Just picked up my 147

[tsybesor]

Hi all. Picked up a new 147 yesterday in platinum grey and just wanted to say how happy i am with it. Put 2 kids cars seats in it this morning and pleasantly surprised how much room there is in the back. Got a pretty good deal too i think - drive away for $36k.

[jessv3]

Nice one! Got any pics?

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[Creampuff]

Love the 147...hope you enjoy it as much as I do mine

[anthony]

Awesome car for an excellent price.

What car did you own before,and which others,if any,did you consider ???

[GTI180]

Which model? Silly speed or manual?

[ziggyboy]

Which model? Silly speed or manual?

All Jetta 147's are direct gear sh__s.

[GTI180]

Oh it's a Jetta? 147 I'm thinking an Alfa Romeo

[tsybesor]

I really wanted the 147 engine but in a manual. I'm 40 and this is the first "auto" I've ever owned and I'm still getting used to the gearbox.

What I WAS going to do was buy a 2nd hand Beemer or similar euro car for $10-15k. But after looking at 2nd hand cars, I thought I'd rather have something shiny and new. After owning an '06 golf for 4 years, I considered a polo (based on price) then realised it would be quite a task fitting the 2 and 4 yr old in the back. Had a look at the golf again but needed something a bit bigger. Considered (very briefly) a Mazda 6 or Liberty but kept getting drawn back to the Jetta. Jetta seemed to be a cut above the rest - although didn't test drive anything else.

So, drove the manual. Liked it very much but it was a bit on the basic side. I wanted a GTI back in '06 but couldn't justify the extra $10k and 6 month wait at the time. So gave the 147 a go this time around. When the dealer said he'd take $36k drive away I thought, hey, it's only money, and did the deal over the phone. Week later, car is mine.

Haven't had a car in over 6 months (gave the ex the 2 yr old CRV in the split so she could drive the kids around) so it's good to have wheels again, rather than just a bus ticket.

Kids love it when I put it into 'S' mode - they go "woooooohoooooo" for 2 seconds until I reach 60 (then stay at the speed limit, of course).