I love this car through and through.  The only thing missing would be a sunroof, cruise control, and a laser cannon.  I don't like that the parts start wearing out around 180k, but hey, nothings perfect right?  The gas mileage of this model is right around 38mpg.  Yeah, that's right, a 10 year old car is getting better mileage than your new hybrid!

the car is, was and always willl be an icon due to stunning looks and amazing perfomance. . .if you want one then you better be able to fork out the money because not only is a VR6 in good condition rare but the 2.8 in-line 6 cylender powerhouse wil dry up your pockets but also leave you with no doubt that this is umong the best volkswagens ever made

This car wasn't the fastest in the world, nor the best handling, but it was still a joy to own and drive.  Something about it got into me, and I had a hate-love relationship with it.

The hate part of that relationship was the constant maintenance I performed on it.  It constantly had something that needed to be fixed.

I had this car for 2 years.. bought it for $2000 and put more than $8000 into it to keep it running.. still loved it though

This was my last VW.  Bottom of the line GL - the only option on the car was AIR.  This had the 115HP 2L 4 banger with a 5 spd manual.  The cool thing about this care was that it would run at its HP (115MPH).  I once drove from Needles to Newberry Springs in a little over 1 hour.  I did the whole run without dropping below 100.  However, that was when the car was about 4 months old and the suspension, etc. was still nice and tight.  Purcahsed new out the door for about 15,000 and put about 145,000 miles on it.  I sold it in 10 years on eBay for $1800.  It had some minor problems, but the AIR was still good.  Never had any major problems with the car.  I recall the biggest expense I had was the ignition switch needed to be replaced - my daughter broke it during my attempts to teach her to drive a stick shift - she gave it up.