Let's face it, for car enthusiasts, cars are very personal and can be
appealing or unappealing for reasons beyond textbook specifications.
I recently bought a new car (Volvo C30) that I expected to be a good fit and
fun to drive only to find out after a short while that I couldn't live with
the car. (Volvo should just paint the two missing doors on the thing and be
done with it.)
And of course, there is always the one bad car that turns-out not to be as
reliable as the rest of the fleet.
Also some owners that are enamoured with a certain car will tend to
gloss-over/overlook defects and problems because for them, the good outweighs
the bad. (Like Saab owners.) Whoops!
And some people will like anything, hence the popularity of the Yawnry.
I have to go now for a fitting of my nomex suit.
jay fishbein
wallingford, ct
63 Pink Sprite Mk II - (w/baby seat but no baby)
61 Innocenti 950
61 Innocenti 950
63 Innocenti S
--- On Thu, 1/7/10, Bud Osbourne <abcoz@hky.com> wrote:
From: Bud Osbourne <abcoz@hky.com>
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] paging Peter C
To: "Bill Gilroy" <wmgilroy@gmail.com>, "Peter Caldwell"
<peter@nosimport.com>
Cc: spridgets@autox.team.net
Date: Thursday, January 7, 2010, 8:06 AM
Bill,
Not meaning to "dis" you in any way, but, you don't mention if you bought it
new or used, how it was maintained and by whom it was maintained. This is
VERY critical information. Also "steaming pile" doesn't tell us anything
relevant.
As far as VW products are concerned: I just rolled past 296,000 miles last
week, with my '98 Golf (2.0 liter, 4 cyl. gas engine w/automatic). I bought
it new and have maintained it very meticulously via the same dealer I bought
it from and the same mechanic working on it every time it went in for
service. Aside from a fuel pump relay failure at around 250,000 miles and a
rear wheel bearing failure at around 180,000 miles (I now have wheel bearings
serviced at least once a year), it has never failed to get me to where I
needed to go. I am confident of another 300,000 miles with the car, although
I realize I will eventually need to replace the transmission (I mean, how long
can an automatic transmission last????).
Without a doubt, the weak link in any VW product is Bosch electrics.
Basically, they suck and have been of inferior engineering and quality since
the early eighties. I keep hearing rumors that BMW (more) and Mercedes (less)
are also having reliability issues due to Bosch electrics. Porsche does not
seem to be immune from this, either.
Subaru.......I wouldn't own one, but not because I don't think they are good
cars. I've driven plenty of them (my dealer is a VW/Subaru store & their
loaner fleet was all Subies) and just don't like them as much as the VWs.
Bud Osbourne
----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Gilroy" <wmgilroy@gmail.com>
To: "Peter Caldwell" <peter@nosimport.com>
Cc: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 4:15 AM
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] paging Peter C
> My wife had a 2002 1.8T Passat. It seemed to be a steaming pile. It was a
> great day when we replaced the VW with an Outback. I would never buy
another
> VW product and I would never, ever take a Passat for free!
>
> -g
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