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Originally Posted by Otter74 View Post
Oh, I think a Jetta is definitely a Chad & Tracy kind of car (Lakeview), or at least it was for a long time (think Mk IV). Now they're buying SUVs like the rest of the universe.

I was in a base model Jetta in 2020 and my lasting impression was that the interior was terribly cheap. I hope they're better now. I recall that back then the GLI got a nice interior and IRS.

My ex-gf used to tease me that my 2013 TDI Sportwagen was a German grandpa wagon. She wasn't wrong.
Otter - the dash looks cheap. I have the SEL trim on my Jetta. The dash quality is nowhere near the Benz I had or the 2006 Passat I owned. The same goes for the seats. I so struggled to find a vehicle that I wanted to own. I like German cars but these get costly over time. I honestly settled on the Jetta. It has a large trunk, there is ample seating in the rear. it's not fast but gets great highway millage - it's just ok. If I had to buy today, I don't know what I would own -
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