are 1.8T's JUNK????

[JordanVw at aol.com]

>In a message dated 12/25/04 2:26:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
>pwberndt at adelphia.net writes:
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>>As you noted, this is true for almost every car, except the turbo 1.8.  
>>These engines fail if maintained properly, as recommended by VW.  VW 
>>failed miserably in determining what oil and frequency to use with the 
>>turbo.  If the owner followed the VW service recommendations for the 1.8 
>>turbo, the engine is very likely compromised.  I'd guess that if you 
>>analyzed the sludge, you would find that it contained a high amount of 
>>carbon.  Carbon is very hard and will cause premature cylinder wall wear 
>>and bearing wear.  Couple this with what appears to be a filter that was 
>>too small and you have the making of a short lived engine.  VW should be 
>>looking at replacing these engines if they fail prematurely.  We all 
>>know, given VWoA's friendly nature, that this will never occur.  The 
>>publicity of this current problem has just started and will increase as 
>>more people become aware of the problem. 
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>>VW, as a company, is in trouble and doesn't seem to know how to fix the 
>>situation.  Sales are down twice as much as the rest of the Euro 
>>manufacturers and they are having real problems determining what market 
>>in which they will compete.  The Phaeton is not doing well, the Passat 
>>W8 was a massive failure and their lack of quality control is getting a 
>>lot of publicity.  This list is witness to the problems. 
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>>We have a V6 that we want to trade.  The non-VW dealers know of the 
>>problems Passats are having and the trade in value is being impacted.  I 
>>believe that Chris is fair in his assessment of the 1.8 Turbo and its 
>>proclivity for early failure and decreasing value.
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