Yeah, the new pics of his car do look a ton better than the old pics. (I’ve never seen it in person.) His post just annoyed me.
I’m the first to admit that VW’s have issues, but I get annoyed at all the anti-VW bandwagoners. You can quantify excitement however you want. A mildly modded 1.8T is not slow. It’s not “fast”, but last I checked a car that can run mid 14’s is not the slowest car ever.
Don’t get the Jetta if you want zero problems. But I think of VW’s as macro-reliable, just not micro-reliable. You’ll have small BS along the way, but the motor will not grenade like your truck did. (The 1.8T is stout as hell.) You won’t be breaking transmissions. The anodized steel body won’t rust. They’re very safe cars. The 1.8T responds well to modding. etc. etc. etc. No it doesn’t have the build quality of a Japanese car, but it does have a lot going for it. They’re comfy as hell. You can easily put 200k on these cars as long as you’re willing to maintain them and deal with the occassional repair.
I must be tired and cranky. I’ve got a case of sandy VW vag…