Faults:

When brand new, problem with charging. Alternator belt wrongly fitted by the factory and fixed within the first week.

Got problems at Nürburgring Nordschleife when the car was 2 months old. My crazy step dad raced his almost new company car when we had a vacation in Germany, and again the alternator belt and alternator was replaced at a local garage.

The car was crashed when it was 2 years old in the winter due to black ice, and that was when the problems started. Little visible damage and it was "fixed" by a local dealer.

After 200 meters my step dad said there is something wrong with the front end geometry of the car. "Repaired" again. Got it back and noticed front end vibration. Drive shaft replaced. Got it back and noticed left shock absorber was defective. Etc etc.

Exhaust system fell off, probably due to previous damage.

General Comments:

My step dad's company car. 2 litre 5 cylinder injection and 5 speed transmission. Besides that not much options. Really drove this car hard and pretty fast for a family car. Not much problems besides effects after it was crashed and not properly repaired that caused a series of problems. Quite roomy and practical. Typical VW build quality from the 80ies - solid.