An update on life – Jetta

So if you thought I was kidding about the new Pearl Jam album, here I sit writing a blog about an interesting event in life and the song Breath is playing in the background (yes, I’m singing along).

Anyways, on topic… I am helping my fiance buy a car. This will hopefully be our family vehicle, we’re not at the family stage yet, but I’m thinking long-term. In contrast, she’s thinking short term. Her dream is to buy a Mini and while I support that dream, the more we read about Jetta’s the more we liked.

All of the research has lead us to test drive a few of the cars. I’ve been in older model Jetta’s (2002 and back), but we went out to test drive the 2006. WOW, I’m impressed.

Here are some of the highlights as we see it:

- the diesel has fantastic fuel economy and is very environmentally friendly (the 2009’s are even better, but we want a vehicle just off lease to save on $$$)
- The features on base model are excellent. Now, I’ll admit, we’re not looking for base model features, but I’m blown away by the features available.
- the craftsmanship is very evident
- there are lots of little things that just make sense. For example, there are lights on the bottom of the doors for added safety .

There are lots of reasons why I think we are going to love this car. Of course, we don’t know yet… but I thought that this would be a good chance to start the conversation about Jetta’s.

I’ll keep you posted about our adventure in Jetta land – both the good and the bad. I’m also interested in hearing your stories about the car, lessons learned, etc.

Cheers,

Drew