About the Jetta...we weren't overly impressed with the build quality...
RR, I had some time to kill last Friday and being next to a Ford dealer, I popped in to see what America's so-called best car company had to offer.
What I saw had me think back of your above comments and also to those made by a review found here a few weeks back...the plastics and such.
I looked at a Fiesta, a Focus and a Fusion in the showroom. The sticker prices had me roll my eyes for what I was getting...$22K, $26K and $33K (rounded down) respectively.
At $33K, the door panel of the Fusion was mostly Mattel plastic except for a few small areas of inlaid cloth and leather/leatherette. For that kind of money, there is a lot out there to choose from. Same for the $22K Fiesta and $26K Focus.
I was not impressed.