I don?t hate VW?s my brother had a Gti it was a fun car to drive handled like only a German car can but it had a lot of problems. I would consider buying one but they seem to be a bit over priced for what you get compared to other makers. Hopefully they have improved their QC over the past few years.
Then again, my dad recently picked up a 02 Jetta GLI with the monsoon sound system... grr on monsoon.
I love my dub.
Ive also noticed a lot of people bash dubs in the later years... why? Cause they don't take care of em. So it's the owner, not the car.
Will my next car be a dub? Guess you'll have to wait and see
Ive also noticed a lot of people bash dubs in the later years... why? Cause they don't take care of em. So it's the owner, not the car.
Will my next car be a dub? Guess you'll have to wait and see
Does helping a friend fixing problems after problems with VW count?
It depends.
Depends on what?
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Hey, different strokes for different folks.
As for the passenger window in your friends car, that sounds like the famous window regulator problem that plagued early MK IV VW's. Those are replaced under warranty. (and those problems don't affect 2001.5+ VW's)
My sister's 93 Jetta GL had it share of problems but non of them major. Just lots of little annoying things like power door locks stop working.
I've heard from friends taking their VW to the shop very often.
They are simply not as reliable as Toyota.
I've heard from friends taking their VW to the shop very often.
They are simply not as reliable as Toyota.
98 Jetta
01 Beetle
00 or 01 Jetta can't remember exactly what year
They have all had numerous problems. Don't get me wrong, I love my Jetta but I can't ever bring myself to buy another VW because of all the times the cars have let my family and me down. Never had so many problems with a car manufacturer and we have had Mercurys, Fords, Nissans and Subarus and none of them have ever had the amount of problems the VWs have given us.
The next car I buy will either be a Subaru or Lexus. Depends on the financial siutation at the time.
01 Beetle
00 or 01 Jetta can't remember exactly what year
They have all had numerous problems. Don't get me wrong, I love my Jetta but I can't ever bring myself to buy another VW because of all the times the cars have let my family and me down. Never had so many problems with a car manufacturer and we have had Mercurys, Fords, Nissans and Subarus and none of them have ever had the amount of problems the VWs have given us.
The next car I buy will either be a Subaru or Lexus. Depends on the financial siutation at the time.
I don't have a problem with VW reliability, or the issues that have become more common over the last few years.. my biggest problem is the way that VW has choosen deal with these issues. ie, very poorly.
It was a 92. Some of the fault might be the dealers but the black plastic pieces around the wheels kept falling of they never could get the radio to work(at least the tape deck did
) the clutch would chatter the battery kept running down and the floor on the passenger side would get wet all the time. It was a fun car to drive when it wasn?t in the dealer.
Colt45
Lifer
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most of our VAG made cars are ok.
2002 golf TDI - no problems
'99 passat - ""
'88 golf - no real problems.. sending unit for oil died once, temp gauge is intermittent, had to redo shocks/brakes/CV joints/bearings, but thats expected with age.. this one is abused a lot too.
'84 audi 5000 turbo - door handles broke once or twice, power window broke once, some other random electronic stuff, cracked head.
2002 golf TDI - no problems
'99 passat - ""
'88 golf - no real problems.. sending unit for oil died once, temp gauge is intermittent, had to redo shocks/brakes/CV joints/bearings, but thats expected with age.. this one is abused a lot too.
'84 audi 5000 turbo - door handles broke once or twice, power window broke once, some other random electronic stuff, cracked head.
Strange.Originally posted by: bolsen
I love my dub.
Ive also noticed a lot of people bash dubs in the later years... why? Cause they don't take care of em. So it's the owner, not the car.
Will my next car be a dub? Guess you'll have to wait and see
Only VW owners fail to take care of their cars?
Originally posted by: NFS4
Originally posted by: N8Magic
If you are going to rip on a company because of past quality control issues, you best be speaking from the first-person point of view or your opinion means very little.
"My friends VW is a POS, you should have seen it!" <----- NO.
"I saw a VW pulled over at the side of the freeway. Must be those electrical problems." <----- NO.
"I know a VW mechanic who says..." <----- NO.
"My neighbour has a VW and it's in the shop..." <-----NO.
"I read in Stuff magazine that the editors ashtray cover broke." <----- NO.
"One of my past VW's gave me trouble with..." <----- YES!
If you are going to run your mouth about how bad a car company is, please PLEASE have firsthand experience. Otherwise, kindly STFU and move along.
Where are you when we are GM/Ford bashing?????
Gets under your skin when someone attacks your bread and butter, eh?
You don't see me starting an anti-Nissan-bashing thread to support Nissan!
I like VW's, not just their new models. I'd love to own a aircooled Beetle, Sirocco, or Mk1 Golf.
I second that also. And check JD Powers reports, VW comes in way lower then even ford in most results.
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Hmmm.
One thing I notice right away is that all of those cars are from the Mexico plant. From what i've observed, the models built in Germany (Passat, Jetta Wagon) or Brazil (Golf/GTI) seem to fare much better in terms of reliability.
Again, i'm sorry to hear of all those problems.
I really dont care for VWs that much. However this new R32 golf thats coming out ( I think thats the model #) is gonna be NICE!!! Its out in europe from what i understand but won't be coming to the US until this winter or spring. I guess this is VW's answer to the STi and EVO VIII. Its gonna be priced abit lower around 30k.
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A trainer I know at the gym - his 01 Beetle has been in the shop about 10 times since he has gotten it. The most recent is electrical issues. Oh yea, his most recent loaner from VW - a Golf, which he for 2 months, also died on him. I had to give him a ride one day to the dealership. Man was he pissed. I haven't talked to him in a month since I've switched gyms but he said he was selling his Beetle asap, so I assume he got something other than a VW.
Ha ha, the mechanic speaks up, and it's not good for VW.
So, what do you not like about them, Marlin?
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