Jetta FSI Turbo

[blur32]

Yeah but ... you'll probably drive it a bit slower than Blur.

Dave

jb747: will pm you. And there are plenty of threads around re: this

DaveMack: what are you implying? I am a respectable, law aviding citizen.....

[tofo17]

This thread is a little old now, I've had the car since February and have now done over 8000km. Besides the initial problem things are going very well and I still love it. It's been APR'd and has the Carbonio CAI. Soon to have the APR downpipe and stage II tune. A recent very wet track day (GTI drive day) let me explore the performance envelope and left me very impressed... particulaly with ESP which, despite some pretty ham fisted driving kept me in a straight line!

My wife had our first child last week and so the Jetta is now doing family duties (the reason I got a Jetta and not a GTI). I've got to say that the large boot is a god send, eating up prams, travel cots and the like with plenty of room to spare. And of course, I feel safe in the knowledge the car has excellent passive and active safetly to keep the little fella (and us) safe!

I still love how this car exudes class. My sister has a Honda Accord Euro, which is a great piece of kit, but the Jetta just feels more expensive.

The most telling comment? For me, a serial car swapper, there is still nothing on the market for the price that I would rather have.

Cheers,
tofo

[DaveMack]

jb747: will pm you. And there are plenty of threads around re: this

DaveMack: what are you implying? I am a respectable, law aviding citizen.....

Nuttin' much, Blur. It's just ... how do you get a nickname like ... BLUR?

(Summat to do with SPEED, I'll wager.)

Dave

[moguzhan]

my jetta is probably one of the most recent on here as its only got 2000kms.

from experience, the first 1,000kms - the car wont breathe or open up so you cant really "thrash" it and its getting broken as you can smell the rubber burnin, tyres wearing away until the first 500 and removing the sealent on them, etc etc.

the car is a bit more "open" as it will let you gas it and it'll breathe and takes off nicely.

the cd player is not mp3 compatible unless you get 08 model.

i havent had any problems with it except someone smashed the drivers side window and stole the gps that was on the dashboard, so i had to replace the window other than that its a real nice smooth ride.

it needs a tighter suspension as it over steers in the turns but that can be fixed with a sway bar.

thumbs up from me.

[bitsurfr]

Hey Bitsurfr

Can you let us know what the rear number plate looks like when you get
the car.
I have a jetta on order and have selected the slim line plate, however
after seeing a few with the felt backing still exposed I thought I might go
for the euro plate, but if the felt is removed and it looks ok I will stick with
the slim line.
Keep us informed.

I picked up my jetta yesterday. So far I'm all

The dealer did a good job of removing the black felt, can't see any remnants of it. So no problems for those who just want regular premium number plates instead of euro ones.

I also got the weathershields. However, they are simply mounted on the door by being stock over the chrome trim. This seems to spoil the side view of the car. VW should make the top of the weathersheilds chrome so they don't spoil the profile.

I have the auto door lock programmed to turn on at 15km/h. However, I have noticed that if I drive away, then stop/slow down to less than 15km (eg coming to a stop at traffic lights), when I drive off again the door locks seem to try to arm again after passing 15km/h again. This happens every time and you can hear a quiet (not as loud as the initial deadlocking of the lock) "click - click" sound on the driver's side. Not sure if it's suppose to be like this so might have to check it out with the dealer. Any one else notice this?

[Tim]

i turned off the auto locking feature on my car today. The GF was getting confused when trying to get out of the car cos u have to pull the door handle twice to get out of the car! once to unlock and once to open the door. Just seems a bit dinky to me

[bitsurfr]

I had a look at the tyre pressure label on the inside of the fuel flap but it only has numbers for KPa. What is the equivalent (correct) tyre pressure for the 17" tyre on the TFSI in PSI measurement?

Also, the inside of the fuel flap seems to be flat so can't seem to hang the fuel cap on it when filling up petrol. The manual shows a picture where the cap can be hung on the inside of the flap?

[trippyfoo]

Hey bitsurfr - I haven't actually thought about it , but you're right, there's nowhere for the fuel cap to hook on . .. I had a look in the manual as well and yeah, there appears to be a lil doodad that the cap is supposed to clip on . . .any other Jetta owners (Petrol) with this issue.

[GermanwithaVdub]

I've joined the VW club and ordered a Jetta Turbo FSI over the weekend

I'd like to get a list of things I should check when taking delivery of the vehicle (in particular, those functions that have to be set by the dealer as my car doesn't have the multifunction function 'plus' display) and so far I have:

- make sure automatic locking after takeoff is turned on;
- make sure automatic kerbside function when reversing for passenger side exterior mirror is turned on (left mirror dip);
- driver door open on first click of unlock (does this mean all the other doors will need 2 clicks to open? Actually, what is the purpose of requiring 2 clicks to open?)
- have only order regular NSW premium plates, not the wide Euro style ones, so I have asked the dealer to remove wide black felt backing underneath the rear plates.

Any help is appreciated

check tyres for sidewall damage, wheels for scratches, upholstery for stains and the paint/panels for scratches/dents/chips

[stephen8512]

reviving an old thread

ive noticed on my jetta that when i'm cruising normally, air seems to come through the vents even when i have the A/Cturned off. Im assuming its sucking in air from outside and blowing it into the cabin...

is this normal? because it seems like the only way I can completely shut out the very faint wind coming in from my air vents is to turn the scroll dial to "0". And the button for the recycle air only seems to work when I have the a/c on, but as soon as i turn the a/c off, there is still air coming thru....