From: "Curt Raymond" <curtlud...@yahoo.com>
A friend has I think a 2002 Jetta gasser (non turbo) that he's owned since
new, its got well over 200,000 miles with nothing serious to report other
than what you'd expect (alternator, tires a couple times, brakes, exhaust,
one climate control issue, etc) in that kind of time frame.
I have a theory that many of the folks who buy VWs are young and don't
know much about (or think they can't afford) proper maintenance so the car
gets neglected. Then they trade it in and the NEXT guy gets screwed.
Case in point another friend bought an '01 Jetta 1.8T. He had it in for
some routine maintenance and the Indy mentioned it was due for a timing
belt. If I remember the price wasn't inexpensive (like $300) and my friend
put it off for what he described as "a month" at which point I told him
not to make it a day longer than a month as he was at something like 90k
and didn't know if the timing belt had ever been changed when it had
something like a 70k change interval (numbers made up but they're the
right ballpark).
A month and 3 days (not kidding) later the timing belt broke. I was kind
enough not to say I told you so but for his small savings in maintenance
he ended up with a $3,000 engine in a car he'd just bought. Finally got
out of it a couple years later and bought a Kia which he likes much better
but probably only because its new. Strangely this friend is a
car/motorcycle guy and should have known better...
-Curt
From: Dan Penoff <lwb...@yahoo.com>
Yeah, I guess I am just being paranoid.
I do know a couple of people who have had VWs without issues, so I guess
my fears are somewhat unfounded. I suspect it is more a fear of the
unknown...
Dan
"Following on from our gallery of the most reliable family cars, here are
the 10 that are most likely to let you down. That's according to Warranty
Direct, which looked at data from about 30,000 of its policies linked to
small family, family and MPV-style cars.
The study examined which three- to five-year-old cars suffered the most
breakdowns, what the most common reasons for claims were and how much the
most expensive claim was for each model.
9. Volkswagen Touran
Year: 2003-
Average breakdown rate per year: 46 per cent
Largest claim: £2,595.19
Most common reason for claim: Axle and suspension
8. Volkswagen Passat
Year: 2005-
Average breakdown rate per year: 47 per cent
Largest claim: £2,24.09
Most common reason for claim: Axle and suspension
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/picturegalleries/9317194/The-10-least-reliable-family-cars.html?frame=2241925
Here are the ten most reliable. VW didn't make this list:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/picturegalleries/9314353/Top-10-most-reliable-family-cars.html?frame=2240845
Gerry
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