Scotty,
Just test drove a certified 2019 Yaris (53,000 miles) and a 2021 Certified Jetta (28,000 miles). Both cars have 6 speed manual transmissions. Equipment on both is similar, although the Jetta has a few more bells and whistles and is the better driving/shifting car. Which, in your opinion, is the better vehicle? I know from research that the Yaris is actually a Mazda 2. I know you are down on Volkswagen in general, but does that also include their cars with a manual? Thanks!
"Certified" is a scam. You're just paying for an extended warranty which may not even be worth the paper it's written on.
https://www.autocheatsheet.com/car-dealer-scams/certified-used-car-scam.html
First off, that gen does have more complaints, I would consider an older one.
My friend has a 2016, and he put about 250k on it before a wreck ended it.
What I noticed about his though, were certain parts cost a lot more than a corolla, like the alternator.
His went out at about 240k miles, and he had a terrible time finding one under $500 unless he went online. Even online they were way more expensive, and that was for a re manufactured one, let alone actually finding a new one. Rock auto has no new ones.
I think because the United states doesn't sell near as many, the aftermarket parts are harder to come by. The corolla sells about double the cars, in one month, as the Yaris sold in all of 2016!
My suggestion would be to get a corolla if you plan to keep it a long time.
NLord-are you referring to the Yaris or the Jetta?
Sorry, I was speaking of the Yaris, I would not even consider a Jetta really. I owned a 2005 vw beetle I was almost given from a co worker, and even though it was only 9 years old, and 100k miles, the check engine light came on more than all of my toyotas combined, and I owned it 3 months. Mind you nothing that big went wrong, just lots of little things.
I agree with @chucktobias, "dealer certified" isn't worth the paper it's printed on. My step dad bought a 2016 Ford Escape "certified pre-owned", it had gouge marks on the passenger rear bench and there were a bunch of air fresheners on the rear view mirror. A month later, while my mom was driving the car, it suddenly lurched and a check transmission message came on. Long story short, it was a flooded out fleet vehicle with its own insurance company, that's why it didn't turn up in a CarFax. The bank took their money back and he got into another Escape that he was renting.
