I am buying a new car should i buy a VW Jetta or not?
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German engineering is world renowned.  That is what the japanese auto manufacturers are trying to emulate (not very well).  I had a saturn, but when I got my Jetta - it was like being in a different world.  Handling, fit & finish, interior, power, fuel efficiency - all way superior.  \n\nI do agree that the older ones look better than the new ones, I'm not into the high trunk lid.  \n\nAnother thing I like is that the Jetta has 8 passenger compartment air bags, but they are not obtrusive like on an american car.  \n\nI paid $12.5K for a 01 Jetta TDI w/65K mi on it (about a year ago), and, I tell you, it blew away the saturn we bought new and had only put on 23K mi.\n \nI have not had to get any major repair work done, but the service does not seem to be any more expensive than it is on any other car.
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In My opinion, no they are more expensive.  A Cobra R is a $50k + car and for someone with no experience in sport scar handling, it becomes a coffin.\n\nMy recommendation for someone who wants a sports car is a Celica GT or a Grand Prix.  They are front wheel drive.  A Cobra R is RWD which is unstable if you do not know how to control it.\n\nfor a starter RWD I recommend a Firebird V6 or If you must have power a Trans Am V8.  Keep traction control on!\n\nIf you must have a Cobra R here's the message:\nDo Not Kill Yourself, Or Anyone Else.  Be Safe And Take The Course Below.
981444
It would be best to wait until you lease your next car. Should have put lease in both your names.
931926
Buying a car. That opens the door for a new life
285281
ford mustang gt, for 27 grand you get one fully loaded, and 5 seconds to 60, w/ that extra three grand you can buy a supercharger. The 350Z's okay but it doesn't have a v8, and a lot less torque, something like 280 v 320 for the stang, and the stang has more low end power. The WRX Sti does not have a lot of luxury, it definitely doesn't look good. Also the VW GTI that has luxury its decent looking and the dsg is nice, or you can go w/ the a3 s-line but thats a little pricier. A used C5 vette is a good deal and you don't have the instant depreciation, h/e the interior isn't its strong suit, the gto on the other hand has a great interior and great performance, it looks clean and its at the end of it's run b/c of emissions standards changing (boo) and you can get a good deal on taht 400 hp even less than the 'stang\nand its resell value should be pretty decent cause they didn't sell alot. I think your best bets would be a new stang, or the gto, maybe a used vette, or a used M3
281949
Partial answer.\nMy 1.8T Jetta gets fantasic fuel milage (32 mpg highway summer dirving) and is still rated at around 180 hp.  The triptronic transmission in it is the automatic with an additional position for a sequential shift.  You bump the shifter from 1st through 5th as you accel / decel.  It has an override and will shift for you at redline if you forget.  Same way with downshifting.  once you hit less than 500 revs it will downshift for you in the triptronic mode.  Its not even close the the performance you get with a stick.
746870
First, this isn't really the right section.\n\nSecondly, WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING putting 18 inch wheels on a jetta? I bet it looks absolutely ridiculous.
917121
Toyota will shake up the mix a bit, will be interesting to see how well they do.\n\nWith the car of tomarrow it wont matter what your drive all the cars will be the same.
506896
The nicer of the two, however, given two brand new vehicles, go with the Suburban ... a little less "sporty".\n\nIf I had a old, beat-up rusty Ford Taurus or a brand new Mustang, I'd take the Mustang.  If they were both pretty much the same on the "Presentable" scale, I'd take the Taurus.
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Well, you should buy whatever one you can afford.  If you can afford both, then buy both adn see what on you like more,and then return the one you don't want anymore, or just keep them both\n\n\nThat is what i would do.
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The Focus is actually a great car.  Designed by Ford of Europe, it is dynamically superior to the VW Golf which was its prime target.  In fact, VW stole most of the chassis engineers from the Focus to design the new Golf V.  It's that good.  \n\nThe American version is the same basic car with a softer suspension and fewer options.  A great appearance and handling mod is the 17" wheel package from the SVT.  Each wheel is around $175 from the Ford Racing Parts catalog.  The suspension can be cheaply upgraded, and there are a number of low cost performance upgrades.  See the links below for some ideas.
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Dollar for dollar, you will be better off selling the 1990 and using the money to purchase a newer Honda/Acura (if that is you preference).  Putting more HP/Torque in a 1990 takes much more work and money than you will anticipate.  That era of car was not designed for that.  The newer cars have structural strength in critical areas needed to handle the power, and the suspensions/drivetrain are designed for the power/torque.
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this is a toughie since everyone has their own opinion about this, toyota and honda are really famous in japan, toyota's famous for their corollas, and honda's good for their civic, srx, s2000, i would say that if you're on a good budget then id get either a toyota or a honda, now ford has a wide range of cars from the mustang, ford gt, to the explorer, f150 and f250, id certainly go for their monster trucks, now porsche, porsche's legendary for it's 911, they're coming out with a new 911 turbo this year, i have a 911 carrera 4s and id say it's pretty fine, it's just hard to say which is best, it all depends on your taste, is you wanna settle on a good car with just the right money go with either of those japanese brands they both sell good cars for not a so expensive price, if you have some money and would go the extra mile then buy a ford, or if you wanna spend it all out get a porsche and i guarantee you once you start that baby and hit it on curves, you wont wanna stop
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i'd say your best all around fun to drive and economic would be the acura tsx... but if you want a car that you can modify and hold you, your spouse, and kids but can perform as well or better than a corvette at your weekend autoX event i'd go with a subaru sti or mitsu evo.\n\nit all depends wether your leaning towards practical daily driving ability or fun on back roads and competitions
74252
It depends on your objectives. If you like driving new cars after every few years and you prefer to have more disposable income in your pocket, yes by all means lease. On the other hand, if you like to drive a car until it quits, you might want to buy. Whichever one you choose, be sure you are doing virtually the same thing. The car is never your anyway until you pay it up and you could do that for both.
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have the mechanic check the car out before you buy
337534
I think it does depend in some ways upon the specific brand of automobile that you are considering.\n\nThat said, I believe that there is good evidence that Japanese cars are more reliable, trouble-free, and hold their value better than German cars. Mercedes has had a terrible reliability record in the past few years, as has Audi and many of the VW models. I don't know about BMW.