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RUN dont walk away from this vehicle. Posted by Justin (more from Justin) on Fri, 10 Jan 2003 01:21:30

In Reply to: VW 1.8T (180hp) thoughts, JP, Thu, 9 Jan 2003 14:38:59 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup

You do NOT want a 1.8T right now.

I thought that my 2002 GTI 1.8t would be the last car I would ever drive, I was wrong.

In the last 12 months of ownership it's been in the shop 12 times for everything from a 1/4 inch of water on the passenger side floor, to a bad wheel bearing at just 12,000 miles.

And just last week i had my first of the dreaded coilpack failures.

You can read more about coilpack failures & the despair it's been giving VW owners such as myself here:

http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=575535

It's such a common & serious issue that the thread linked above has been "stickied" by the board admins to the top of the forum.

I'm actually on this site because I'm planning on regretably jumping the VW ship very soon, and Saab's seemed to have a similar culture & sporty styling. I've been a VW lover for a LONG time. My last 3 cars were dubs, but they've lost my business, and I can only hope you heed my tale of warning.

Good luck, Justin

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Posts in this Thread:

VW 1.8T (180hp) thoughts, JP, Thu, 9 Jan 2003 14:38:59
- RUN dont walk away from this vehicle., Justin, Fri, 10 Jan 2003 01:21:30 <-- Viewing This Message
  - Re: RUN dont walk away from this vehicle., Noel, Fri, 10 Jan 2003 17:31:23
  - Re: RUN dont walk away from this vehicle., tsw, Fri, 10 Jan 2003 11:52:38
    - Audi's, VW's, and the reasons why not to buy a VW. LONG, Justin, Fri, 10 Jan 2003 14:45:50
  - Coil pack=Poor Man's Direct Ignition., J, Fri, 10 Jan 2003 02:19:26
    - By the way, VW service is very poor., J, Fri, 10 Jan 2003 02:27:52
- I drove the Beetle Turbo S, KL, Thu, 9 Jan 2003 16:28:48
- a few years ago I owned a Passat 1.8T, Hood, Thu, 9 Jan 2003 16:26:12
- Pretty darned crude, by comparison, Stephen Goldberger, Thu, 9 Jan 2003 15:43:51
  - perhaps, but works better, MJM , Thu, 9 Jan 2003 16:26:35
    - Weird!!, Justin VanAbrahams , Thu, 9 Jan 2003 17:51:13
      - SHO sits in garage...., dtech, Thu, 9 Jan 2003 18:14:58
        Re: SHO sits in garage...., Justin VanAbrahams , Thu, 9 Jan 2003 21:26:22
        Re: SHO interior.., dtech, Fri, 10 Jan 2003 10:21:39
    - Re: perhaps, but works better, GM, Thu, 9 Jan 2003 16:36:30
      - Re: perhaps, but works better, MJM , Thu, 9 Jan 2003 17:33:00
        Re: perhaps, but works better, GM, Thu, 9 Jan 2003 18:15:03
    - shame the Wolfsburg's aren't, KL, Thu, 9 Jan 2003 16:30:48
- try the TDI, nt moore, Thu, 9 Jan 2003 15:11:42
- Almost bought one..., Lutfisk, Thu, 9 Jan 2003 15:06:08
  - Re: Almost bought one..., tsw, Thu, 9 Jan 2003 16:11:50
    - You're kidding about Saab Salesmen???, nt moore, Fri, 10 Jan 2003 01:13:58
    - Service Department..., Lutfisk, Thu, 9 Jan 2003 17:37:40
- Re: VW 1.8T (180hp) thoughts, bRAD, Thu, 9 Jan 2003 14:52:10
- Re: VW 1.8T (180hp) thoughts, MisplacedYankee , Thu, 9 Jan 2003 14:52:03
  - Re: VW 1.8T (180hp) thoughts, Dan W, Thu, 9 Jan 2003 15:22:26

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