I've been a VW owner since my first, a Fox GL, in 1990. Since then I've had the Fox, a Golf, and 5 Jettas. This is my first Passat and I'm in love. I have no real need for a car this large (I'm single, no chldren). However, I fell in love with the latest model of Passat six months ago when I happened to check one out while having an oil change in the Jetta. I leased this beauty on 5/10/08 - Black on Black, a combination that I found to be a knockout on this car. I was actually going out to look at the Tiguan but came home with the Passat and have no regrets!