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Originally Posted by Matt L
Yes, there is a ten-year gap there. You might even expect that the newer car had a better ride, and you would be wrong.
I am saying that the ten-year-older car is much more comfortable. Yes, a Jetta is more equivalent to a C class (but still not up to par with it). But as I can't buy a new C class diesel, well, what should I have done?
I would love for my comparison to be between the Jetta and an '06 E class diesel, but alas, I don't have one of the latter. I would expect that the '06 E would blow the doors off of my '96 in about every possible way.
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I don't know why we're even making these comparisons, but I could compare the '09 Jetta TDI with the '09 E320 Bluetec, even though the Bluetec costs twice as much. I've test driven both of them. The E-class is more comfortable to sit in, especially in the backseat, and it's more powerful but naturally more thirsty. It's also not as clean and it's more complicated, particularly the climate control. What really bugs me about all MB's is why the heck can't I control my own air recirculation and why it has to be automated. Also I think the 7 gears in the automatic are a bit overkill.
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2004 VW Jetta TDI (manual)
Past MB's: '96 E300D, '83 240D, '82 300D, '87 300D, '87 420SEL
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