The truth about Volkswagen please! Ok I'm considering buying a car and while I know that Japanese cars are supposed to be the most reliable and cheap to maintain their are none that I like! For my first car I'd like a compact sedan and would like to purchase a VW Jetta! I have a HUGE appreciation for German engineering! With that said how expensive is it to maintain a VW Jetta in comparison to say a Honda Civic? I've heard outlandish statements about VW being extremely expensive to maintain so once and for all I'd like to know from someone who has owned one! By the way I don't live in Europe as I hear that VW have a much better reputation over there. Thank you for your help! The truth, I have never heard a '90, 2000s VW owner say, "I will buy another Volkwagon" I have heard many of the other.
He now has to keep it just to keep with the bills but id go for Honda. VWs are just as reliable as other cars, you just have to know which ones to avoid. Stay away from the 1.8t motor found in many Mk4s. With that said. VWs do need a bit more love than that Japanese junk. Keep up with ALL the maintenance, don't stretch out the time between oil changes. Turn the music down every once in a while and just listen to the car. Get to know the sounds it normally makes that way you can catch small problems before they become huge. Yes, VWs are more expensive to repair than cars of similar cost. Cars with are probably the most expensive to fix, and cars with the 2.0l are definitely the cheapest to buy, cheapest to fix, easiest to fix, and by far the MOST reliable.
Ford was better than the other US makes, I'd even get a call from some engineering guy about what I found in some vehicle I worked on. The 1998 NEW Beetle and 1999.5 Golf and Jetta were good cars at first, but as time wore on the flaws began to show. The Passat and Touareg were also problem prone in this period and the Touareg wasn't any good until 2007, the Passat has improved, but still isn't my idea of a reliable vehicle. The Golf and Jetta had improved a lot starting with the 2005 generation and can be considered to be good reliable vehicles in general. But, owning a VW means having a specialist or dealership service/repair it to keep it on the road and as trouble free as possible. Power steering system failure is fairly common if the wrong fluid is added to the system and engine failures can result from the wrong type and kind of engine oil being used.
VW has a much better reputation in Europe because people there tend to follow the owner's manual recommendations much more closely than Americans do. Most european makes would not do well in the US because people don't follow the manufacturer's recommendation for service. IF you're the kind of person who can follow the manufacturer's requirements for service to the letter, then a new VW might be a good choice for you. People who followed the recommendations of VW and/or the service advisors tended to have a far more reliable vehicle than those who took it to quick lube places or garages that didn't specialize in VW-Audi's. The Asian and US makes in general tend to be far more forgiving about somewhat lax or irregular service that many people seem to do these days. I've been around cars forever and have seen the maintanance intervals length increase over time, sadly, a lot people don't follow what the manufacturer suggests for service. Hope this helps, a car nut.
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