Sold my Boxster S. Got a 03 SL500

[Brucelee]

Originally Posted by bmx672

Hey, don't bag on Audi and VW... I've had my A4 for 9 years and I almost have 180k... it left me stranded one time with a dead battery... that's it!
My wife's Passat is 6 years old with 130k and I just recently had a coil pack go out, which was an easy fast "tool-less" fix. (replaced all 4) So in my book those two brands are terrific!
I hope my Boxster does as well...

That may be. However, VW and Audi are likely the worst of the german car makers when it comes to reliability.

Audi and VW' recent woes with transmissions make the Box RMS issue look like peanuts.

[blinkwatt]

Originally Posted by Brucelee

That may be. However, VW and Audi are likely the worst of the german car makers when it comes to reliability.

Audi and VW' recent woes with transmissions make the Box RMS issue look like peanuts.

Tell me about it.

My good friend has a 00' Jetta GL that has a failed auto tranny w/ 120k on it....$4k installed.

Another one has a 01' a4 1.8T,he's selling it. He's had it four months and has spent over $3k in repairs.

My Dad's old 90' Jetta GL w/ the Digifant system was the most unreliable car I've ever dealt with, period. That car spent the last three years of ownership in the service bay at the dealership. It was a joke. Shortly after we gave up on it Consumer Reports named it on the 'Top 10 Used Cars to Stay Away From'

My Dad also has a 98.5' Jetta GT that has been phenomenal though. 140k and not a single issue to date.

[Brucelee]

My son bought a one owner 3 yr old Audi A6 Bi-turbo.. Beautiful car.

Trans died at 47K miles, car out of warranty.

Repair bill, 5K bucks.

Dealer told him this was "fairly normal" for this trans. Audi would do nothing for him.

Huh?

Go figure!