Got my VW Jetta. EDIT: Now sold

aks_karthik · 14th September 2009, 10:34

Congrats issigonis,

Car looks very bright in this color.
How is the Rear leg space,NVH and gadgets usage?
Post some interior snaps.

Enjoy and Drive Safe

Ramsagar · 14th September 2009, 14:53

Congrats man looks good.
My cousin had recently purchased White Jetta MT.Its really solid build,but little disappointed with the features that it provides when compared to Laura.
anyways looks good.

OT:I heard that they have stopped producing Grery color in Jetta so had gone for White.
Is your interiors Beige/Black?

issigonis · 14th September 2009, 19:16

Hi aks,

I chose the colour as the other options were becoming common.
I chose this over the Altis and the Civic as the rear leg room and the seat height were good for people who prefer to lounge at the back. I've had passengers who've slept with a cushion for a pillow at the back, while I drove on highways. So no problem re. space or comfort there.

NVH is ok, you don't hear anything inside but once you open the door, the familiar diesel clatter greets you- no getting away from that. The noise insulation is decent.

On gadgets, I haven't had the time to try out anything! Really! Not even the CD player, with the ten speakers. Will try out soon, reckon the audio quality to be adequate.

Will post some snaps of the interior - the camera phone is a wrong choice for interior photography and so will take snaps with a regular digital camera for clarity and colour fidelity. I chose grey interiors for 1. ensuring cleanliness, and 2. the beige looked showy, the grey looks more elegant and understated.

Plan to take her out on the highway during this coming long weekend - will take snaps and update you.

Regards & take care.

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Originally Posted by aks_karthik

Congrats issigonis,

Car looks very bright in this color.
How is the Rear leg space,NVH and gadgets usage?
Post some interior snaps.

Enjoy and Drive Safe

Gurpartap Singh · 21st September 2009, 18:29

Waiting for the interior pics. Are the pics waiting for us too?

issigonis · 23rd September 2009, 12:22

Lads,

Please bear with me - I'll take snaps of the interiors and download it to my laptop ( which is the difficult part because of corporate firewalls and security policies) as a one-off to ensure that your requests for snaps are met!

Recently I did the Bombay -Dahanu-Bordi-Daman -Devka-Udvada and back(Udvada -NH8-Bombay) trip, clocking about 403.3 kms. The average fuel consumption ( will double check!) was approximately 15 kmpl- with Indian Oil HSD ( plain, not Extra Mile), fuelled at the Indian Oil COCO near the international cargo terminal. All tyres were at 32 psi.

I drove safely ( touched 110 kmph a few times, but kept within 100 kmph most of the time),rarely going over 2k revs. The car has done about 3k kms overall. The high point of the trip was 1. the winding road to Dahanu, (after crossing Charoti toll naka on NH8, you turn left off the highway) 2. the winding coastal road just past Dahanu beach enroute to Gholvad & Bordi, 3. the up and down road from Silvassa to Dudhni ( about 46 kms), on the edge of the Madhuban lake.

Udvada is a town which is quintessentially Parsi and is the better for it - no unseemly noise, no chaotic traffic, lots of genteel, but decaying houses and the Atash Behram agiary - entrance to non-Parsis prohibited - apparently the Parsis follow to this day the edict of the local king who enjoined on the Parsis (escaping religious persecution in their native Persia) one of a few conditions, wherein no Hindu subject of the king would be allowed entrance.

More in my next post.

Regards

issigonis · 12th October 2009, 21:12

Lads,

Any advice on sunfilm for the Jetta?
The dealers in Pune ( Vidyut Motors) have suggested 3M; VW has suggested Llumar and the dealer in Mumbai ( Downtown) haven't suggested anything at all.
VW is firming up vendors for its Polo, to be launched in thye JFM quarter 2010.

Advice/inputs welcome...

issigonis · 2nd January 2010, 22:33

Lads,

I am putting up some pics of the Jetta.
Apologies for this delayed response, due to 1. problems in downloading the file from the digicam to my laptop, 2. Work, and 3. General laziness.

For your reference,

Pics 1-2 : Jetta's first ride to the Taj President, Colaba, Bombay
Pic 3: At Uran
Pic 4 : At Varsoli (Alibaug), outside Ratan Tata's bungalow

Posting more in my next post.

Meanwhile, enjoy!

issigonis · 2nd January 2010, 22:57

Lads,

Pics 5-9 : Trip to Dahanu, part I

Enjoy.

redeff · 2nd January 2010, 23:05

Gorgeous!! I like. A Lot! Love the colour!

issigonis · 2nd January 2010, 23:05

Pics 10-13 : Trip to Dahanu, part II

issigonis · 2nd January 2010, 23:18

Lads,

The final tranche of pics for now.
Pics 14-18 : Trip to Udvada, including interiors

Enjoy!

Will be posting travelogues once I finish them ( in Jan-Feb).

Till then.

Anand123 · 3rd January 2010, 00:05

WOW!!! what a color! IMO Jetta looks the best in this color. Hws its fuel efficiency now?

anekho · 3rd January 2010, 00:15

Your Jetta looks really classy. Simple, clean lines! I love it.
Solid interiors aswell!

Does the stereo have a usb connection or only aux?

drdeepudev · 3rd January 2010, 00:16

Congrats. The colour just rocks. Good decision. Enjoy the rides.

McLaren Rulez · 5th January 2010, 19:52

Wow! Amazing colour. This is one incredible looking car you've got man!

