This car is a wolf in sheep's clothing. other VW owners will tell you this. I fell in love with Volkswagens because of this car. The 2003 Jetta 1.8T is a FAST car. my friends who have driven my car are shocked, when the turbo spools up, man this thing PULLS. additionally, she is pretty amazing on gas. my car has always been pretty good to me. The only thing I can say bad, as ANYONE will say, is VW maintenance can be expensive at times. VW and audi like to make is very very hard for you to do things yourself, and as a result you end of taking it to a vw or audi dealership, or a euro mechanic. Even simple things that anyone should be allowed doing themselves, cant always be done because its so advanced or need special tools. Other then that. I love love love this vehicle.