My painful experience of owning a VW Tiguan

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#2675471 16-Mar-2021 14:05

I have owned Euros almost my entire adult life. The most expensive bill I ever got and the least reliable vehicle ever, was my Mitsubishi Pajero. My second was the Subaru Legacy GT-B.

All my Euro's in their entirety combined cost less in service and repair than my Pajero.

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#2675485 16-Mar-2021 14:24

networkn:

I have owned Euros almost my entire adult life. The most expensive bill I ever got and the least reliable vehicle ever, was my Mitsubishi Pajero. My second was the Subaru Legacy GT-B.

All my Euro's in their entirety combined cost less in service and repair than my Pajero.

What average age/kms do you turn them over at?

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#2675514 16-Mar-2021 14:45

networkn:
I have owned Euros almost my entire adult life. The most expensive bill I ever got and the least reliable vehicle ever, was my Mitsubishi Pajero. My second was the Subaru Legacy GT-B.

All my Euro's in their entirety combined cost less in service and repair than my Pajero.

Ahh that's the era of Mitsumissing. I think it's still around but not as bad.

I don't have a derogatory word for subaru in that EJ era but EJ + twin turbo + boy racer proximity is not a good combination

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#2675554 16-Mar-2021 15:40

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A friend of mine loves Euro cars. He recently purchased a(nother) BMW from a dealer in Auckland. The gearbox gave out on the way back to Wellington.

The gearbox was totally FUBAR. Got it replaced (refurbished?). Three months in the shop and cost more than the car was sold for.

Luckily he had warranty/insurance through the dealer.

Another friend bought a newish/lowish mileage VW Golf from a dealer. Steering rack crapped out. Same as above, full replacement for near the purchase cost of the vehicle. He had warranty too but it was the second major issue with it so they were hestiant but eventually paid for the fix.

BTW These are not 3rd party stories.

The Euro cars I've driven are very nice to drive but I wouldn't own one. Most issues I've personally seen friends have are with BMWs. Three of them have been lifetime BMW fans and victims to the BMW marketing machine. Admittedly all bought second hand but still relatively new-ish (5 - 7 years old). They would go well for the first couple of years... then it starts with an impossible to access oil leak, then something else would fail then they'd have to wait ages for a horrifically priced part. Eventually breaking the cycle they sell it, complain how much it had cost to continually fix, buys another, rinse and repeat.

Another friend bought a manual 2011 Golf Type-R a few months ago that had done around 120k. I saw the TradeMe listing that listed a heap of things that had already been replaced which shocked me for a 10 year old car. She later took it in for a service and the workshop said the computer reported a few minor issues to fix. Nek minit and another $2000 later...

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#2675585 16-Mar-2021 16:41

Planned obsolescence perhaps

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#2676313 18-Mar-2021 05:30

networkn:
I have owned Euros almost my entire adult life. The most expensive bill I ever got and the least reliable vehicle ever, was my Mitsubishi Pajero. My second was the Subaru Legacy GT-B.

All my Euro's in their entirety combined cost less in service and repair than my Pajero.

I had the GTB twin turbo and then the single turbo, both new. The twin leaked oil from one of the turbos from day one and the single turbo leaked oil from a head gasket. The dealer could never fix either, I suspect they just wiped it and said try that.

Currently drive an Amarok, wife has a Golf and both have been faultless, although there have been a couple of minor recalls. Only done 60km so far but at 55km my Hilux did an alternator. Having said that, if Amaroks were no longer available I would still buy another Hilux.

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