Electrical, electrical, electrical!
Poor running took 6 months to cure. In the end, after spending £1200 on new parts, it was the alternator at fault.
Other than that, expensive to run but free of major faults.
Those responsible for the design of this car were geniuses. Those responsible for assembling the wiring should be punished severely!!!!
I wouldn't drive anything else though.
Graceful, smooth, swift, solid, beautiful and a true individual. We won't see the likes of it again in mainstream car manufacturing.
Completely right diagnosis. These cars are bulletproof mechanically. However, everything dealing with electricity in these cars may fail, and shows like it is something mechanical.
Had to rewire the engine of my GTi Automatic because the isolation material had given in, causing shorts everywhere...
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