Volkswagen Jetta Sedan or Mitsubishi Lancer?

Question

Not to win in a race, but as my first new car for work and play. The Volkswagen would be either the SEL, SE, or Wolfsburg trim vs the ES-Sport with Nav for the Lancer. Any advice would be great. Its not necessarily a bad decision to have but I am struggling with it.

Answer 1

Volkswagen Jetta is definitely better than the Mitsubishi Lancer. The Jetta has very good interior quality, and is safe. You should lease one, because Volkswagens have pretty bad reliability. A more reliable car would be the Mercury Milan.

Answer 2

Jetta pwns the Lancer by far.

Unless you get the Lancer EVO, which is hard to find and uber expensive, the lancer is a petty excuse for a sports car. It lags in power, it does't accelerate as well as it should, and the engine? really? i've driven a corolla with more oomph.

The Jetta is great because it has torque, you can supercharge the engine, and a great quality interior, plus you get all the perks of a german engineered car. The car is great as drifting, if your into that, and the stick shift is really really fun  . It also comes with super cool safety options, and the sunroof is great.