14th September 2009, 10:34	#16
aks_karthik Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Chennai Posts: 1,947 Thanked: 341 Times View My Garage	Congrats issigonis, Car looks very bright in this color. How is the Rear leg space,NVH and gadgets usage? Post some interior snaps. Enjoy and Drive Safe
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14th September 2009, 14:53	#17
Ramsagar Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: BLR_Nellore(AP) Posts: 1,396 Thanked: 252 Times View My Garage	Congrats man looks good. My cousin had recently purchased White Jetta MT.Its really solid build,but little disappointed with the features that it provides when compared to Laura. anyways looks good. OT:I heard that they have stopped producing Grery color in Jetta so had gone for White. Is your interiors Beige/Black?
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21st September 2009, 18:29	#19
Gurpartap Singh BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Chandigarh — PB Posts: 209 Thanked: 4 Times	Waiting for the interior pics. Are the pics waiting for us too?
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23rd September 2009, 12:22	#20
issigonis BHPian Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Bombay Posts: 956 Thanked: 95 Times	Lads, Please bear with me - I'll take snaps of the interiors and download it to my laptop ( which is the difficult part because of corporate firewalls and security policies) as a one-off to ensure that your requests for snaps are met! Recently I did the Bombay -Dahanu-Bordi-Daman -Devka-Udvada and back(Udvada -NH8-Bombay) trip, clocking about 403.3 kms. The average fuel consumption ( will double check!) was approximately 15 kmpl- with Indian Oil HSD ( plain, not Extra Mile), fuelled at the Indian Oil COCO near the international cargo terminal. All tyres were at 32 psi. I drove safely ( touched 110 kmph a few times, but kept within 100 kmph most of the time),rarely going over 2k revs. The car has done about 3k kms overall. The high point of the trip was 1. the winding road to Dahanu, (after crossing Charoti toll naka on NH8, you turn left off the highway) 2. the winding coastal road just past Dahanu beach enroute to Gholvad & Bordi, 3. the up and down road from Silvassa to Dudhni ( about 46 kms), on the edge of the Madhuban lake. Udvada is a town which is quintessentially Parsi and is the better for it - no unseemly noise, no chaotic traffic, lots of genteel, but decaying houses and the Atash Behram agiary - entrance to non-Parsis prohibited - apparently the Parsis follow to this day the edict of the local king who enjoined on the Parsis (escaping religious persecution in their native Persia) one of a few conditions, wherein no Hindu subject of the king would be allowed entrance. More in my next post. Regards
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12th October 2009, 21:12	#21
issigonis BHPian Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Bombay Posts: 956 Thanked: 95 Times	Lads, Any advice on sunfilm for the Jetta? The dealers in Pune ( Vidyut Motors) have suggested 3M; VW has suggested Llumar and the dealer in Mumbai ( Downtown) haven't suggested anything at all. VW is firming up vendors for its Polo, to be launched in thye JFM quarter 2010. Advice/inputs welcome...
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2nd January 2010, 22:33	#22
issigonis BHPian Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Bombay Posts: 956 Thanked: 95 Times	Some more visuals of the Jetta I Lads, I am putting up some pics of the Jetta. Apologies for this delayed response, due to 1. problems in downloading the file from the digicam to my laptop, 2. Work, and 3. General laziness. For your reference, Pics 1-2 : Jetta's first ride to the Taj President, Colaba, Bombay Pic 3: At Uran Pic 4 : At Varsoli (Alibaug), outside Ratan Tata's bungalow Posting more in my next post. Meanwhile, enjoy! Attached Thumbnails
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2nd January 2010, 22:57	#23
issigonis BHPian Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Bombay Posts: 956 Thanked: 95 Times	Some more visuals of the Jetta II Lads, Pics 5-9 : Trip to Dahanu, part I Enjoy. Attached Thumbnails
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2nd January 2010, 23:05	#24
redeff BHPian Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Mumbai Posts: 356 Thanked: 272 Times View My Garage	Gorgeous!! I like. A Lot! Love the colour!
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2nd January 2010, 23:05	#25
issigonis BHPian Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Bombay Posts: 956 Thanked: 95 Times	Some more visuals of the Jetta III Pics 10-13 : Trip to Dahanu, part II Attached Thumbnails
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2nd January 2010, 23:18	#26
issigonis BHPian Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Bombay Posts: 956 Thanked: 95 Times	Some more visuals of the Jetta IV Lads, The final tranche of pics for now. Pics 14-18 : Trip to Udvada, including interiors Enjoy! Will be posting travelogues once I finish them ( in Jan-Feb). Till then. Attached Thumbnails
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3rd January 2010, 00:05	#27
Anand123 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: KL-01 Posts: 2,297 Thanked: 5,225 Times	WOW!!! what a color! IMO Jetta looks the best in this color. Hws its fuel efficiency now?
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3rd January 2010, 00:15	#28
anekho Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: . Posts: 1,995 Thanked: 684 Times	Your Jetta looks really classy. Simple, clean lines! I love it. Solid interiors aswell! Does the stereo have a usb connection or only aux?
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3rd January 2010, 00:16	#29
drdeepudev BHPian Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Alleppey, Kerala Posts: 230 Thanked: 57 Times	Congrats. The colour just rocks. Good decision. Enjoy the rides.
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5th January 2010, 19:52	#30
McLaren Rulez Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Mysore Posts: 3,389 Thanked: 5,101 Times	Wow! Amazing colour. This is one incredible looking car you've got man!
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