toyota the new caddilac?
02-08-2007, 10:34 AM
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Originally Posted by TYSON' post='857982' date='Feb 8 2007, 08:12 AM
Couple at work just ventilated the block of their 2003 TDI. Having a hell of a time finding a replacement motor, I imagine there is a lot of demand for replacement motors on those shitboxes. VW people just won't give up on them, no matter how much money they lose.
2003? even though mazda's suck, and are cheap and totally unreliable, even the rotary doesnt fail that fast
02-08-2007, 11:25 AM
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I know people who won't buy anything but a VW diesel because they've had a few cars go 300k+ miles without a major problem. Another friend has a Passat that's a couple years old and has had no problems. My wife has an Audi A6 that's been fine.
Who knows? Water-cooled VW's have not historically been all that reliable, but I think they put together a damn fine product in terms of performance, style, and fit & finish. If they aren't as reliable as a Toyota, I can forgive that.
Who knows? Water-cooled VW's have not historically been all that reliable, but I think they put together a damn fine product in terms of performance, style, and fit & finish. If they aren't as reliable as a Toyota, I can forgive that.
02-08-2007, 05:18 PM
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OMG VW's SUCK!
i could list all the things that have broke that are ridiculous, but i like this one best:
The door latch inside the door that latches onto the striker on the door frame...yea that just stopped working. and not in a good failure position. Youd think for a planned failure position theyd make it fail in the closed position (this is possible through proper engineering) no when it fails it fails in the open position...aka YOU CANT CLOSE THE DOOR. i had to drive all the way to my shop one arm holding the door closed the other arm steering. Figure ok, just a latch that simple.
not simple for VW the door latch is a whole electrical computer unit....in the door. its like $300 and takes like 2 hours to swap out.
dont even get me started on everything else.
hell at 70k all of them blow up if you dont get the timing belt done that exact moment...and if the belt doesnt snap the waterpump siezed, shreds the belt and its useless anyway. nevermind the fact that like 60% of the VW's out there have the check engine light on....all because the o2 sensors and cats are CRAP on those cars.
and the auto AND manual trans BOTH SUCK.
and yet my g/f wants another one....im guiding her towards toyota instead.
kevin.
i could list all the things that have broke that are ridiculous, but i like this one best:
The door latch inside the door that latches onto the striker on the door frame...yea that just stopped working. and not in a good failure position. Youd think for a planned failure position theyd make it fail in the closed position (this is possible through proper engineering) no when it fails it fails in the open position...aka YOU CANT CLOSE THE DOOR. i had to drive all the way to my shop one arm holding the door closed the other arm steering. Figure ok, just a latch that simple.
not simple for VW the door latch is a whole electrical computer unit....in the door. its like $300 and takes like 2 hours to swap out.
dont even get me started on everything else.
hell at 70k all of them blow up if you dont get the timing belt done that exact moment...and if the belt doesnt snap the waterpump siezed, shreds the belt and its useless anyway. nevermind the fact that like 60% of the VW's out there have the check engine light on....all because the o2 sensors and cats are CRAP on those cars.
and the auto AND manual trans BOTH SUCK.
and yet my g/f wants another one....im guiding her towards toyota instead.
kevin.
02-08-2007, 05:22 PM
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Originally Posted by teknics' post='858130' date='Feb 8 2007, 03:18 PM
OMG VW's SUCK!
i could list all the things that have broke that are ridiculous, but i like this one best:
The door latch inside the door that latches onto the striker on the door frame...yea that just stopped working. and not in a good failure position. Youd think for a planned failure position theyd make it fail in the closed position (this is possible through proper engineering) no when it fails it fails in the open position...aka YOU CANT CLOSE THE DOOR. i had to drive all the way to my shop one arm holding the door closed the other arm steering. Figure ok, just a latch that simple.
not simple for VW the door latch is a whole electrical computer unit....in the door. its like $300 and takes like 2 hours to swap out.
dont even get me started on everything else.
hell at 70k all of them blow up if you dont get the timing belt done that exact moment...and if the belt doesnt snap the waterpump siezed, shreds the belt and its useless anyway. nevermind the fact that like 60% of the VW's out there have the check engine light on....all because the o2 sensors and cats are CRAP on those cars.
and the auto AND manual trans BOTH SUCK.
and yet my g/f wants another one....im guiding her towards toyota instead.
kevin.
the audi's are a little better, but they still managed to make a timing belt that the teeth come off of at 60,001 miles, requiring a $4000 cylinder head rebuild, cause the valves (all 40 of em) get bent
02-08-2007, 05:32 PM
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Originally Posted by j9fd3s' post='858132' date='Feb 8 2007, 06:22 PM
the audi's are a little better, but they still managed to make a timing belt that the teeth come off of at 60,001 miles, requiring a $4000 cylinder head rebuild, cause the valves (all 40 of em) get bent
yea same with vw's. as soon as you go a .1 over 60k youre in the red zone. make it to 70k and youre on borrowed time.
and everyone i know that loses the belt loses all the valves which requires new head and bla bla bla.
nevermind the fact that VW ACKNOWLEDGED that their motors have an oil sludge buildup problem but refuse to figure out how to fix it or to cover peoples vehicles who even tho they maintain them perfectly still have their motors blow due to oil pressure loss due to oil sludge buildup.
VW admitted there's a problem but forces the customer to pay for a new motor and install.
happened to one kid i know with about 45k on his motor...VW said it was due to poor maintenance and therefore not warrantied.....even tho he proved all his oil changes he didnt do every specific thing on the scheduled maintenance thing (which is all a con anyway lets not get into the "scheduled maintenance" bullshit, 5hrs labor to do nothing....good for me, but i feel bad for customers)
kevin.
02-08-2007, 05:48 PM
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Originally Posted by j9fd3s' post='858146' date='Feb 8 2007, 06:46 PM
i remember we had a 626 show up with 49,999 miles on it, oil pressure switch had popped. its the only motor mazda has never covered, because the guy had NEVER changed the oil.
LMAO, a guy i know at toyota had that happen with one guy and his pickup truck, i think he was at around 40k miles too, they said when they did try to change the oil to see what it looked like it barely came out of the pan.
kevin.
02-08-2007, 05:50 PM
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Originally Posted by teknics' post='858149' date='Feb 8 2007, 03:48 PM
LMAO, a guy i know at toyota had that happen with one guy and his pickup truck, i think he was at around 40k miles too, they said when they did try to change the oil to see what it looked like it barely came out of the pan.
kevin.
haha. the record for pads and rotors on a kia was 668miles....