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To me, the A3 is appropriately stickered at $25K, and the Jetta GLI (which will have at least package 1 equipment, and probably a lot of package 2) is also a $25K car, but the 150 hp 2.5L five is kind of a bad joke (just as the 2.0 base engine from the last car was in ITS day), and should be priced WAY lower. I'm talking 15-20% lower.
2014 Mini Cooper (stick shift of course), 2016 Camry hybrid, 2009 Outback Sport 5-spd (keeping the stick alive)
The 2005 Volkswagen Jetta earned good ratings in both frontal offset and side impact crash tests conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. Plus the Jetta is the first vehicle to earn the top rating of good in every individual measurement category (injury measures, head protection, and structural design) of the Institute's side impact test. This car is designated a "best pick" for side crash protection, and it's a good performer for frontal crash protection. The performance of the Jetta in these tests plus its acceptable rating for seat/head restraint design in rear impact tests make it the top-rated car overall in the inexpensive midsize class.
2014 Mini Cooper (stick shift of course), 2016 Camry hybrid, 2009 Outback Sport 5-spd (keeping the stick alive)
~alpha
I’m not sure if you’ll see the 8 grand off like you do for domestic suv’s, but I suspect the high 2.5L prices will not remain at their current level or they won’t sell any.
2014 Mini Cooper (stick shift of course), 2016 Camry hybrid, 2009 Outback Sport 5-spd (keeping the stick alive)
2014 Mini Cooper (stick shift of course), 2016 Camry hybrid, 2009 Outback Sport 5-spd (keeping the stick alive)
Ideally I would like a well equipped GLI 2.0T DSG for around $25K
I would assume that this means the base price for the 2.5 will be just a few hundred more than the value.
The 2.0T engine with 200 HP will also be available for 2006.
Supposedly these 2006s will be arriving in August.
Audi just released prices for the A3 and they have the 2.0T with DSG for 26K MSRP. This is without the “options”, but comes pretty well loaded as it is plus you get the Audi service.
and of course who says you have to pay MSRP.
Leatherette
Power backrest
Folding front seat
Chrome window trim
16" alloy wheels compared to 15" steelies
Premium sound system w/ 6-disc in-dash CD changer
Rear seat armrest
Rear seat storage in armrest
Rear seat cupholders in armrest
Trunk pass-through
Chrome exhaust pipes
Compared to 2005.5, the 2006 2.5 loses heated seats, dual climate, multi-function computer thingy, and some lighting features while adding alloys.
What is/are HIDs?
High Intensity Discharge lights. They use a gas inside the bulb (usually Xenon in automotive applications) which when heated provides a very bright white light which is superior to current halogen systems. Originally found on high end lux cars, it is now trickling down to us the unwashed bourgeois.
This normally is not a problem in the city but on the highway (where you can never use brights because of all the traffic) I was always trying to look further because it was dark and I was traveling at highway speeds. It didn’t make for a relaxing drive not knowing what was 20’ in front of your car.
On the plus side, they are amazing in the rain. Coming from HID’s to non HID’s in the rain I checked multiple times to make sure my lights were on; I seriously thought they were off.
It's pretty surprising to see decontenting after only half a model year, and with no decrease in price.
2014 Mini Cooper (stick shift of course), 2016 Camry hybrid, 2009 Outback Sport 5-spd (keeping the stick alive)
I find it difficult to get into any Odyssey since 50% of the people I know have had transmissions replaced.
I’ve had good reliability with Audi so I’d have no problems with the new VWs (until I’m proven wrong)
It also weird that they are reconfiguring the option packages already.
2014 Mini Cooper (stick shift of course), 2016 Camry hybrid, 2009 Outback Sport 5-spd (keeping the stick alive)
GLI also gets the zenons (which I now now are aka. HIDs), 17 inch alloys, and compass/computer standard along with the 2.0 turbo and cloth seats.
If you go to JettaV forum on vortex there is a lot of detailed information posted regarding 2006. Look at threads titled:
Pricing for full 2006 Jetta V lineup
and
2006 JETTA CHANGES POINTS
2014 Mini Cooper (stick shift of course), 2016 Camry hybrid, 2009 Outback Sport 5-spd (keeping the stick alive)
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Amen to that! My thoughts exactly. I had an '00 GTI VR6, and loved the way it drove, but the honeymoon was soon over after repeated unscheduled service visits. It will be a long time before I visit a VW dealer again. The only thing that would bring me back is a powerful diesel option (140+hp, 220+lbs/ft.). But rumor has it the upcoming Dodge Caliber is going to have the 140 horse VW TDI as an option. That's probably my next car.
http://yahoo.reuters.com/financeQuoteCompanyNewsArticle.jhtml?duid=mtfh36725_2005-06-02_07- - - - - -37-35_l0233187_newsml
BUT the geniuses in VW claim victory. Why? Because they expected sales of 6000. Actual sales in May 05 were 7912. In other words they beat expectations by almost 33%.
This victory looks quite hollow when you consider May 04 sales of the dated Jetta was 11494. In fact a depressing 31% sales drop from last year
Only VW can reinterpret Failure as an amazing Success. Keep up the good work! Unfortunately these guys are not as smart in offering cars that can compete!
I believe the best year for the older Jetta was in the 150,000 unit range, yes?
~alpha
Higher margins with significantly lower sales for Jettas are just not going to cut it for VW. VW is not a niche Porsche or Ferarri brand. Unlike these marques, VW needs volume.
