My friend is buying one this month! Paint it flat black and put 4 wings on it and it'll be !

 

My 89 Accord - 11 years, 230K miles, no problems....I vote Honda!

 

geo's are just fun to mess with, hahaha

 

he needs to put on those spinner hubcaps, and lube them up so they spin longer. haha

 

Hey, this is actually my first post. I have an 01 Jetta wolfsburg with the 1.8t. I looove the car. The earlier models have had their quirks, but everything was recalled. Since they have changed their warranty on the new models, they are very reliable. Also pretty much every engine offered is bulletproof. If you can wait, the new Jetta comming out, after the new golf debuts this Nov/Dec., is supposed to be vastly improved. Safety wise, the Jetta is one of the highest ranked cars in crash tests. In the end, they are both great cars, but teenage girls tend to favor the Jetta's in my experience.

Drive on!

 

If you want a long lasting car with no maitenance headeck go for the Civic, if you want a better looking car and better quality on materials go for the Jetta. I am not saying that the Jetta will not give you some problems, it will but the latest models are coming way better. They use to have lots of poblems with the power windows and transmision. Power windows can be overwritten to work. And yes I use to own Jettas in Mexico the whole time my brother is the Bettle cabrio director so i do have some experience with VW.

bye

 

Thanks for the feedback. The '05 Jettas are on the dealer lots now. Were you referring to some special edition to be released later? If so, what is expected?

Thanks!

 

I thought I had heard that the Jetta Wolfsbergs were the only ones made in Germany (as opposed to Mexico for all other Jetta models). I own an '01 Wolfsberg, and haven't had any problems...

 

The Honda for sure, and trust me I am partial to German cars myself but I do have 2004 Accord in my garage too.

They are absolutely the hassle free decision. If you don't want your daughter to be coming to you saying the car needs this or that go with Honda, you'll never hear a peep out of her or the car.

The sensible thing to do for sure if you have to buy your 16 y/o a new car make it a Honda.

 

I think an 02 996Turbo is a perfect starter car, but hey I'm not normal .
Seriously tho, I have heard bad things about Vdubs lately, so I think the Honda might be the better choice....just make sure...NO HUGE WINGS OR LOUD EXHAUST....RICE
Evan

 

don't tell anyone but all jettas, golfs, cabrios and beetles are made only in Mexico

 

I've seen several sites that say Jetta wagons are assembled in Germany, but I'm having a tough time finding anything saying that the Jetta Wolfsburgs are built in Germany... Maybe I was wrong...

 

Can't go wrong with the Jetta

 

Personally, I much prefer the German car. I've owned an '88 Jetta and '99 Passat and loved the Passat. The Jetta was a fun driver, but it was OLD!!!

Sorry to say this too, but I'd say you're 16 year old is spoiled if you're getting her a new car, especially a $20K+ one! What's wrong with used?!?!?!?!? As others have said, you can be pretty sure she's going to ding it up too... That's what teenage drivers do!

 

Eric,

In one word, Honda. Hassle free for your daughter especially while she's away at college later on. I've owned two VWs, Golf and Jetta. Major problems after warranty's over. If you do, then a 100k warranty is a must on VWs. The depreciation on VWs can't be ignored. Honda resale value is excellent even after your daughter earn her Porsche.

The German snobs in all of us will say VW. Yes it "feels" more solid because all the controls are stiffer. The Honda feels less solid because the controls are lighter. But Japanese robots and their quality control are way above German car standards. No loose screws and nuts and rattle anywhere in a Honda.

She'll thank you for the Honda even five, six years from now.