phaeton's Trip to the Dealer Jetta Edition

[phaeton]

Jetta 118TSI @ Solitaire Medindie

[phaeton]

Jetta 118TSI with DSG @ Solitaire Medindie

[phaeton]

Jetta 118TSI Comfortline @ Solitaire Volkswagen Hawthorn

[phaeton]

Jetta 103TDI @ Solitaire Medindie

[phaeton]

Jetta 147TSI Highline @ Solitaire Medindie

[gldgti]

looks a lot like an octavia inside and in the engine bay.

the dash is very octavia-esque actually.

don't like the LHD handbrake though - thats the price you pay for making bigger cars for less money i guess - RHD markets lose out slightly in the ergonomics department.

[MrGTIandRfan]

Love your work phaeton!

[iamthestig]

Decontenting has gone mad eh ?

No bonnet struts and even the bottleopener/cover over the cupholders has gone. Sad really compared to our base model from 2006 !

[ch0p]

Whats the wheel on the 147 called?

[frozze]

Queensland, i THINK.

Whats the wheel on the 147 called?

[anthony]

The new Jetta is growing on me,South Yarra VW in Melboirne have a fully loaded 147 on the floor,in Black pearl,and it really does look AWESOME.

[frozze]

That's the one I test drove on Saturday. I think I was the first to test it. They got it in on Friday and the dealer contacted me on Sat morning. Only had 15kms on the clock.

Did you try it out?

The new Jetta is growing on me,South Yarra VW in Melboirne have a fully loaded 147 on the floor,in Black pearl,and it really does look AWESOME.

[snerlo]

Looking at the 147TSI, they don't look too bad. I still prefer the MkV shape. I just think that they have stepped sideways with the shape in my opinion. Guys, you know the one thing that really pi$$es me off though with car companies, is that they go backwards with certain designs. The biggest gripe I have with a great car like the Jetta is the boot hinge. On our MkV, the hinges are above the lip of the boot surround so that they don't encroach into the boot. I can cram that cavernous space full of stuff and still shut the boot, but the latest MkVI has stepped back to 1980 and installed the big C style hinges which encroach into the boot. They want shootin' for doing that to a great car. I rave about how big and useful the MkV boot is, not so much about the MkVI. Not having xenons, even as an option will disappoint quite a few people, including myself. Another big oversight, but that is for another subject. The look of them is growing on me ever so slightly but I don't think that they will be quite as popular as the MkV's, but I would be glad to be corrected. Do they still have the redish colour in their catalogue? Does anyone know? The black still looks smart against all the chrome!
Leon

[frozze]

I like the new look of the car (it looks like a baby passat instead) but I agree with a few "design flaws" like the boot hinge. It doesn't look/feel as solid as the ones found on the MkV. Yes, the omission of Xenon is quite a terrible oversight. I'm sure it'll be added in as an option later on (it's got headlamp washers on the 147 as standard - but on halogen lamps) but, still a big FAIL in my books. I would have loved to optioned it in my order.

They've got the Tornado Red in the catalogue.

Looking at the 147TSI, they don't look too bad. I still prefer the MkV shape. I just think that they have stepped sideways with the shape in my opinion. Guys, you know the one thing that really pi$$es me off though with car companies, is that they go backwards with certain designs. The biggest gripe I have with a great car like the Jetta is the boot hinge. On our MkV, the hinges are above the lip of the boot surround so that they don't encroach into the boot. I can cram that cavernous space full of stuff and still shut the boot, but the latest MkVI has stepped back to 1980 and installed the big C style hinges which encroach into the boot. They want shootin' for doing that to a great car. I rave about how big and useful the MkV boot is, not so much about the MkVI. Not having xenons, even as an option will disappoint quite a few people, including myself. Another big oversight, but that is for another subject. The look of them is growing on me ever so slightly but I don't think that they will be quite as popular as the MkV's, but I would be glad to be corrected. Do they still have the redish colour in their catalogue? Does anyone know? The black still looks smart against all the chrome!
Leon

[TomC]

Looking at the 147TSI, they don't look too bad. I still prefer the MkV shape. I just think that they have stepped sideways with the shape in my opinion. Guys, you know the one thing that really pi$$es me off though with car companies, is that they go backwards with certain designs. The biggest gripe I have with a great car like the Jetta is the boot hinge. On our MkV, the hinges are above the lip of the boot surround so that they don't encroach into the boot. I can cram that cavernous space full of stuff and still shut the boot, but the latest MkVI has stepped back to 1980 and installed the big C style hinges which encroach into the boot. They want shootin' for doing that to a great car. I rave about how big and useful the MkV boot is, not so much about the MkVI. Not having xenons, even as an option will disappoint quite a few people, including myself. Another big oversight, but that is for another subject. The look of them is growing on me ever so slightly but I don't think that they will be quite as popular as the MkV's, but I would be glad to be corrected. Do they still have the redish colour in their catalogue? Does anyone know? The black still looks smart against all the chrome!
Leon

I completely agree with everything said here. VW needs to be very careful with their corporate design policy that they don't go so generic that everything just ends up looking the same...plain!