[DieselVWs]

I hear the 2011 Jetta will be built here in America.. and long story short.. they're going to kill the car. It won't have that "German Engineering" that I love. I want a car that's designed and used in Europe, not some cheap stuff designed to be sold in large quantitites..

And so.. if I were to get a Jetta (diesel, obviously), I'd get a 2010, but I was wondering..
does anyone know if the cosmetic changes (exterior) of the 2010 Jetta Sportwagen are easily transferable to the 2010 sedan?

And... what are people's opinions of the 2011 Jetta?
It's not going to be built on the Mark VI chassis.. right?

That's horrible.
I might just get the 2010 Golf instead..

God I love cars.
I don't even have a driver's licencse and I'm asking this (I'm 15).
Thank ya.

 

[Fluid]

The past cars could easily bolt on the front. Since the sportwagen still uses the mk5 body but the mk6 bumper, I'm going to take an educated guess and think that they didn't make 2 bumpers for each body. And since the mk6 is similar to a mk5, it probably bolts on.

If it does bolt on, it's just a matter of time before retailers start selling mk5-->mk6 conversion kits. However, since the fenders are different, it's going to be expensive.

The mk6 chassis is all new and not tested and not the Golf's mk6 chassis.

 

[chittychittybangbang]

Almost certainly the golf/jetta sportwagen front will bolt on. Easily means well over a thousand dollars for the headlights, bumper, fenders, and paint. My guess is $500 each fender, $800 for the bumper, $800 for the headlights, $1000 for paint, you're at $3000.
The only cheap way is to find a wrecked car.

95% chance the 2011 Jetta will be all new and still built in Puebla on an all new chassis. The Golf will still use the PQ35 chassis.

 

[strike3]

The chepaest way is to find someone with the same color car who has the new style front who wants your old style front. Then you swap. I don't know who would want to do that since they're devaluing their car.

By the time you are driving the specs or general idea of what the next Jetta will be like will be released.

 

[tomo366]

Does anyone know if the 2010 Jetta Sportwagen will have fog lights......
The pictured Golf Variant has them........I have been told no and yes......

 

[chittychittybangbang]

I haven't seen it mentioned in the spec sheets for S, SE, or TDI trim levels. But the demo photos have them. So it's inconclusive.

 

[Stefan2006]

My guess is yes. The base golf, maybe not.

 

[GoingCoastal]

I hear the 2011 Jetta will be built here in America.. and long story short.. they're going to kill the car.

Jetta will continue to be made in Puebla. It is the new mid-sized sedan/American Passat that will be built at the Tenn. plant.

 

[chittychittybangbang]

Does anyone know if the 2010 Jetta Sportwagen will have fog lights......
The pictured Golf Variant has them........I have been told no and yes......

I happened to be at the dealer today, they had 2010 Sportwagen brocuhres.

Some wagons were pictured without foglights and it looks bad. It's a large black grille on the bottom. Foglights help break it up. It'll probably be standard on the TDI but that's just a guess.

Nowhere in the brochure did it mention foglights at all so I still don't know.

 

[JoeMA]

Hopefully the new mid sized sedan will be a Passat that's just built in America, not an "American" Passat. People don't buy VWs because they are Camrys.

 

[Therion]

Hopefully the new mid sized sedan will be a Passat that's just built in America, not an "American" Passat. People don't buy VWs because they are Camrys.

+1, "It's what the people want"

 

[Volz]

I was told no today in SJC

 

[guardian2samson]

2010 Jetta Sportwagen = no fog lights

Just took delivery of mine last Saturday. No foglights option.

 

[DriverFoundNC]

Does anyone know if the 2010 Jetta Sportwagen will have fog lights......
The pictured Golf Variant has them........I have been told no and yes......

On the 2010 JSW TDI I bought two weeks ago - foggies not an option. Not available on any trim level.

 

[tomo366]

They can be now added......I pieced together my kit

jaw drops

 

[DriverFoundNC]

They can be now added......I pieced together my kit

jaw drops

Details, man. Details. How/what/where etc etc anic:

 

[tomo366]

Details, man. Details. How/what/where etc etc anic:

I could tell you.......but then I would have to kill you!!:eek

ECS tuning just added this......
http://www.ecstuning.com/Volkswagen-Jetta_VI-Sportwagen-TDI/Lighting/Fogs/ES1905668/
I got all my parts from Keffer VW in Charlotte NC he has a kit now also