I sold my diesel Jetta about 1 week ago. I sold it to a local guy for 400 bucks, he only wanted it for the engine as the rest of the car was pretty rough (putting it lightly). The serpentine belt tensioner had broke on me about 2 days before I sold the car, that was the last straw for me pretty much. I took the money I got from selling the Jetta and bought this. It's probably not as much of a basket case as the Jetta was. The 4 wheel drive will sure come in handy this winter.