Volkswagen v. Honda v. Hyundai

Germans.

Hitler pushed the advancement of the Beetle so that everyone could afford to have a car.

Humanitarian and whatnot.

LIAR!

Spacious trunk huh? What are you planning? You need some lawn darts, a tarp, and a bag of lime too?

I also like how quiet they were on the interstate.

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Only weird guys get their sedans like the Jetta.

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FWIW, a mechanic friend of mine told me Jetta alternators are a bitch to replace, he even overcharges customers for it and tells them why up front.

The brakes were tight on the test drive. I guess you'd get used to them though.

Anyone have any information on warranty comparisons?

Hyundai's is absurd, but then you'd have to drive a Hyundai. There are some nice Hyundais out there, with leather and SiriusXM, which is my only requirement.

The brakes take some getting used to. Once you are used to them it's fine. But we parked our TDI for about a month while waiting to turn it in and when I drove it to the dealership it was like learning all over again.

Honestly, I feel like VW gives you a lot of bang for your buck. It's not overly flashy, but they are solid cars with good features. I personally didn't have any reliability issues. I will say that everything on them us a pain to change. Changing headlights requires the slender arms of a 2 year old with a few extra sets of elbows. Little things like that make bringing it in to the shop more expensive. Bet hell, I had to do nearly the same thing on our Tahoe (was actally worse)