I've read the reviews and they mostly sound really good from a drivability standpoint, but I haven't seen much on reliability.
I'm assuming no news is good news there.
I'm assuming no news is good news there.
Anybody know anything about Jetta Hybrids?
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They're great if you are college chick that likes to swallow loads. Seriously, I got more hummers from chicks in Jettas than any other vehicle.
My sister bought one. Lots of electrical problems like many VW's. VW's have always been crappy, but they used to have cheap going for them. Those days have been gone for decades.
I admit I know nothing useful to anyone about the Jetta Hybrid; but speaking in general terms, I've yet to become much of a fan of the basic concept of electrified (either full or hybrid) vehicles in any manner.....even the Prius (which, by most accounts, has become a reasonably mainstream vehicle).
Most of these responses came in as I was at the dealership buying one. 
Got a 2015 with 7700 miles. It was a corporate fleet vehicle so somebody else took the initial depreciation hit for me and I got a car that's barely been used.
Unlike CoolMan, I actually like the idea of electrics. I especially like the idea of a Tesla, but not the price.
The VW has a 1.4L Turbo engine coupled with the electric motor. It has a lot more pep than you'd expect. You expect a lot of torque from a stop, but this thing will really go at highway speeds and can accelerate to pass.
VW is discontinuing this model, and is gearing up for a larger focus on hybrids and pure electric.
So far I'm OK with it ... ask me again in 5-6 years if it was a good idea. Getting about 43 mpg in the first day and half of ownership. The 2.5 hour drive from the dealership to home used a about 1/8th of a tank.
Got a 2015 with 7700 miles. It was a corporate fleet vehicle so somebody else took the initial depreciation hit for me and I got a car that's barely been used.
Unlike CoolMan, I actually like the idea of electrics. I especially like the idea of a Tesla, but not the price.
The VW has a 1.4L Turbo engine coupled with the electric motor. It has a lot more pep than you'd expect. You expect a lot of torque from a stop, but this thing will really go at highway speeds and can accelerate to pass.
VW is discontinuing this model, and is gearing up for a larger focus on hybrids and pure electric.
So far I'm OK with it ... ask me again in 5-6 years if it was a good idea. Getting about 43 mpg in the first day and half of ownership. The 2.5 hour drive from the dealership to home used a about 1/8th of a tank.
Most of these responses came in as I was at the dealership buying one.
Got a 2015 with 7700 miles. It was a corporate fleet vehicle so somebody else took the initial depreciation hit for me and I got a car that's barely been used.
Unlike CoolMan, I actually like the idea of electrics. I especially like the idea of a Tesla, but not the price.
The VW has a 1.4L Turbo engine coupled with the electric motor. It has a lot more pep than you'd expect. You expect a lot of torque from a stop, but this thing will really go at highway speeds and can accelerate to pass.
VW is discontinuing this model, and is gearing up for a larger focus on hybrids and pure electric.
So far I'm OK with it ... ask me again in 5-6 years if it was a good idea. Getting about 43 mpg in the first day and half of ownership. The 2.5 hour drive from the dealership to home used a about 1/8th of a tank.
Hope you don't run out of parts to fix things.
I bought a used Honda Civic Hybrid and enjoyed the great mileage but what will you do when your rechargeable batteries need replaced? It was going to cost me several thousands to get them replaced into an aging vehicle w/100k+ miles. As mine approached that point I sold it at about 7 years old and 107k miles and was thrilled to get rid of it. I had trouble finding who/how/where I was going to get a reasonable deal on new or refurbished rechargeable batteries and was relieved that I didn't have to deal with it. I assumed that it would be an issue going forward as every rechargeable battery (laptops, cordless tools, etc.) I'd ever had had gone bad at some point. Approx. 40% of that car's horsepower came from the electric motors/battery. I guess the batteries could have gone bad at some point and I would have driven solely on the gas motor but the mileage would have gone way down.Most of these responses came in as I was at the dealership buying one.
Got a 2015 with 7700 miles. It was a corporate fleet vehicle so somebody else took the initial depreciation hit for me and I got a car that's barely been used.
Unlike CoolMan, I actually like the idea of electrics. I especially like the idea of a Tesla, but not the price.
The VW has a 1.4L Turbo engine coupled with the electric motor. It has a lot more pep than you'd expect. You expect a lot of torque from a stop, but this thing will really go at highway speeds and can accelerate to pass.
VW is discontinuing this model, and is gearing up for a larger focus on hybrids and pure electric.
So far I'm OK with it ... ask me again in 5-6 years if it was a good idea. Getting about 43 mpg in the first day and half of ownership. The 2.5 hour drive from the dealership to home used a about 1/8th of a tank.
JFC, what dealership did you drive to, somewhere in DC?Most of these responses came in as I was at the dealership buying one.
Got a 2015 with 7700 miles. It was a corporate fleet vehicle so somebody else took the initial depreciation hit for me and I got a car that's barely been used.
Unlike CoolMan, I actually like the idea of electrics. I especially like the idea of a Tesla, but not the price.
The VW has a 1.4L Turbo engine coupled with the electric motor. It has a lot more pep than you'd expect. You expect a lot of torque from a stop, but this thing will really go at highway speeds and can accelerate to pass.
VW is discontinuing this model, and is gearing up for a larger focus on hybrids and pure electric.
So far I'm OK with it ... ask me again in 5-6 years if it was a good idea. Getting about 43 mpg in the first day and half of ownership. The 2.5 hour drive from the dealership to home used a about 1/8th of a tank.