Long-term update: 2009 VW Jetta TDI wagon
Vehicle: 2009 VW Jetta Wagon 2.0TDI Highline with 6-speed DSG, rear side airbags, ESP and Sirius Satelite radio
Price as tested: CDN$33035
Mileage since picked up: 2500km
Regular maintenance: 0
Unscheduled repairs: 0
What makes the Jetta wagon so appealing is the amount of cargo space. It all begins with a nice flat floor for easy loading, then combined with a build-in ski pass through and 40/60 split fold-down rear seats. It makes for a very versatile and practical package. In the Jetta sedan, it got 16 cubin feet of cargo space. However, in the Jetta wagon. Its double the cargo volume to 32.8 cubin feet of cargo space. Both figures are with the seats in upright position. If you factor in the nicer looking rear of a wagon over the rather generic looks of sedan, it makes the wagon a default especially its only $800 more than equaivalent Jetta sedan.