First week with the new Jetta AMA 

"sm70- why not Duesenberg?" (sm70-whynotduesenberg) 01/08/2019 at 17:29 • Filed to: None

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I’ve now had my brand-new 2019 VW Jetta S for !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! , and I must say that I am surprised by how much I like it. I’ve averaged 38.5 MPG with mixed driving and the car is actually a nice place to be. Ask me any questions you may have about it.

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 01/08/2019 at 17:39

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What? When did this happen. I must have missed this completely .

What made you go that route?  Nothing against VW, but for some reason none of their cars do anything for me.

Tripper > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 01/08/2019 at 17:40

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Does it have three pedals? I hope it serves you better than my 2013 Jetta S which I also purchased new and in red. It was the slowest car I’ve ever owned (I don’t think that engine is an option anymore) . It was also the longest 10 months of my life, but that was only 20% the Jetta’s fault.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Tripper 01/08/2019 at 17:44

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I have the 1.4 in this car, in your gen as a loaner. It’s not that slow.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 01/08/2019 at 17:45

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It happened the day of new years eve, which I shared in the post that is linked abo ve.

I’ve always had a slight preference towards European brands and my family has had lots of Audis. The VW ended up being the best lease deal, with the best equipment, and the best fuel economy, in the best color, with the most pleasant interior. After looking at a Focus, Forte5, Elantra GT, Mazda3, and Cruze, it was really a no-brainer.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Tripper 01/08/2019 at 17:46

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8-speed auto, 1.4 turbo four. Not a rocket ship but far from slow.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 01/08/2019 at 17:46

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Are the speakers still horrible, or did they improve it with the platform change?

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 01/08/2019 at 17:48

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Still not great. Acceptable, and the upgraded stereo sounds pretty good, but these are meh.

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 01/08/2019 at 17:52

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It’s a good choice!  Someone I know bought a 2019 and I was impressed.  

Tripper > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 01/08/2019 at 17:57

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I had a 115hp 2.0 it was awfully slow

Tripper > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 01/08/2019 at 17:58

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I had a 115hp N/A 2.0 in mine. It was so slow.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Tripper 01/08/2019 at 18:04

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Yeah, this has 147hp/184lb/ft of torque. With the 8-speed and the turbo it does well, 0-60 is like 7.5 seconds compared to around 11 for the one you had.

DAWRX - The Herb Strikes Back > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 01/08/2019 at 18:11

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Did you get a chance to look at the Civic?

Chuckles > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 01/08/2019 at 18:12

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What made you decide to go the lease route vs buying?

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Chuckles 01/08/2019 at 18:14

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The lower payments and the fact that I tend to change cars quite often.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 01/08/2019 at 18:15

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The ones in my loaner Jetta are worse than the two 4" speakers in the 4Runner.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 01/08/2019 at 18:18

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Yeah these must be a bit upgraded because they aren’t *that* bad. Or maybe I’m just already used to them, I noticed the first time I turned the radio on that they were not as good as the speakers in the Saabaru.

The flip side is, it’s much quieter inside than the 9-2x was.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 01/08/2019 at 18:20

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The GTI was whisper quiet inside , until I decided I haven’t grown up yet. If you have gotten used to them, they have updated them. I am by no means an audiophile, but I cannot get used to this.

Captain of the Enterprise > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 01/08/2019 at 18:42

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Gas mileage?

Chuckles > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 01/08/2019 at 18:54

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That's fair. The newest car I ever owned was 5 years old when I bought it (my Fiat), and I don't know if I could ever bring myself to get a new car just because of how much it costs.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Captain of the Enterprise 01/08/2019 at 19:55

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More specific than what is in the post?

Spanfeller is a twat > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 01/08/2019 at 20:30

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I like the manual one

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Spanfeller is a twat 01/08/2019 at 20:34

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I would’ve taken a manual, but coming from a manual before this I didn’t specifically want one (it was getting a bit old) and the one they had in the spec I wanted was an auto. But I gotta say, the 8-speed is pretty good.

dogisbadob > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 01/08/2019 at 20:40

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How many problems have you had with it? :p

Under_Score > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 01/08/2019 at 20:46

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Do you have sound settings within the radio that allow you to adjust the bass and the treble? I have those on my radio, and I was able to make the stock radio sound very nice because of those adjustments.

Svart Smart, traded in his Smart > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 01/08/2019 at 21:34

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How do you like the ambient interior lighting? I like modern Volkswagens for using red illumination on most of the switches and controls; I think an extra dash of red lighting would be nice. 

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > dogisbadob 01/08/2019 at 22:24

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It’s already caught fire 9 times 

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Under_Score 01/08/2019 at 22:25

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Yup, it helped

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Svart Smart, traded in his Smart 01/08/2019 at 22:26

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The color changing lights? This one’s a base, doesn’t have them 

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 01/08/2019 at 22:35

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I might lease next time for this reason. I don’t think I’ll ever own a daily driver for longer than 2-3 years anyway. Why not have something nice and new, with no maintenance costs, for the same price I’d pay to make monthly payments on a 7 year old BMW.

Captain of the Enterprise > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 01/08/2019 at 22:41

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Sorry missed that somehow

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 01/08/2019 at 22:44

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Nice! How do you like the 1.4t with an auto? My brother has it with a stick and it spools basically at idle in his Mk6, and my dad has the 6 speed auto (torque converter, not DCT, is that your transmission?). I like the 1.4t, the 6 speed auto not so much. Downshifts to aggressively, doesn’t want to let you coast.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker 01/09/2019 at 00:32

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It’s an 8 speed and seems to be paired well with the engine

Svart Smart, traded in his Smart > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 01/09/2019 at 00:42

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My bad, I thought they were standard.

pip bip - choose Corrour > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 01/09/2019 at 04:38

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where is it made and how is the build quality?

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Svart Smart, traded in his Smart 01/09/2019 at 10:55

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Alas no

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > pip bip - choose Corrour 01/09/2019 at 10:56

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Mexico, and the build quality seems very good 

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > DAWRX - The Herb Strikes Back 01/14/2019 at 19:53

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I find it quite ugly and I think at a glance the lease prices were quite a bit more so I didn’t bother.