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Our customers at Burdick Volkswagen just love the Volkswagen Jetta. Why? This compact sedan has everything you need for outstanding performance, for everyday chores and for those times when you are out on the highway. The Jetta has a standard turbocharged engine, but that's just a small part why our customers love this sedan.

Confident and responsive handling is another reason why you'll love the Jetta. Available features such as cross differential system...

Take to the roads of Cicero and beyond in style with the new Volkswagen Golf GTI. This popular compact hatchback is flush with an abundance of design features all engineered to turn heads on every corner. The Golf GTI experts at Burdick Volkswagen are eager to show you how you can enhance your everyday driving experience with the impressive design of this venerable hatchback.

The interior ambient lighting helps to set any mood in your Golf GTI. The interior of this vehicle lights up all over, including the striking red hue of the ambient door-trim accent lighting.

 

 

If you want the roominess of an SUV, but are not quite ready to move up yet, the Volkswagen Gold SportWagen might be exactly what you are looking for. This popular hatchback has fold-down seats that allow you to expand your cargo space. Let’s take a look at a few of your options.

By dropping the rear seats down, you can enjoy 66.5 cubic feet of space. In addition, it comes with roof rails for even more space to store your important gear. Volkswagen did not forget the amenities either. You can get a power tilting and sliding…

The 2019 Volkswagen Golf is one of America's favorite compact cars. That has been the case for a long time. People love the convenience of four doors plus a hatchback. It makes it easy to load and unload the car, whether you're carrying people or goods.

The 2019 Golf takes performance to a great new level. Depending on the configuration, the Golf gets up to 184 lb-ft of torque. The 1.4 L turbo engine gets up to 147 HP. It gets excellent gas mileage, 29 mpg in the city and up to 37 mpg on the highway…

Two entities exist to judge cars on a range of safety features, the non-profit Insurance Institute for Highway Safety and the government-run National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. They each have a different set of criteria for vehicles.

The NHTSA rates vehicles with a system ranging from one star to five stars. Their tests consist of three impacts to the vehicle, a frontal, a side impact and a rollover test. Each test is conducted at speeds over 20 mph. After all tests are complete, the car receives a rating, with five stars being the best rating.
 

 

Have you ever refinanced your vehicle? There are some steps you can take to ensure that you pay a low monthly payment for your vehicle, even if you have a difficult credit score to work with. Many lenders are willing to work with buyers as long as they have a job and proof of income. However, you also want to make sure that you have positive equity on your current vehicle. Otherwise, you could be paying more per month in a refinance situation.

For vehicles where you have negative equity, meaning that you owe more than the car is worth…

When you are shopping for a pre-owned vehicle, we at Burdick Volkswagen want you to feel confident about what we have to offer. One of the worst feelings we can leave you with is the feeling that your vehicle is going to breakdown on you. This is one of the reasons that we participate in the Volkswagen Certified Pre-owned program.

Our certified pre-owned program is in place to make sure that you are getting the type of vehicle that is reliable. We put our vehicle through a thorough inspection in order to make sure that it meets our high standards…

The Volkswagen Golf SportWagen is a popular hatchback that thinks it is a crossover SUV. Sometimes, you need just a little more room than the average sedan offers. This is exactly why the SportWagen was designed.

The Golf SportWagen features fold-down seats that are easy to operate to give you more cargo space. With the seats folded down, you have 66.5 cubic feet of space to haul all of your stuff. If that isn’t enough, you can also store some of it on the roof rack. You can enjoy the sun and stars with a power tilting and…

If you drive in snow often, having the added traction offered by snow tires could greatly benefit you. While most cars and trucks leave the factory outfitted with all-season tires, having a second set for the winter months could keep you safer on slippery surfaces.

All-season tires are made of a hard rubber compound that allows them to perform well in a wide range of conditions and last for a long time. The rubber becomes stiffer as the temperature drops and can lose its grip on the road if it gets too cold...

You may have recently received a recall notice in the mail from the manufacturer of your current vehicle. Many people are unaware of what these recalls are actually for. Essentially, the manufacturer of your vehicle has determined that there is a problem with your specific make and model of vehicle. This issue could be something very simple, or it could be more involved. Regardless of what the issue is, the manufacturer is concerned enough with safety that they want each vehicle to be repaired.

When you receive a notice for a recall, you'll be expected to contact a local…