Off topic : of course ,anybody advise on purchasing a vw golf, Please comment on ad Options

[gandalf_025]

When my wife stopped driving her 911 as a daily driver she went
through a couple of money pit Audi A4’s that were a financial disaster.
In late 2015 she bought a new Honda Fit automatic for 15,800.00
At this point it is nearing 80,000 miles and not a single issue.
It asks for an oil change around every 10,000 miles and gets
Mid 40 mpg. Can’t beat a Honda....
CVT is transparent when you drive the car and there is a
ton of room inside depending on how you configure the seats.
She wants to buy another one and not drive it much and pay it off
before she retires so she use it daily as a retirement car. Without her 100
Mile a day commute that one should last pretty Much forever.
I’ll get this one as a daily and buy a pos Tacoma for when a Truck is needed.

[thelogo]

Is it just me but seems like all acuras have leather interior. ?

[thelogo]

When my wife stopped driving her 911 as a daily driver she went
through a couple of money pit Audi A4’s that were a financial disaster.
In late 2015 she bought a new Honda Fit automatic for 15,800.00
At this point it is nearing 80,000 miles and not a single issue.
It asks for an oil change around every 10,000 miles and gets
Mid 40 mpg. Can’t beat a Honda....
CVT is transparent when you drive the car and there is a
ton of room inside depending on how you configure the seats.
She wants to buy another one and not drive it much and pay it off
before she retires so she use it daily as a retirement car. Without her 100
Mile a day commute that one should last pretty Much forever.
I’ll get this one as a daily and buy a pos Tacoma for when a Truck is needed.

Ok because honda fits seem to be commanding a pretty penny
But if its worth it then im cool with that

[douglastic]

Maybe I am the exception

But our 07 Jetta 2.5 has been hands down the most reliable car I have ever owned. It now has almost 130k miles (bought new) and I have only fixed 3 issues (myself, of course, so cost is parts):

1. Air Recirculation Flap Motor - $100
2. Crankshaft Position Sensor - $100
3. Auto Trans Valve Body - $800

The trans valve body (slip - bang shift) is a known issue - thanks to VWs recommendation of "lifetime trans fluid". yeah. nope. fool me once. all gone now.

Aside from routine maintenance/care (by the book) - that really is ALL!
Very refreshing compared to my LR3 haha - now THAT is a labor of love.

So not all water pumpers are bad!

[thelogo]

Maybe I am the exception

But our 07 Jetta 2.5 has been hands down the most reliable car I have ever owned. It now has almost 130k miles (bought new) and I have only fixed 3 issues (myself, of course, so cost is parts):

1. Air Recirculation Flap Motor - $100
2. Crankshaft Position Sensor - $100
3. Auto Trans Valve Body - $800

The trans valve body (slip - bang shift) is a known issue - thanks to VWs recommendation of "lifetime trans fluid". yeah. nope. fool me once. all gone now.

Aside from routine maintenance/care (by the book) - that really is ALL!
Very refreshing compared to my LR3 haha - now THAT is a labor of love.

So not all water pumpers are bad!

Truth be told automatic transmission s
Scare the s#it outta me

The term that comes to mind is
Second s from diaster

But thats the cards ive been dealt

[gandalf_025]

I still can’t wrap my head around people that buy older
luxury type vehicles at the bottom of their depreciation cycle
With prices for parts And service still sky high. WHY..
Because it looks good..??
If reliability And cost to own and Maintain are an issue at all buy a
Honda or a Toyota ... Not impressive to be seen in, but reliable
and easy to live with.
Any expensive car out of a Warranty is a potential disaster and
money pit waiting to happen. Even if you work on your own cars,
I certainly got sick having my wife’s Audi’s break down and my having
to go get her and get the car towed home.
Honda never failed to get her to work and home again.

[Andyrew]

Im planning on buying an Acura MDX 07-14 in the near future. I've had 2 Audi's and loved loved loved them as cars however the maintenance was insane. I dont mind it for a toy (read my 1.8T engine in the 914) but man oh man are they expensive to keep going.

I think all acura's of newer years have leather. 90's maybe not so much.


IMHO one of my favorite cars of all time was the 2000's Audi allroad. I had one for a couple of years and it was such a great car, super comfy, great power, adjustable air bags to lower the car or raise it if your going offroad. But man oh man was it maintenance heavy. I went through 3 air compressors with the car and 2 sets of bags before converting it to coil springs. The fan went out and I converted it to an electric fan (BIG MISTAKE). Killed a fan controller and some wiring doing that. The 2.7 motor was bulletproof but all the things attached to it were just maintenance killers. I sold it when I determined that I didnt want to deal with a transmission going out (It was shifting great, but a ticking time bomb).
Bought my Fiesta ST and have done nothing but tires and oil in 80k miles. Now my back is killing me because of the rough ride and I already have 2 toys.

