 I bought this car used at a dealer.7/2015   I live at 7000' above sea level  and occasionally drive to 5400' (New Mexico) This is important to understand reference to performance. The 4 cylinder Turbo accelerates nicely at this altitude. It accelerates close to or better that my 2006 Toyota 4runner V8.  I wanted to change the shifter handle for esthetic  reasons and ended up damaging a small piece of plastic and ended up with a $1100  repair bill the replace the entire shifter module  which had to remove from the bottom of the vehicle. The makers obviously  was not intending this to be removed, so be careful if you want to change out the leather shift handle. I really like the way the windows operate. Typical German engineering,  all the windows  come up/down with one touch   instead of just the driver door. There is a full size spare tire. The cruise control works great, one button push is all that is needed. And accelerates good. I bought it at 76,000  and now has 86,000 miles(1/2016).  I think the ride could be smoother. I wonder if different tires would help. I think VW has always been a poor man's Audi. It doesn't feel as solid as or as smooth on the road as smooth as A4s I have owned.