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more about #volkswagenjettasportwagen more comments → theeastbaykid: Ha! Karma is a bitch. [/cranky old man who loves manual transmission cars]. Seriously, though, when I drove the MK5 GTI for the first time, the DSG to... more » Flathead Smith: What do you expect, just look at the thing. more » brandegee: A faulty temperature sensor seems hardly newsworthy. I was ready to read about some major design flaw. It's the driver's fault anyway for paying atte... more » MushyHeirloom: Oh, dear. Chalk that up under "reasons to buy it with a manual". It's one of the best "automatics", though, so that's something. more » Ash78, cube farmer: I wonder how they'll figure out a way to blame the drivers. That's what VW does. "You know, these transmissions are pretty robust, but if you leave th... more » FormerlyPreferredCustomer: These transmissions were mistakenly shipped without a clutch pedal. A pedal will be retrofitted in the affected vehicles free of charge. more » -
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VW Voluntarily Recalls 13,500 Vehicles Over DSG Transmission Woes
VW of America says a small number of Jetta, Jetta SportWagen, GTI, and Eos models built between September 2008 and August 2009 may have faulty DSG transmissions and has recalled 2009 and some 2010 vehicles. [PRNewswire] -
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2009 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen, Part Three
Why you should buy the 2009 Jetta SportWagen: You want a Euro wagon and don't have the stash for an Audi S4 Avant or the desire to stuff your friends in an A3. The question of how you're going to get all of this stuff back to your loft from Trader Joe's is a common one. Subaru? Nothanku. You are a keeper of the greatest of automotive secrets: wagons make the best cars. More » -
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2009 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen, Part One
The affluent neighborhood of Glencoe, Illinois is home to a curving street of Frank Lloyd Wright-designed houses reached by a single-access bridge also designed by Wright. The black 2009 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen parked on said bridge couldn't be more incongruous to the surrounding Prairie School architecture, which is recognizable by the strong horizontal lines, flat roofs, horizontal bands of windows and lack of excess ornamentation. But whereas the previous generation of Volkswagen Jetta is a faithful execution of those principles, this latest version eschews those concepts for curvaceous "me too" styling that's more Toyota Corolla than Francis C. Sullivan and an unmistakable chrome grille that's more Paul Wall than Alfred Caldwell. And not for the better. More »
