Is it me or do Volkswagens not wear well?

Question

I had a 2002 VW Passat, and it's dead at 80k miles. And that was a replacement for my 1999 that VW bought back.

For the record (to the 2nd poster), the first one was in the shop 26 days over a 13 month period, with a transmission interlock problem 2 different VW dealers were unable to fix - so, it's NOT me.

Answer 1

its not u.. they ain't too great with aging. next time u buy a car try acuras r hondas r toyotas or upscale then acura, lexus or mercedes.. maybe just maybe bmw.. infinities r alright not too great but better than VW.. Nothings better than hondas n acuras..

Answer 2

I just sold a '99 Jetta VR6 it had 112,000 miles and ran as good when I sold it as the day I bought it. Regular maintence is a huge part of keeping any car running, and VW are expensive to maintain, so most people use cheap parts or labor. VW doesn't authorize companies to make replacement parts for a lot of things so the non-VW parts you buy don't work very well. Also any car you buy could just be a bad car, even Honda and Acura make lemons. A friend of mine bought a new Honda and within a year it died, even with regular maintence and having to back to the dealer for repairs about 8 times in the 13 months he had it, all together he may have driven it for about 8 months the entire time he owned it.

Answer 3

I have had good luck with my Vdubs...have a 91 Jetta GLi with 117k, a 1996 Jetta trek with 96k, now have a 03 Jetta GLi with 90k, all ran just as strong as the first day. the 03 has suspension, flywheel, differental, exhaust and clutch modifications still with no problems. (I have a 1987 Vanagon Syncro with a Subaru engine too, but that doesnt count)

only problem, they are expensive to fix. parts are not cheap and nothing is replaced easily (think, long and expensive labor).

i'm my opinion, they are very fun to drive and have exceptional sytle, so the trade off is fair.

Answer 4

My 1987 Golf had over 180,000 miles and was still running well when I upgraded to a 1995 Golf, which got over 175,000 miles before I gave it to my boyfriend (now ex) who drove it until nearly 250,000 miles. I just traded in my 2000 Golf, which had 167,000 miles and still ran very well.

Regular maintenance is the key. I drove these cars far and aggressively and they were in accidents, as well. So in my opinion -- it's you.