[Vwdiesel] Any issues - late model "autos"

[Mad and Ed]

As long as the timing belt is changed and the oil changed regularly 
there should not be any issues.  Be aware that these later cars have a 
lot more electronics.  For example, the key on our 02 is encoded.  If 
it gets damaged, wet, the battery goes dead- we are screwed, you walk 
home.  You need a book to do anything, these are not intended to be 
user serviced so there are limits to what you may want to work on.  A 
far cry from 1986.
On Jan 10, 2005, at 2:19 PM, Mike & Coreen Smith wrote:

> Thinking about buying the wife a 00-04 Golf TDI. but it must be an
> automatic. (grrrr).
> Are there any issues with buying, say, a car with 50,000 miles, then
> expecting to get another 50-100k w/o any major tranny problems?  I much
> prefer a standard 5 speed, but wife refuses to drive a standard.
>
> My '86 Golf (5-speed, yay!)should be out of the garage tomorrow. 
> (FINALLY)
> Garage bill is enormous !
> The car really should've gone to the junkyard.....I hope I get some 
> miles
> out of it.  The list of stuff they replaced/rejuventated/fixed/ is as 
> long
> as your arm.
>
> Mike in NB
>
Edward Lowe
Seattle, WA
82 Westy Diesel upgraded to 1.9lt. Turbo
92 Cabrio 1.8lt gas
97 Passat Tdi
02 New Beetle Tdi