LAC! VW gti 20th aniv.

[Chris Semple]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: quattro-bounces+chris=force5auto.com at audifans.com
> [mailto:quattro-bounces+chris=force5auto.com at audifans.com]On Behalf Of
> David

> Whereas my experience with my wife's 2002 Jetta GSL 1.8T
> Tiptronic (almost the same car, basically a GTI with a trunk
> and 4-doors) has been nearly perfect. We've had it since
> November 2001 and in that time it has had only 1 "failure"
> and that was minor only causing a false warning about coolant
> temp. Other than that, it's just been normal everyday
> maintenance.  The lease is coming up in November (4 year
> lease) and we are very much considering purchasing the car.
> It's been great and has also been a lot of fun with the 180hp
> 1.8T...I can only imagine how much fun a 20AE would be. It
> seem to me that you either get a really good one or a really
> bad one. Maybe it's based on the day of the week the car is built?
> Dave
> 1987 CGT 2.3
>  SE VA

We'd need a little more widespread sample to show anything but blind luck,
but FWIW we got Shannon's '03 Jetta Wagon 1.8T new and it's been
troublefree(55k currently). The only trip back to the dealer was for a
coilpack failure which was well documented and handled promptly without
incident. She's not one to put up with car eccentricities, having watched
some of mine, and was a logical choice for a new car. Dunno honey, call the
dealership :)

It's been a great rig, plenty peppy for her, and entertaining for me on
longer trips. The dealers seem to like the mk4 cars from the guys I've
worked with, although the same can't be said of the Touareg.

-Cheers
Chris Semple
Concord NH
'92 S4
   '93 E350 Club 306k
      '04 F350 DRW
         '94 BMW M-technik