 Fun to drive, reliable and gets 40 mpg city driving, 50+ highway.  Trim is poor, out and in.  Door, manual door locks, molding, glove box, nobs, all have been broke.  Living in Denver, CO, it starts in cold and takes a few miles to warm up - that is diesel, no problem.  Runs up to the mountains at speed. With 200K, finally replaced clutch.  Lots of cooling hoses which are not easy to replace.  German engineering: what are thinking? Frustrating to work on, fortunately, that does not occur very often.  ANY work by an independent, German mech costs $$$, parts are outrageously $$$, I know my junk yard guy.  NO trouble with engine,fuel, cooling, heating, electric systems (manual windows).