One word
Reliabilty
I love Jettas but if you are looking for reliable then keep looking. I was looking at the VR6 Jettas when i bought my Accord and almost bought one but I wanted the Accord more because it felt more solid than the Jeta was. rattles creaks and groans from a new car should not be a factory standard.
Not bashing Jettas as they are awesome looking cars and they have great performance so please don't hit me over the head with
www.vwvortex.com spammers since my next project may very well be a Jetta.