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Old 08-27-2009, 09:01 AM
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Originally Posted by LarryBible View Post
I have never driven an '06 Jetta. I think the newest I have driven is my nieces and it's an '03 or '04. In a straight line it's fine. In a turn it's just another front engine car that feels like a phone booth on a skate board. Maybe I need to drive a later model to find one that handles well.
The new platform drives a lot better then the old one. Better rear suspension, better front suspension, etc. Plus VW put cheap struts on the US market cars so on the previous gen ones they front struts would be dead by 80k.

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