: Jello @ 2009-07-26 21:50:15

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neithers faster in any noteable terms.
You don't get really faster till you change to a WRX STI

Lukesfather

Assuming they both have the 174-hp 2.8-liter 6cyl, neither. They're basically the same car.

lukin

The only difference is that the GLX is a higher trim and comes with more options. The GLS is closer to the base model and has fewer options.

But there's exactly the same engine in both cars.

TJ K