Out of my 16 Volkswagen this is the only one I’ve kept over two years.
Five years in, still never plan to sell the trusty ol Mk7 (just wish I would’ve kept some of the old ones around).
Literally same lol.
First car was the car that sparked my love for VWs, an 08 MK5 Jetta, Salsa Red. Fantastic car. I had the choice between that or buying out my Dad’s also-08 TL for also-$17K (arguably more raw value in the TL, esp with near identical mileage as well). I chose the dub, as it had soul, character, and style that I didn’t think the TL had. Unfortunately - the MK6 Jetta with same eng+trans I bought when my sister wrecked my MK5 a month after getting it, was an abhorrent piece of shit (no warranty issues, just looked, drove like, and was low quality)
Got a 2012 MK6 GTI, that was a lemon. Got a 2015 MK7 2-door SE that I was in love with, like my first Jetta, that my dumb ass understeered into the curb on an on-ramp with 1700 miles on the clock. That never drove the same, so I got another 2015 GTI DSG because I wanted to tune and didn’t want to deal with the manual clutches. That car was kinda like my 2011 Jetta - never had a single mechanical issue, I just couldn’t stand how it drove, it didn’t get good gas mileage.
i had been looking forward to getting an Alltrack since they were announced in the fall of 2014, and the car has yet to disappoint (aside from being at the dealer for 6 weeks for back-ordered sunrooffall frame replacement)