# Does this repair scare you on an '09 VW Jetta?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/does-this-repair-scare-you-on-an-09-vw-jetta/64984>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [May 26, 2011, 3:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/does-this-repair-scare-you-on-an-09-vw-jetta/64984 "2011-05-26T15:31:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![kquigley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e56c9b/32.png) [@kquigley](https://community.cartalk.com/u/kquigley)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2011, 3:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/does-this-repair-scare-you-on-an-09-vw-jetta/64984/1 "2011-05-26T15:31:11Z")

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| Miles 6217 | | | 

Transmission removed to complete repair  
Sway bar links replaced

I am considering the car (it's sportwagen turbo charged version)

Cartalk community convinced me to avoid Passat

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**Author:** ![TXdealer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/50afbb/32.png) [@TXdealer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TXdealer)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2011, 3:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/does-this-repair-scare-you-on-an-09-vw-jetta/64984/2 "2011-05-26T15:40:36Z")

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If you like Volkswagens, then buy one. The Jetta or the Passat are both ok cars. Not great, but not terrible. That generation Jetta and the Passat are built off the same platform, so reliability should be about the same. I would have a shop check out the underside of the Jetta to make sure the repair was not from a collision.

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**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2011, 4:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/does-this-repair-scare-you-on-an-09-vw-jetta/64984/3 "2011-05-26T16:19:11Z")

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Agree, the important thing is the ‘why’ behind the repair. Also, get a different shop to look it over.

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**Author:** ![mcparadise](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mcparadise/32/32_2.png) [@mcparadise](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mcparadise)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2011, 5:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/does-this-repair-scare-you-on-an-09-vw-jetta/64984/4 "2011-05-26T17:32:35Z")

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I’d want to know why this repair was needed on a car that’s only two years old.

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**Author:** ![kquigley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e56c9b/32.png) [@kquigley](https://community.cartalk.com/u/kquigley)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2011, 6:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/does-this-repair-scare-you-on-an-09-vw-jetta/64984/5 "2011-05-26T18:13:39Z")

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Thanks. I will definitely ask.

I just found the VW's very comfortable and I want a wagon and they are nicer than others I tried.

Going to look at Mazdas before I do anything.

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**Author:** ![andrew72](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dc4da7/32.png) [@andrew72](https://community.cartalk.com/u/andrew72)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2011, 7:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/does-this-repair-scare-you-on-an-09-vw-jetta/64984/6 "2011-05-26T19:32:35Z")

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There is a vast difference between a Jetta and Passat. Jetta sedans & New Beetle are made in Mexico while Jetta Wagons, Golf’s, and Passat’s in Europe