I really do. And I speak from experience, having owned several over the past decades. Right now we own two VW products, and both are a pain in the posterior. This morning I was about ready to take a shotgun to my VW Jetta.
The battery in my car is on the fritz, and has been for some time. I just haven’t had a chance to get it fixed. As long as I drive it regularly, it seems to keep a charge, and so has been forgotten. Since I was sick all weekend I didn’t drive it, and thus the battery drained.
Last night was another long night of coughing, but I couldn’t miss work today. So, with very little sleep, I got up and got ready for work. When I got out to my car, of course, it wouldn’t start. When I went to open the hood, the little T-handle came off in my hand. Now the hood wouldn’t open so I could jump start the car. We called AAA, and I took off for the office in Laura’s car.
That’s been the way of this car. Something is always falling off of it. One morning I found a spring under my seat, and was informed by the mechanics that it would cost $600 to put it back. I left it off. I’ve had to replace water pump, oil pump, and transmission, and now it drinks about as much oil as gas. I’m now past the break-even point. Any repairs are likely to be more costly than the car is worth. So, it’s time to look for a new one.
Even with all it’s problems the car has been comfortable and fun to drive. I just wish it had been more reliable.
My sister had an old Bug back in the late 70’s. It nearly burnt up due to my poor rewiring of the radio and speakers. We both learned to drive a manual transmission and then had to replace the clutch cable. The engined died and a friend who specialized in VW repair work replaced the engine with one out of a junk Bug. No other real problems.
I had a VW Golf and loved the way it handled. It had a leak when it rained. After several attempts, the dealer finally got it fixed. I ended up trading it for a truck.