I had a VW Jetta TDI Wagon (2004) and it was a good car so I made sure to check out the current ones when it was time to car show. For me the Cruze won out because My Link was more modern and useful than the RNS 315 radio in the Jettas. The navigation especially was pretty dismal in the VW. Besides the display and interface of the VW radio, we also couldn't make it sound the way we wanted.
Other than the radio, I was annoyed that automatic headlights were completely unavailable on a TDI wagon or Golf. I would have preferred the VW manual transmission to the Cruze Auto but it wasn't enough to sway the deal. Road noise seemed louder in the VW also though back in the day my 2004 seemed relatively quiet for a compact car and I don't they got any louder in the last 10 years so I'm not sure what that was about.
Other than the radio, I was annoyed that automatic headlights were completely unavailable on a TDI wagon or Golf. I would have preferred the VW manual transmission to the Cruze Auto but it wasn't enough to sway the deal. Road noise seemed louder in the VW also though back in the day my 2004 seemed relatively quiet for a compact car and I don't they got any louder in the last 10 years so I'm not sure what that was about.
