What's up guys?
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Okay so heres the deal...
Bought car last year for $5600.00 with only 37,000 miles on it.
Failed MD inspection because it needed strut mounts and front rotors as well as a drivers side power miror. Fine... $700.00 later I'm on the road.
And I now discover what that wierd clicking noise is in reverse... that would be a chipped reverse gear for non-Vdubbers.
A month later the window regulator broke... $65.00 later back on the road.
Then the muffler falls off a few months ago, so I upgrade to the Eurosport catback... $350.00 later back on the road.
Then the car decides on cold days it doesn't like to go into second. So a shift kit and gear oil change are done followed by advice from my VW shop that they can't change the oil because Jiffy Lube (I hate that damn place) stripped my my oil plug. Estimate of $150 for the pan in parts plus labor. So instead...$300.00 later for the other work I was in for and I am back on the road.
Forward to last week or so and the car decides it wants to be a swimming pool every time it rains. Both in the trunk and the drivers floor. And second gear grinding and trouble getting it into gear reappear... This week as I am pulling into parking spots sharply there is a grinding/popping nosie comming from the front end. The disc changer decides to go Kamakazi on me and clicks and makes horible noises as I am walking into my house for the night (yes the car was off).
So I run an ad for my VW with 48,000 miles on it and get a bite. I lowered the fair sale price by $1600.00 just to get rid of it... The guy looks the car over and says "I'll give you $4600.00, I laugh and say goodbye. But he keeps talking and we agree to $4900.00
Go to deliver the car today and on the way everything is fine. Then the CEL (check engine light) pops on... I didn't know whether to laugh or cry...
Turns out he is a stealer (ofcourse he doesnt tell me until he thinks he's closed me)... No guilt, no VW, no more...
This a link to the actual dealer who has it up for sale now. That is my evil V-dub.
http://www.tradeexpressinc.com/inventory.htm
By the way don't get me wrong... I liked the way the car looked and rode. It was just way to expensive to upkeep, and I have never had so many problems with one car...
On page 4 of inventory.
Bought car last year for $5600.00 with only 37,000 miles on it.
Failed MD inspection because it needed strut mounts and front rotors as well as a drivers side power miror. Fine... $700.00 later I'm on the road.
And I now discover what that wierd clicking noise is in reverse... that would be a chipped reverse gear for non-Vdubbers.
A month later the window regulator broke... $65.00 later back on the road.
Then the muffler falls off a few months ago, so I upgrade to the Eurosport catback... $350.00 later back on the road.
Then the car decides on cold days it doesn't like to go into second. So a shift kit and gear oil change are done followed by advice from my VW shop that they can't change the oil because Jiffy Lube (I hate that damn place) stripped my my oil plug. Estimate of $150 for the pan in parts plus labor. So instead...$300.00 later for the other work I was in for and I am back on the road.
Forward to last week or so and the car decides it wants to be a swimming pool every time it rains. Both in the trunk and the drivers floor. And second gear grinding and trouble getting it into gear reappear... This week as I am pulling into parking spots sharply there is a grinding/popping nosie comming from the front end. The disc changer decides to go Kamakazi on me and clicks and makes horible noises as I am walking into my house for the night (yes the car was off).
So I run an ad for my VW with 48,000 miles on it and get a bite. I lowered the fair sale price by $1600.00 just to get rid of it... The guy looks the car over and says "I'll give you $4600.00, I laugh and say goodbye. But he keeps talking and we agree to $4900.00
Go to deliver the car today and on the way everything is fine. Then the CEL (check engine light) pops on... I didn't know whether to laugh or cry...
Turns out he is a stealer (ofcourse he doesnt tell me until he thinks he's closed me)... No guilt, no VW, no more...
This a link to the actual dealer who has it up for sale now. That is my evil V-dub.
http://www.tradeexpressinc.com/inventory.htm
By the way don't get me wrong... I liked the way the car looked and rode. It was just way to expensive to upkeep, and I have never had so many problems with one car...
On page 4 of inventory.
Joined: Aug 2005
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RE: What's up guys?
welcome to HCF!!! i own a 92 vw gti and since i have bought it i have had nothing but problems myself(now it sits with a dead battery while i drive my gf's car). thats why when my gf and i bought a car last year, we got a civic cuz i know they are good.
