 After having an 89 Accord for 10 years 
it was time to try something new since 
the body design on the Hondas began to 
look like suppositories.  I really 
liked the style of the VW.  This is 
not enough reason to buy a VW.  Within 
3 months the transmission acted up and 
the dealer tried to tell me it wasn't 
covered under the bumper2bumper 
warranty.  A year later the ignition 
coil cracked and had to have that 
replaced which the dealer did do but 
the cleaning ($200) wasn't covered.  
Now there's either a bearing, the 
tension pulley for the timing belt or 
the AC compressor has gone.  Never had 
these problems with my Accord.  Not 
worth the headache.