[douglastic]

Truth be told automatic transmission s
Scare the s#it outta me

The term that comes to mind is
Second s from diaster

But thats the cards ive been dealt

I will always be a Manual Trans guy - have only ever owned manuals (except the LR3 and Gwagen that didn't come in stick) but my cars are gone an I inherited her jetta.
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but alas my wife can't drive stick (i tried teaching her - ack)
first time in my life i have NOT had at least 1 manual!

point being - some autos can be bulletproof - with care!
CHANGE THE FLUID EVERY 30k-50k (regardless of what the book says)

looking forward to getting a 914 (someday) to take me back tho!
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[thelogo]

I liked the golf because they are inexpensive, and a little more passionate driving then a fit or a corolla

But im not trying to have any mechanical issues crop up in exchange

So looks like a corolla will be my next path

She loves toyotas so its a win win i guess .

But refuses to drive a prius said its the most boring pos ever .

[mepstein]

I still can’t wrap my head around people that buy older
luxury type vehicles at the bottom of their depreciation cycle
With prices for parts And service still sky high. WHY..
Because it looks good..??
If reliability And cost to own and Maintain are an issue at all buy a
Honda or a Toyota ... Not impressive to be seen in, but reliable
and easy to live with.
Any expensive car out of a Warranty is a potential disaster and
money pit waiting to happen. Even if you work on your own cars,
I certainly got sick having my wife’s Audi’s break down and my having
to go get her and get the car towed home.
Honda never failed to get her to work and home again.

yep, a bunch of hondas in our driveway, except for my 914's. Boringly reliable. Minimal maintenance, cheap to own if you keep them for a while.

[thelogo]

https://inlandempire.craigslist.org/cto/d/2...6542873161.html


And body driven or own one of these ????


I know most of us around here have low iq's

[emmanueldelvalle]

My 84 year old mother had a Toyota Tercel back in 1997 drove it till 2010 great car in 2010 she bought the Toyota Yaris and it's been a great car for her so stick with Toyota

[Unobtanium-inc]

Water cooled VW's have always been ok up until 100,000 miles, and then they un-ravel. Friends that still drive them say not much has changed today.
Unluckily for me, back in the day, all mine were well into un-ravel territory.

If you need a dependable car, buy asian, my wife only drive's Hyundai's and Kia's.

[thelogo]

Yeh as alway the advice i get here always pays off for me



I think yaris will be the smoothest transition

So im checking this one out on sat.


https://losangeles.craigslist.org/lac/cto/d...6542454704.html

[Montreal914]

Put gas, oil change per mileage, tires and brake pads. Done. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif)

Current family car, 07 Sienna with 195k mi, still on the original spark plugs. We have replaces an oil hose, the brake fluid, and the serpentine belt, tires, brakes and battery. Done. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif)

Don't want it to break down because it's a heavy pig to put on jack stands... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)

Good luck with your search/purchase. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

[Steve]

Can't beat Honda or Toyota. I got 190k out of my Acura RSX. We have 225k on our Toyota Sequoia. Nothing ever went wrong but wear items. Brakes, tires, battery and front shocks on the Acura. I've also had several Honda Civics over the years and they never had issues. I currently drive a Toyota 86 aka scion FRS aka subaru brz. Love it!! Not recommended for seniors... I would rather own another Porsche or VW, but no time or energy to work on them.

[struckn]

You might want to put Mom in a Honda CRV. Very dependable and at a decent price. The other over looked car that has stepped up to be a decent vehicle is the Chevy Equinox. I dumped our VW Tiquan that was full of problems and got an Equinox this year. Not a high performance car but well built and very economical and gets great reviews.

[thelogo]

You might want to put Mom in a Honda CRV. Very dependable and at a decent price. The other over looked car that has stepped up to be a decent vehicle is the Chevy Equinox. I dumped our VW Tiquan that was full of problems and got an Equinox this year. Not a high performance car but well built and very economical and gets great reviews.

I do like crv but my friends blew his engine do to a slipped timing belt

Needless to say that had a negative effect on reliability from there on out

[EdwardBlume]

2002-2004 Acura RL.

Heck, 2002-2004 Acura anything.

Is that a 6 cyclinder because
Im trying to stay with 4 bangers

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[Unobtanium-inc]

You might want to put Mom in a Honda CRV. Very dependable and at a decent price. The other over looked car that has stepped up to be a decent vehicle is the Chevy Equinox. I dumped our VW Tiquan that was full of problems and got an Equinox this year. Not a high performance car but well built and very economical and gets great reviews.

The only problem I have with the CRV is you pay a premium for one, over a Hyundai Tuscon, or equivalent KIA. The guy that works for me only drives CRV's and my wife only drives the Korean cars, they are very comparable but the Korean ones are 20-25% cheaper to buy. Side by side neither breaks down, both very dependable. But saving several thousand on buying one can really go a long way.