ManofFewWords wrote:I wanna drink some of this GTI koolaid
I'm sure a 16 year old (like the one that curbed the one being featured in this thread) with a shocker sticker on the back of his GTI would be glad to give you some.
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Aug. 1, 2009 5:22 p.m. DirtyBird222 Dork
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Aug. 1, 2009 7:27 p.m. paul New Reader
skruffy wrote:
Yeah, and I still like it better than anything from the US. And it's only been to the dealer three times, I mentioned the sound at each visit and they told me nothing was wrong.
Simply amazing!...
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Aug. 21, 2009 8:45 a.m. skruffy Dork
Just got it back today. New transmission, new clutch assembly, new flywheel. No fight whatsoever.
They're claiming the dual-mass flywheel "came apart" and put that hole in the bellhousing. I really don't care how it happened, I'm just happy it's fixed.
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Aug. 21, 2009 9:12 a.m. John Brown SuperDork
skruffy wrote: They're claiming the dual-mass flywheel "came apart" and put that hole in the bellhousing.
They DO come apart... but umm... well your car is fixed.
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Aug. 21, 2009 9:18 a.m. Xceler8x Dork
John Brown wrote:
skruffy wrote: They're claiming the dual-mass flywheel "came apart" and put that hole in the bellhousing.
They DO come apart... but umm... well your car is fixed.
shhhhhhh....
He's blissfully ignorant now. I know some of the cars I've owned were not treated with care. They were ok....usually.
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Aug. 21, 2009 9:21 a.m. skruffy Dork
Wouldn't the flywheel coming apart cause a rather obvious driveablilty problem?
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Aug. 21, 2009 10:03 a.m. iceracer HalfDork
reply to skruffy. I have a 2000 Ford ZX2 and it has never been back to the dealer for warranty or recall work. How does that compare to your VW ?
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Aug. 21, 2009 10:08 a.m. John Brown SuperDork
Hmmm... bout the same as my Stratus. How much have you spent on maintenance?
$20.00 oil changes every 5K miles for 81,000 miles. One set of used tires that I didn't pay for and a tire plug. A set of front pads and rotors because my wife swore she needed brakes, at 65k there was 30% pad left. That's it.
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Aug. 21, 2009 10:10 a.m. Wally SuperDork
But you don't have the European car ownership experiance.
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Aug. 21, 2009 10:30 a.m. skruffy Dork
The only money I've spent on maintenance is one oil change that I did myself.
And yeah, I'm sure escorts and stratuses are reliable, but I like the GTI enough to put up with it's quirkiness.
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Aug. 21, 2009 11:50 a.m. John Brown SuperDork
Wally wrote:
But you don't have the European car ownership experiance.
I can't even say my car is Canadian or Mexican like all them COOL American cars.
skruffy said:
The only money I've spent on maintenance is one oil change that I did myself.
And yeah, I'm sure escorts and stratuses are reliable, but I like the GTI enough to put up with it's quirkiness.I'm sorry, I didn't realize you were a sadist. In that case all is good!
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Aug. 21, 2009 12:25 p.m. 914Driver SuperDork
Mean while, down the street at the Ford stealership.
Torqued Customer:
Fugzamattawidyou! Every time I bring it in here you tell me there's nothing wrong with it!
NOW it's overheating!!!Service Dweeb:
Now now, calm down, lets bring it in and have a look.34 minutes later in the Stealership waiting room full of B&W TV and 3 year old magazines:
Sir, we've found the problem. This 6" chunk of GM cast iron went through the radiator; must have come off one of theirs.
That's not our fault, not covered under warantee.
Have a nice day.
