2001 Volkswagen Cabrio GLX review from North America

So far I've had this car for about a year and have driven it only 3000 miles. I have had it at the dealer 3 times already. The first time the battery died and the car wouldn't run properly and kept stalling. The dealer was great. The battery had died and the car lost it's "memory" and needed to be reprogrammed. Everything has been good with that problem so far. It didn't cost me a dime, just aggravation of having a car 2 weeks old & back at the dealer.

The second time I brought it in it was not idling properly. They did not charge me to look at it, but they said it was common to need new spark plugs, which they wanted $200. for & I opted against it.

The third time it's currently in the shop for??? They are not sure. The engine light came on so I dropped off. I called and they said my brake cables were torn. What does that have to do with the engine light? It's supposedly the air intake valve that is bad. They are checking if it's under warranty. So let's keep our fingers crossed.

I think that if I had these problems with any other new car I would have sold it already. I love the looks and comfort of driving the car, but then again, I'm not used to having a new car. It has good pick up and the options are good. I have the leather interior with heated seats and it's nice in the winter. The top is very easy to work. I'm used to the manual convertible tops. It may be hard for me to rate the car since I don't drive it all that much. It's more of a weekend thing.