Which New Car - Jetta or Mazda3 or Other?

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Hey guys. I'm in the market for a new car. I'm trading in an old Sienna that's been appraised at around $3500. I'm looking to spend no more than $250/mo over 84 months to finance the car after the trade-in value. 

So far I've gone to Toyota, Honda, Mazda, Hyundai. Subaru, and VW. I drove the Corolla, Mazda 3, Impreza, and Jetta. The Corolla was boring to me. The Civic too cliche. The Impreza too expensive. I don't trust Hyundai just yet.

So, from the cars that I drove I narrowed it down to 2 - the Jetta with the base engine and the Trendline+ options vs. the Mazda 3 GS-SKY.

The dealer had a demo Mazda that he was willing to give us for $238/mo all in. Mazda's financing is currently 0%.

The VW guy said he could significantly beat that, and quoted us "high 100s to low 200s" for the base model Jetta with the Trendline+ options, brand new (not demo). 

My concerns are as follows:

Jetta - the 2.0L 115HP engine is over a decade old. It's fallen behind almost everything else in the category. But the car still feels powerful. When driving it, it didn't feel sluggish compared to the Mazda either on the road or on the highway. I'm also concerned about maintenance on German cars. I hear that they're more expensive both for routine maintenance and unanticipated repairs. I can also expect to consume at around 2.5 more litters/100km in the Jetta - which translates into about $625 a year more in fuel. The Jetta has slightly more leg room, but it looks simpler inside and out. Doesn't have the sporty look of the Mazda, but it feels nicer to drive.

Basically right now I have two offers from these dealers. After the trade-in value of my van, I can get a Mazda 3 GS-SKY with 10k KM on it for $19,992 all in after taxes etc. Or, I could get a brand new Jetta 2.0 Trendline+ for probably $16,380 after tax.

I'm also wondering if there's anything else worth looking into. My plan was to look at the Ford Focus, Chevy Cruze, Nissan Versa, and Mitsubishi Lancer. My biggest concerns are fuel economy, maintenance cost, and reliability. Resale value I don't care about. I'm planning on using this car for 10-15 years. I'm willing to forfeit a bit at the end in exchange for savings or better quality over the course of the car. I drive around 20k km a year. I'm willing to spend a bit more on a car that will end up being cheaper to operate. In the example above, I save $625/yr in gas with the Mazda I end up making up the difference between it and the Jetta in just 6 years.

swimmer · Accepted Answer

If you're concerned about reliability I wouldn't suggest the Jetta. My brother recently got a Jetta and he's already done an expensive engine repair. It seems like VW's have lots of little things that go wrong and their repairs are very expensive. Anything 2006 and newer in the Hyundai's are doing very well reliability wise. I owned a 2006 Elantra for about 6 years (it was 7 years old when I sold it) and never had a problem with it, I only got rid of it because I needed a larger car. The Mazda is also a good option. The Ford focus, Chevy Cruze, Nissan Versa, and Mitsubishi Lancer are all worth taking a look at. You may want to look at the Ford Fusion as well.

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something vw is a chew of crap in my 30+ years vehicle tech adventure. The Mazda is a exceptional vehicle.that's somewhat useful to look right into a Subaru Outback, purely get a greater moderen one (greater moderen than 1995) the old ones are undesirable high quality.

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