Posted on 02/25/2024 2:23:39 PM PST by Red Badger
Automatic transmissions are increasingly the new norm in the modern world and manual transmissions are now seemingly being reserved for some SUVs, pickups, sports cars, and performance cars. It is rare to find an economy car or sedan that will boast one, and for some driving 'purists', it is a real bone of contention. But, this year, Volkswagen has answered the purist's call and released an economy compact sedan that boasts a good amount of power, torque, ample standard features, and comes with a manual transmission, the 2024 Volkswagen Jetta.
We have found the following important information we think you should know about the 2024 Volkswagen Jetta and what makes it the ideal economy car in today's market. We will discuss its specifications, the interior and exterior features that come as standard, its styling prowess, and maybe most importantly in a world of rising costs, it's very reasonable MSRP and reliability rating, making the VW Jetta, the most affordable manual sedan of 2024.
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Structurally there are still some gains for collision.
the problem there is they are using “replace only” grades of high strength steel, so the collision repair costs have gone into orbit.
But at least there is some benefit.
The engines are getting more and more fragile and complex and expensive, for fuel economy gains no-one cares about.
Me too. Pontiac had a version before the demise. Guess Chevy ended these after 2017. There are used ones out there. I’m sure they weren’t abused. 😁👍
My first was a ‘63 Plymouth wagon, three on tree. My second was a ‘63 Dart convertible with push button automatic on the dash. They cost me $125 and $75 respectively.
Has a V6 engine and a 6-speed manual transmission.
The most fun to drive car I've ever owned.
I had driven five and six speeds Tacomas since forever.
Is this true in Europe too? I have never driven a car in Europe but I was under the impression that most cars there are stick shift.
“They cost me $125 and $75 respectively.”
Can you sue the Federal Reserve for the loss of Dollar Value damages of late?
“Stick shift = anti-theft device.”
They also make GREAT CARS for high school and college kids, as none of their ‘friends’ (and especially girlfriends) won’t be able to drive them.
Thanks.
Where’s the list for m/t turbo [for Altitude performance compensation] AWD/4X4 vehicles?
We bought a used Jetta for our teens to drive when they got their licenses. Bought it in 2002 and it was probably three or four years old. That thing gulped a quart of oil with every gasoline fill-up! I hammered the kids to add oil at every stop at a gas station. Surprisingly, it never fouled the plugs. That was the one and only Jetta we ever owned.
Our experiences with two Volvo 740s were just as bad (not oil, though) and a horrible experience the past six months with a Ford Escape.
“Bought it in 2002 and it was probably three or four years old. That thing gulped a quart of oil with every gasoline fill-up! “
My ‘05 TDI Jettas make it 10000 mi [factory oil change period] with maybe a quart of oil usage. [And they are both close to 170,000 mi., to date.]
I have a 2008 F-250 with an auto, and regret not holding out for a stick, but I had to get a pickup right then. If I had known they were going to stop making F-250s with manual transmissions, I would have held out.
Our other two cars are manuals, and all the cars I ever owned before were manuals. Don’t want a new VW, though. I drove 60s-vintage VWs for nearly 20 years and I’d love to have one now, but I can’t afford it.
Even 40 or 50 years ago, it seemed like most kids couldn’t drive stick, and it’s a lot worse now. I taught a 20-something coworker how a few years ago, as she was going to Spain for a vacation and renting a car with an automatic was going to cost her a lot more, like $500 more for a few weeks. She caught on pretty quick. Not expert, but that comes with practice.
The previous owner probably never got the oil changed.
One of the possible results of a failure to change the oil is increased oil consumption.
Trying to teach a girl to drive a stick shift, can be costly.
Buy a Honda or Toyota and most of those kind of headaches will disappear.
I owned nothing but stick shifts from 1983 to 2015, then I had to make an emergency purchase and bought a Honda Accord automatic. Now own a Toyota with automatic. I love manuals but I was thankful to have an automatic in the summer of 2020 because with all the rioting going on that summer I felt like the hand I normally would have shifted gears with needed to be fully gripping my Glock 19.
In high school I had a '66 Mustang with an automatic. My buddy had a '77 Celica Fastback with a 5-speed.
One day he said, "Let's trade cars for the afternoon!" I said sure. He jumped into my Mustang and took off.
I hopped into his Celica and realized I had never driven a stick before. It took me all of about five minutes to figure it out.
That’s a good guess. We bought it from a dealer to avoid those problems, but I don’t recall insisting on seeing the maintenance records.
“They are literally putting ten times as much into adding junk as the junk will ever save.”
No kidding. TEN SPEED auto transmissions? That is insane. All to chase a 0.1 increase in mpg. And that is all due to the Feral Government and their infernal CAFE standards. We are WAY beyond diminishing returns. Huge increases in capital cost AND maintenance cost to save a few bucks on operating cost. It’s absolutely absurd.
My son’s Jetta had the tranny blow at 90k and it was covered by warranty. The replacement tranny blew a few months back with 130k on the replacement. Nobody will repair them — you just pull it out and drop in a rebuilt for $5,000 - $7,000 which is WAY more than the car is worth.
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