 I drove a friends VW Jetta diesel on vacation and fell in love. I was driving a big fuel consuming truck and saw $$$ saving by converting to a VW diesel. I found only one diesel 5 speed in a 500 mile area for sale used. I should have done my research with Edmunds before I bought the VW. Car looks great sporty feeling it was the best 10,000 miles ever the I hit 80k. VW said oh major maintenance timing belt $1400. Drove till no issues to 128k the car started as normal but stalled as I was pulling away from curb in front of my house then 6 times more and would backfire and "roll coal". Dealer had it for 5 days and couldn't diagnose the issue other than saying spend 7400$. Independent mechanic had it diagnosed in 30 mins. due to clogged intake from EGR. Has had all door locks R/R,2 trunk latches, all maintained at 5k instead of 10k that vw says. Now at 200k won't pass smog only 7000$ will fix due to cam,injectors, tandem pump, tank pump and maybe a turbo. Love the space (I'm 6'8") ,the torque but can't afford to repair.