I believe TDI started coming in the middle of the month, 2.0 turbo is yet to come along with the GLI version.
M
But now that I saw the photo of the NEW Jetta wagon, I can forgive myself. By the time it shows up in a TDI model, I will have kept the Mercedes for that cursed 5 years, I will be thoroughly sick of driving it and repairing it, and the new Jetta wagon is actually a little sporty, almost......sexy? Just because a middle aged woman chooses to drive a station wagon doesn't mean that it has to be KLUDGY. And, yes, however practical the previous Jetta wagon was, it was not the least bit stylish.
Anyone got any more pictures? Any more info on when the TDI wagon might show up? Any guesses as to whether the Maurcedes will last that long? 221,000 miles and counting.
And hopefully at the right price!
Regarding your Mercedes? My wife has a 83 MB300D. It is a gem and up to now problem-free! Good luck with your Mercedes!
it won't be until the 06 model year when the full model range will be available. Since the dealers were so desperate for the new jetta, VW introduced a limited model range with limited colors to appease them. the DSG (which is getting fantastic reviews from the Audi A3) and 2.0t should generated positive buzz and more dealer traffic.
why VW started out the way they did is a mystery to me. ditto for the pck 2 jetta being available with the 2.5.
Went to the local VW man today with a friend whose Passat needed an oil change. While there, we drove a new Jetta TDI. I wanted to try the DSG trans, but the only cars they had on the lot were manual.
First impressions - we were pleasantly surprised. Quiet, good ride [both noticeably better than the previous gen Jetta], same fore-aft room as the current Passat, enormous trunk. I plan to try it again with a DSG-equipped car. My interest is almost exclusively the diesel, but for giggles, I might try a 2.5 just for comparison.
This dealer [and most in our area] have lots of inventory but very few of anything I'd be interested in - row upon row of Pkg1 and Pkg 2 five cyl cars that they can't sell because the prices are [what a shock] too bloody high. I want a base TDI with the DSG and nothing else; there appear to be maybe 4 of these cars within 1000 miles of us right now [Portland OR area]. VWoA has, as usual, misjudged what the market seems to really want and how much it wants to pay - anything with an MSRP under 23k is moving, and everything over that isn't.
I also plan to try a Prius and an Audi A3, both of which are higher-priced but with some benefits with the extra $ - nice functionality [hatchback configuration], better dealer in the case of the Audi, paid maintenance - you get something for the extra money.
What I really want from VW, the good people in NJ seem uninterested in giving me: a diesel Golf Plus. The dealers are really unhappy about the delays in the Golf rollout, but that's another story, and even when the new Golf is here, the Golf Plus probably won't be part of the mix - we get another stupid crossover instead.
Anyway, the Jetta was a pleasant, mildly unexpected surprise. More test driving to do...
9127 for June, up 15% from last year. And that is still without the GLI.
Also eagerly waiting for the Golf/GTI, here. If I feel rich, I may get the A3 before then, but what is an Audi w/o quattro? (nose-heavy gas-guzzling 3.2 doesn't count).
One presumes [and I hope] that availability of the diesel with the DSG automatic improves as the summer wears on. I don't know when production officially switches to the '06 model year, but when they do, alloy wheels are apparently going to become standard on the base car.
[List of changes for '06 here...]
http://www.germancarfans.com/news.cfm/newsid/2050628.001/volkswagen/1.html
"They did at least apparently did sell slightly more of the new Jetta in June 2005 than they sold of the old one in June 2004 (8007 vs. 7912). In addition to the 8007, they also sold 1120 leftover old Jettas in June 2005."
So, the new version sold a whopping 95 units more than the old version in the same period of last year. Is that supposed to be impressive when comparing a redesign to vehicle in its last of SIX model years? TDI and GLI available or not, the true comparison point is NOWHERE near 15% better than the previous version, at this point.
~alpha
Not misleading to me. I never said or would think, this early in the model year, that the ones sold were all the new model. I also did not say it was impressive. It may be called impressive given the current sales slump most models and manufacturers are experiencing, and given VW's "reliability" image problem. It is, I think, good news to people who like VWs in general (and maybe not the Jetta in particular), because the Jetta is so important to American sales of VWs (while, unfortunately, American sales have not been or have not been made important to VW). So, some reasonable sales numbers, or a boost in sales, may mean more models available, or at least may mean a continuation of VW presence in the US, which is a good thing both for fans and for competition.
Good car, "ambitious pricing" as Car & Driver put it.
Last month was a roaring fire in the car business, thanks to GM's kick-start; the fact that VW didn't participate much is a testament to VWoA's flawed strategy for model mix and pricing.
And of course, the standard auto climate control will disappear for regular 2.5s, right?
And these days, no car in the $22-24K sticker class can have only 150 hp, let alone from an unenthusiastic 5-cyl engine like this one. Now, put the 2.0T in all the cars except the VEs, and THEN you would be talking.
2014 Mini Cooper (stick shift of course), 2016 Camry hybrid, 2009 Outback Sport 5-spd (keeping the stick alive)
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What genius in Wolfsburg decided that the Jetta in our continent should be designed for young parents? If you design a car for a pretty dull market segment, dont you think you will end up with a dull car? No offense intended to young parents, in fact I am a semi-young parent myself(ok I confess I am middle aged)--but why target a Jetta to a group that is most suitable for a mini-van?