Re: New VW slogan: "Are you ready to put up with it?" -Reply

[Kevin Coutinho <yu212841@yorku.ca>]

On Tue, 9 Jun 1998, Philip Mueller wrote:

> I've been sitting here listening to everyone debate the reliability of
> VW's.  I haven't said anything because all my experience is with the older
> ones A1's & old A2's.  I thought that maybe there was just something that
> I was missing with the ones, until I read this:
> 
> Vojin Janjic wrote:
> 
> > <SNIP>
> >
> > I am not saying, by any means, that GLX is a diseaster when it
> > comes to reliability.  VW is unquestionably getting better since,
> > for example, the Rabbit Diesel times...   My point is that GLX is
> 
> > <SNIP>
> 
> >
> >
> > Vojin
> 
>  My Dad had an '81 Rabbit diesel LS.  I learned how to drive in it, & then
> drove it for another two years after that.  The rabbit diesel is one of
>
> <SNIP>

Phillip/All:

	I figured I might as well get my 2c in since I'm looking into
buying a new car and am torn between VW and Honda.  I own an '86 Scirocco.
It's awesome to drive, goes like hell can beat most 4 bangers out there :)
I bought the car 3 yrs ago, put 100000kms on it (I'm in Canada) but have
had trouble with it every other month.  So far it's cost me Cdn$ 5500 to
fix: All belts, Engine Seals, oilpan gaskit, Transmission seals, hoses,
shift linkages, A/C compressor, thermostat, engine mount,a couple of wheel
bearings, fuel pump, transfer pump, manifold and head gaskit.  Altho I
love driving the car I cannot afford to buy a new car and pump $ into it
at that rate.  Everyone mentions "routine maintenance"...  I hope that
isn't all the stuff I mentioned above...

	In Toronto the Prelude & the GTI VR6 are about the same price and
they drive pretty much the same (IMO) (GTI's a little more solid).. I'm
having a hard time making up my mind, if VW hadn't to drop their warranty
from 3/60 to 3/40 I'd buy a GTI VR6, no questions asked... 

my 2c,

Kevin.