One small rattle due to a loose piece of trim below ashtray.
A very quick car.
Holds the road like the white line.
Traction is excellent.
Boot is small.
Without doubt one of the two best cars I have ever owned.
What's the other car?
Your problem with indicator blinker switch relay must be a common VW thing. Because it happened on my 74 Superbug, My 91 GTI and now my 2003 Passat!
A German mechanic once told me. leave the mechanicals to the germans and the Japanese will fix the wipers!!
Happy motoring..
Id rather a VW any day.
Actually, the Japanese in this case wouldn't have much to fix as their cars are more reliable than VW. I doubt very much that VW has even dreamt of Toyota or Honda relibility (JDPA surveys).
VW are fun and good looking cars, but they fall short of quality.
For the moron who suggests that VW quality is not on par with the best ov the japaneese, are you serious? have you ever driven a late model VW let-alone sat in one? the quality and reliability of a vw is atleast as good as a toyota, some people complain about reliability due to parts and labor being very expensive. If this is what you mean then state it, don't just say they arnt as good because ure mate owns a toyota, or you like japan's climate or sumthing. don't just bullshh*it, know what you are talking about. I have owned a 2001 passat, 2003 Bora 4Motion, 73'L-bug, and they are all built aswell as relative japanese compeditors, incuding the Bug.
How can you possibly judge the build quality of a car by driving and sitting in it? VW certainly have their look and feel for quality right, but when it comes down to reliability I'd bet my money on any Japanese car over VW.
VW quality not as good as the Japanese? You're joking, right? I've owned vehicles from both camps and can say that my experience has been that the Golf has it all over the Corolla in build quality, although they have both been faultlessly reliable. Recently upgraded my '02 Lexus to a Passat and couldn't be happier. Both VW and the Japanese build brilliant cars. The main difference I have found is that the VW is somehow a more interesting and charismatic vehicle, while the Toyota and Lexus have been little more than quality appliances. As much as I hated the ad campaign in the US, I think VW simply has a better understanding of 'Fahrvergnugen' - the joy of driving.
To be fair to the guy, he did say according to JDPA surveys and didn't simply 'make it up'. Some very defensive VAG owners on here ready to justify the high premiums...
For my two cents of driving both VAG and Japanese cars, and what my friends have said, I would agree VAG have much higher quality. The Honda's and Toyota's are all solid enough, but shut the door of a VAG and you can tell the difference. However whilst nobody I know complains about their Japanese car going wrong, plenty of VAG owners seem to be taking the car to the garage a lot, especially on these newer ones. And a quick search through this site does seem to uphold this view.
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